BACKPEDALLING | • backpedalling v. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
CARDIOPLEGIAS | • cardioplegias n. Plural of cardioplegia. • CARDIOPLEGIA n. deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out. |
DACTYLOGRAPHY | • dactylography n. The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people. • dactylography n. The study of finger rings. • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
DECAPSULATING | • decapsulating v. Present participle of decapsulate. • DECAPSULATE v. to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp. the kidney). |
DEMOGRAPHICAL | • demographical adj. Of or relating to demography; demographic. • DEMOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to demography, also DEMOGRAPHIC. |
DERMAPLANINGS | • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
DIGRAPHICALLY | • digraphically adv. In terms of digraphs. • DIGRAPHIC adv. of or pertaining to a digraph, two letters expressing a single sound. |
DISPARAGINGLY | • disparagingly adv. Insultingly. • DISPARAGING adv. DISPARAGE, to belittle; to match in marriage with an inferior. |
GLADIATORSHIP | • gladiatorship n. The conduct, state, or art of a gladiator. • GLADIATORSHIP n. the state of being a gladiator. |
GRANDPARENTAL | • grandparental adj. Of or relating to a grandparent. • GRANDPARENTAL adj. of or like a grandparent. |
IDEOGRAPHICAL | • ideographical adj. Alternative form of ideographic. • IDEOGRAPHICAL adj. in the form of an ideograph, a symbol in picture-writing representing the idea of a thing, also IDEOGRAPHIC. |
PEDAGOGICALLY | • pedagogically adv. In a pedagogical manner, like a pedagogue. • PEDAGOGICAL adv. of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education, also PAEDAGOGIC, PEDAGOGIC. |
PROSTAGLANDIN | • prostaglandin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid;… • PROSTAGLANDIN n. any of a group of chemical substances secreted by various parts of the body into the bloodstream and found to have a wide range of effects on the body processes, e.g. on muscle contraction. |
QUADRAPLEGIAS | • QUADRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIA, TETRAPLEGIA. |
QUADRAPLEGICS | • QUADRAPLEGIC n. one suffering from quadriplegia, paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIC. |
QUADRIPLEGIAS | • quadriplegias n. Plural of quadriplegia. • QUADRIPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also TETRAPLEGIA. |
RELANDSCAPING | • relandscaping v. Present participle of relandscape. • RELANDSCAPE v. to landscape again. |
UPGRADABILITY | • upgradability n. (Computing, of electronic equipment) Capability of being improved in functionality by the addition or… • UPGRADABILITY n. the state of being upgradable. |