BODYBOARDING | • bodyboarding n. A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. • bodyboarding v. Present participle of bodyboard. • BODYBOARDING n. the sport of riding a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board. |
DEROGATORILY | • derogatorily adv. In a derogatory manner. • DEROGATORY adv. detracting, injurious. |
FOREBODINGLY | • forebodingly adv. In a foreboding manner. • FOREBODINGLY adv. FOREBODING. |
HYDROBIOLOGY | • hydrobiology n. (Biology) The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water. • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
HYDROLOGICAL | • hydrological adj. Of or pertaining to hydrology. • HYDROLOGICAL adj. relating to hydrology, also HYDROLOGIC. |
HYDROLOGISTS | • hydrologists n. Plural of hydrologist. • HYDROLOGIST n. an expert in hydrology. |
PRODIGIOSITY | • prodigiosity n. Prodigiousness. • PRODIGIOSITY n. being prodigious. |
PRODIGIOUSLY | • prodigiously adv. In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully. • PRODIGIOUS adv. resembling or befitting a prodigy. |
PYRAMIDOLOGY | • pyramidology n. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective… • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
RADIOBIOLOGY | • radiobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms. • radiobiology n. (Biochemistry) The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes. • RADIOBIOLOGY n. a branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation or radioactive materials on biological systems. |
RADIOECOLOGY | • radioecology n. The study of the fate and effects of radioactive materials in the environment. • RADIOECOLOGY n. the study of the effects of radiation and radioactive substances on ecological communities. |
STRONGYLOIDS | • strongyloids n. Plural of strongyloid. • STRONGYLOID n. a strongyl, a parasitic threadworm. |
TROGLODYTISM | • troglodytism n. The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments. • troglodytism n. (Derogatory) The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive. • TROGLODYTISM n. the practice of living in caves. |