BUTYRALDEHYDE | • butyraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH2-CH2-CHO derived from butane. • BUTYRALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes used esp. in making synthetic resins. |
DEHUMIDIFIERS | • dehumidifiers n. Plural of dehumidifier. • DEHUMIDIFIER n. an apparatus for reducing humidity. |
DESULPHURATED | • desulphurated v. Simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate. • DESULPHURATE v. to remove sulphur from. |
DESULPHURISED | • desulphurised v. Simple past tense and past participle of desulphurise. • DESULPHURISE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURIZE. |
DESULPHURIZED | • desulphurized v. Simple past tense and past participle of desulphurize. • DESULPHURIZE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURISE. |
DISENSHROUDED | • disenshrouded v. Simple past tense and past participle of disenshroud. • disenshrouded adj. Freed from a shroud-like covering; unveiled. • DISENSHROUD v. to divest of a shroud. |
DOUBLEHEADERS | • doubleheaders n. Plural of doubleheader. • double-headers n. Plural of double-header. • DOUBLEHEADER n. two games, contests or events held consecutively on the same program. |
DUNDERHEADISM | • dunderheadism n. Stupidity. • DUNDERHEADISM n. being a dunderhead. |
HEADQUARTERED | • headquartered v. Simple past tense and past participle of headquarter. • headquartered adj. If an organization is headquartered somewhere, it has its headquarters in that place. • HEADQUARTER v. to make one's headquarters. |
HUNDREDWEIGHT | • hundredweight n. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
OVERSCHEDULED | • overscheduled v. Simple past tense and past participle of overschedule. |
SCHADENFREUDE | • schadenfreude n. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else’s misfortune. • SCHADENFREUDE n. (German) enjoyment gained from others' troubles. |
SUPERHARDENED | • superhardened v. Simple past tense and past participle of superharden. • SUPERHARDEN v. to harden to extremes. |
UNAPPREHENDED | • unapprehended adj. Not apprehended. • unapprehended adj. Not understood. • UNAPPREHENDED adj. not apprehended. |
UNDERACHIEVED | • underachieved v. Simple past tense and past participle of underachieve. • UNDERACHIEVE v. to achieve less than one's potential. |
UNDERFINISHED | • underfinished adj. Of animals reared for meat: having less fat than is desirable. • UNDERFINISHED adj. of cattle and sheep, having too little finish. |
UNDERHANDEDLY | • underhandedly adv. In an underhanded manner. • under-handedly adv. Alternative form of underhandedly. • UNDERHANDED adv. devious. |
UNDERTHRUSTED | • underthrusted v. Simple past tense and past participle of underthrust. |