ANHYDRIDES | • anhydrides n. Plural of anhydride. • ANHYDRIDE n. a compound derived from an acid by the removal of one or more molecules of water. |
CYLINDERED | • cylindered adj. Having a specified kind or number of cylinders. • cylindered v. Simple past tense and past participle of cylinder. • CYLINDER v. to provide with a tubular chamber. |
CYLINDROID | • cylindroid n. (Geometry) A cylinder with elliptical cross-section. • cylindroid n. (Geometry) A certain three-dimensional surface described by a moving straight line, used to illustrate… • cylindroid n. (Medicine) A ribbon-like mucous cast frequently found in the urine in cases of mild irritation of the kidney. |
DANDYPRATS | • dandyprats n. Plural of dandyprat. • DANDYPRAT n. (obsolete) a silver three-halfpenny piece, also DANDIPRAT. |
DENDROLOGY | • dendrology n. The study of trees and other woody plants. • DENDROLOGY n. the study of trees. |
DERIDINGLY | • deridingly adv. In a deriding way; mockingly. • DERIDING adv. DERIDE, to ridicule, mock. |
DIHYDROGEN | • dihydrogen n. (Chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions. • dihydrogen n. (Chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond. • dihydrogen n. (Inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H2. |
DOWNWARDLY | • downwardly adv. In a downward direction. • DOWNWARDLY adv. in a downward direction. |
DRUDGINGLY | • drudgingly adv. In a drudging manner; laboriously. • DRUDGING adv. DRUDGE, to do hard, tedious work. |
DYNAMITARD | • dynamitard n. (Archaic or historical) A political dynamiter. • DYNAMITARD n. (archaic) a user of dynamite esp. for political purposes, also DYNAMITER. |
GRANDDADDY | • granddaddy n. (Informal) A grandfather. • granddaddy n. (Informal) Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. • grand-daddy n. Alternative spelling of granddaddy. |
GROUNDEDLY | • groundedly adv. In a grounded or firmly established manner. • GROUNDED adv. GROUND, to place on a foundation. |
REDUNDANCY | • redundancy n. The state of being redundant. • redundancy n. A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language. • redundancy n. Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components. |
RIDDLINGLY | • riddlingly adv. In the form of a riddle. • RIDDLING adv. enigmatic, obscure. |
SHANDRYDAN | • shandrydan n. (Dated, humorous) A hooded chaise; any similar horse-drawn vehicle with no definite name. • shandrydan n. (Dated, Ireland, humorous, derogatory) A vehicle; a carriage or cart. • SHANDRYDAN n. an Irish two-wheeled cart; jocular, any worn-out antique vehicle. |
STANDARDLY | • standardly adv. In a standard way. • standardly adv. (Academic) Normally; typically. • STANDARD adv. conforming to the norm. |
UNDERSTUDY | • understudy v. To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required. • understudy v. To act as an understudy (to someone). • understudy v. To act in a similar manner to some known person. |
YTHUNDERED | • ythundered adj. (Archaic) Struck by a thunderbolt. • YTHUNDERED adj. (Spenser) struck by a thunderbolt. |