CHARBROILING | • charbroiling v. Present participle of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
CHIRURGEONLY | • chirurgeonly adj. (Archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon). • CHIRURGEONLY adj. (obsolete) in the manner becoming a chirurgeon, a surgeon. |
CHLOROFORMING | • chloroforming v. Present participle of chloroform. • CHLOROFORM v. to treat with or as if with the colourless volatile liquid chloroform esp. so as to produce anesthesia. |
GRANDMOTHERLIER | • GRANDMOTHERLY adj. like a grandmother. |
HARROWINGLY | • harrowingly adv. In a way or to an extent that is harrowing. • HARROWING adv. acutely distressing. |
HORRIFYINGLY | • horrifyingly adv. In a horrifying manner. • HORRIFYING adv. HORRIFY, to cause a reaction of horror. |
HORRIPILATING | • horripilating adj. Causing horripilation. • horripilating adj. (Figuratively) Horrendous, horrifying, terrifying. • horripilating v. Present participle of horripilate. |
HYPERPOLARISING | • hyperpolarising v. Present participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
HYPERPOLARIZING | • hyperpolarizing v. Present participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
NEIGHBORLIER | • neighborlier adj. Comparative form of neighborly: more neighborly. • NEIGHBORLY adj. like a neighbor, also NEIGHBOURLY. |
NEIGHBOURLIER | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
ORGANOCHLORINE | • organochlorine n. (Chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc. • organochlorine adj. (Chemistry, of an organic compound) containing chlorine. • ORGANOCHLORINE n. a compound of chlorine and an organic radical. |
ORGANOCHLORINES | • organochlorines n. Plural of organochlorine. • ORGANOCHLORINE n. a compound of chlorine and an organic radical. |
ORGANOGRAPHICAL | • organographical adj. Alternative form of organographic. • ORGANOGRAPHICAL adj. related to organography, a description of the organs of plants or animals, also ORGANOGRAPHIC. |
OVERFLOURISHING | • overflourishing v. Present participle of overflourish. • OVERFLOURISH v. to cover with blossom, or with flourishes or ornament. |
REPROACHINGLY | • reproachingly adv. Reproachfully. • REPROACHING adv. REPROACH, to find fault with. |
REUPHOLSTERING | • reupholstering v. Present participle of reupholster. • re-upholstering v. Present participle of re-upholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
URANOGRAPHICAL | • uranographical adj. Relating to uranography. • URANOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping, also URANOGRAPHIC. |
WHEELBARROWING | • wheelbarrowing n. (Aviation) The loss of control caused by excessive forward pressure on the elevator control of an aeroplane… • WHEELBARROW v. to transport by wheelbarrow. |