An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
apiologies
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
areopagist
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
compagnies
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispergate
disperiwig
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
ensignship
ensignship
noun
The state or rank of an ensign.
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
epexegesis
epexegesis
noun
(rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenesis
epigenesis
noun
(biology) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
(geology) Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
escaloping
escapingly
esophagism
espiglerie
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geophagies
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gipsyesque
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
glycopexis
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
gossampine
gossipries
gossipries
noun
plural of gossipry
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
gravipause
grieveship
grippiness
grippiness
noun
(Scotland) Stinginess, miserliness.
The state, quality, or condition of being affected by or feeling as if one had the grippe (influenza).
The state, quality, or condition of being grippy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypogynies
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspeaking
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
insphering
insphering
verb
present participle of insphere
insweeping
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lipogenous
lipperings
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
logotypies
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispenning
mispenning
verb
present participle of mispen
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
oppressing
oppressing
verb
present participle of oppress
overspring
overspring
verb
(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.
owlspiegle
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangenesis
pangenesis
noun
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
parageusia
parageusia
noun
(medicine) The abnormal presence of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, sometimes caused by medications.
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
parageusis
parageusis
noun
Alternative form of parageusia
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paralgesia
paralgesia
noun
abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
peastaking
pedagogics
pedagogics
noun
The science or art of teaching; pedagogy.
pedagogies
pedagogies
noun
plural of pedagogy
pedagogish
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pedologies
pedologist
pedologist
noun
A scientist who specializes in pedology.
A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
pelasgikon
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
penologies
penologies
noun
plural of penology
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pensioning
pensioning
verb
present participle of pension
pepsinogen
pepsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.