DEPHLOGISTICATE | • dephlogisticate v. To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible. • DEPHLOGISTICATE v. to make something fireproof. |
EPIGLOTTIDES | • epiglottides n. Plural of epiglottis. • EPIGLOTTIS n. a cartilaginous flap over the glottis. |
PHLOGISTICATED | • phlogisticated adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Containing phlogiston. • phlogisticated v. Simple past tense and past participle of phlogisticate. • PHLOGISTICATE v. to combine with phlogiston. |
PLATITUDINISING | • platitudinising v. Present participle of platitudinise. • PLATITUDINISE v. to utter platitudes, also PLATITUDINIZE. |
PLATITUDINIZING | • platitudinizing v. Present participle of platitudinize. • PLATITUDINIZE v. to utter platitudes, also PLATITUDINISE. |
PROGLOTTID | • proglottid n. Any of the segments of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
PROGLOTTIDEAN | • PROGLOTTIDEAN adj. of or like a proglottis, a segment of a tapeworm. |
PROGLOTTIDES | • proglottides n. Plural of proglottis. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
PROGLOTTIDS | • proglottids n. Plural of proglottid. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
PTERIDOLOGISTS | • pteridologists n. Plural of pteridologist. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
SIDESPLITTING | • sidesplitting adj. Exceptionally funny; hilarious. • sidesplitting adj. (Of laughter) Intensely uncontrollable and genuine. • side-splitting adj. Alternative form of sidesplitting. |
SIDESPLITTINGLY | • sidesplittingly adv. In a sidesplitting manner; hilariously. • side-splittingly adv. In a side-splitting way, extremely funnily. • SIDESPLITTING adv. extremely funny. |
SPOTLIGHTED | • spotlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of spotlight. • SPOTLIGHT v. to highlight. |
TROTHPLIGHTED | • trothplighted adj. (Dated) Having pledged one’s troth; engaged; promised. • trothplighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of trothplight. • TROTHPLIGHT v. to betroth. |