CENTILLIONTH | • centillionth adj. The ordinal form of the number one centillion (10303 short scale, or 10600 long scale). • centillionth n. The person or thing in the centillionth position. • centillionth n. One of a centillion equal parts of a whole. |
CLOTHESLINED | • clotheslined v. Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline. • CLOTHESLINE v. to knock (a person) down with a blow to the neck (or sometimes head), esp. by placing an outstretched arm in his or her path. |
CLOTHESLINES | • clotheslines n. Plural of clothesline. • clothes␣lines n. Plural of clothes line. • CLOTHESLINE v. to knock (a person) down with a blow to the neck (or sometimes head), esp. by placing an outstretched arm in his or her path. |
DECILLIONTHS | • decillionths n. Plural of decillionth. • DECILLIONTH n. one part in a decillion. |
ETHNOLOGICAL | • ethnological adj. Of or pertaining to ethnology. • ETHNOLOGICAL adj. relating to ethnology, cultural anthropology, also ETHNOLOGIC. |
LOATHFULNESS | • loathfulness n. (Rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance. • LOATHFULNESS n. the state of being loathful. |
LYSOLECITHIN | • lysolecithin n. (Organic chemistry) Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
METALLOPHONE | • metallophone n. Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. • METALLOPHONE n. an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard. |
METHYLPHENOL | • METHYLPHENOL n. a type of aromatic organic compound, aka cresol. |
PHONETICALLY | • phonetically adv. In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. • PHONETICAL adv. of, concerning, according to, or representing the sounds of spoken language, also PHONETIC. |
PLAINCLOTHES | • plainclothes adj. (Usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection. • plainclothes n. Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform. • plain-clothes adj. Alternative spelling of plain clothes when used attributively. |
POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
SEPTILLIONTH | • septillionth adj. The ordinal form of the number septillion. • septillionth n. The person or thing in the septillionth position. • septillionth n. One of a septillion equal parts of a whole. |
SEXTILLIONTH | • sextillionth adj. The ordinal form of the number one sextillion. • sextillionth n. The person or thing in the sextillionth position. • sextillionth n. One of a sextillion equal parts of a whole. |
SLOTHFULNESS | • slothfulness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being slothful. • slothfulness n. (Countable, rare) The result or product of being slothful. • SLOTHFULNESS n. the state of being slothful. |
STRANGLEHOLD | • stranglehold n. A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off. • stranglehold v. To hold a tight grip or control. • STRANGLEHOLD n. an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked. |
THEOPHYLLINE | • theophylline n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves… • THEOPHYLLINE n. an isomer of theobromine found in tea, used in medicine. |
TITLEHOLDING | • titleholding adj. Holding a rank or title. • TITLEHOLDING adj. holding a title. |
ZOOXANTHELLA | • zooxanthella n. (Archaic) Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found… • zooxanthella n. Any of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now… • ZOOXANTHELLA n. a symbiotic dinoflagellate of the genus Symbiodinium that lives in the tissues of a number of marine invertebrates and protists. |