(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androscoggin
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
boondogglers
boondogglers
noun
plural of boondoggler
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bradyglossia
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiologies
cardiologies
noun
plural of cardiology
cardiologist
cardiologist
noun
A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.
corregidores
crescendoing
crescendoing
verb
present participle of crescendo
crossbanding
crossbanding
noun
An arrangement or pattern of crossbands.
verb
present participle of crossband
crosslighted
crossroading
daemonurgist
decolorising
decolorising
verb
present participle of decolorise
deglamorizes
deglamorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deglamorize
degradations
degradations
noun
plural of degradation
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demoralising
demoralising
adj
(British spelling) disheartening
verb
present participle of demoralise
dendrologies
dendrologist
dendrologist
noun
One versed in the natural history of trees.
dendrologous
denigrations
denigrations
noun
plural of denigration
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
destroyingly
destroyingly
adv
In a way that destroys.
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
digonoporous
digressional
digressional
adj
Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
disaccording
disaccording
verb
present participle of disaccord
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographic
discographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to discography.
discolouring
discolouring
verb
present participle of discolour
discongruity
discongruity
noun
incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
discouraging
discouraging
adj
that causes discouragement
noun
discouragement
verb
present participle of discourage
disembargoed
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disgorgement
disgorgement
noun
The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.
disgradation
disgradation
noun
(Scotland, law, obsolete) degradation; a stripping of titles and honours
disgregation
disgregation
noun
(thermodynamics, obsolete or historical) A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.
Separation; scattering.
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
disinforming
disinforming
verb
present participle of disinform
disintegrous
dismortgaged
dismortgaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismortgage
disorganised
disorganised
adj
Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disorganise
disorganiser
disorganiser
noun
Alternative form of disorganizer
disorganized
disorganized
adj
(psychology) In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behaviour that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disorganize
disorganizer
disorganizer
noun
One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.
disorganizes
disorganizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disorganize
disorienting
disorienting
verb
present participle of disorient
dispergation
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
draughthouse
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droopingness
droopingness
noun
Quality of being drooping.
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
ergatandrous
ergodicities
ergodicities
noun
plural of ergodicity
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
fluoridising
fluoridising
verb
present participle of fluoridise
footdraggers
footdraggers
noun
plural of footdragger
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
frondigerous
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gangsterdoms
gangsterdoms
noun
plural of gangsterdom
gasterosteid
gasterosteid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the Gasterosteidae; a stickleback.
gasterozooid
gastrodermal
gastrodermal
adj
Relating to the gastrodermis
gastrodermis
gastrodermis
noun
(biology) The endodermis of the cnidarian gut
gastropodous
gastropodous
adj
Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like).
geopressured
geopressured
adj
subject to geologic overpressure
gerrardstown
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
gersdorffite
gersdorffite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric nickel arsenic sulfide mineral.
gladiatorism
gladiatorism
noun
The art or practice of a gladiator.
glandiferous
glandiferous
adj
Bearing acorns or other nuts.
glanditerous
glucuronides
glucuronides
noun
plural of glucuronide
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
goldarnedest
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
goldurnedest
gonidiferous
gonidiospore
gordonsville
gormandising
gormandising
verb
present participle of gormandise
gormandizers
gormandizers
noun
plural of gormandizer
gourmandises
gourmandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gourmandise
gourmandisms
gourmandizes
gourmandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gourmandize
governessdom
governessdom
noun
The realm or sphere of governesses.
gradiometers
gradiometers
noun
plural of gradiometer
grandifloras
grandifloras
noun
plural of grandiflora
grandisonant
grandisonant
adj
(rare) Stately-sounding.
grandisonian
grandisonian
Adjective
scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.
grandisonous
grandisonous
adj
Synonym of grandisonant
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
grandsonship
grandsonship
noun
The state of being a grandson.
grosswardein
groundbursts
groundbursts
noun
plural of groundburst
groundedness
groundedness
noun
The quality of being grounded.
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
groundlessly
groundlessly
adv
In a groundless manner; without justification.
groundliness
groundliness
noun
The quality of being groundly.
groundmasses
groundmasses
noun
plural of groundmass
groundsheets
groundsheets
noun
plural of groundsheet
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
gunpowderous
gyrodactylus
headstrongly
headstrongly
adv
In a headstrong manner.
hedgehoppers
hedgehoppers
noun
plural of hedgehopper
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
hydrogenases
hydrogenases
noun
plural of hydrogenase
hydrogenates
hydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate
hydrogenised
hydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenise
hydrologists
hydrologists
noun
plural of hydrologist
hydromassage
hydromassage
noun
A therapeutic massage in which bubbles of air and jets of water are pumped through a bath in which the recipient lies.
verb
(transitive) To massage in this way.
hypergoddess
ideographies
ideographies
noun
plural of ideography
idolatrising
idolatrising
verb
present participle of idolatrise
indigoferous
iridologists
iridologists
noun
plural of iridologist
jeopardising
jeopardising
verb
present participle of jeopardise
ladanigerous
langsdorffia
ligniperdous
ligniperdous
adj
(zoology) Wood-destroying; said of certain insects and fungi.
misorganized
misorganized
adj
organized incorrectly
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misorganize
misproducing
misproducing
verb
present participle of misproduce
misprogramed
misrecording
misrecording
verb
present participle of misrecord
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
monadigerous
nitrogenised
nitrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitrogenise