(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
aponogeton
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
areopagist
areopagite
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
diplotegia
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
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.
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
fetography
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.
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
geopolitik
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
gopherroot
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
graptolite
graptolite
noun
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
hogrophyte
hyetograph
hyetograph
noun
A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
hygrophyte
hygrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
ignipotent
ignipotent
adj
(poetic) Presiding over fire; fiery.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
logotypies
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
megaphyton
meteograph
nonpungent
nonpungent
adj
Not pungent
oglethorpe
osteophage
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
pantagogue
pantagogue
noun
(archaic) A medicine once believed capable of purging away all morbid humours.
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
pectinogen
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
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.
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pennington
pennington
Proper noun
A town in Alabama.
One of two villages in England.
A borough in New Jersey.
A coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentagonal
pentagonal
adj
Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
pentagonon
pentalogue
pentalogue
noun
A series of five statements.
peptogenic
peptogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Producing peptones or pepsin
(medicine) Aiding digestion
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
petrograph
petrograph
noun
Drawing, writing or inscription on stone, as a painting on a cave wall.
petrolling
petrologic
petrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology.
phagocyter
philogeant
phlegethon
phlogopite
phlogopite
noun
(mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
phytophage
phytophage
noun
(biology) herbivore
pigeonfoot
pigeonfoot
noun
The dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).
pigeontail
pigmentose
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
plagionite
plagionite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
plegometer
plegometer
noun
(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
poetiising
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polymagnet
portending
portending
verb
present participle of portend
portglaive
portingale
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
postgenial
postplegic
postsigner
potamogale
prequoting
prerouting
prerouting
verb
present participle of preroute
prestorage
prestorage
adj
Prior to storage.
prestoring
prevetoing
probetting
proctorage
proctorage
noun
(derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
progenital
progenital
adj
Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
progenitor
progenitor
noun
(biology) An ancestral form of a species.
(figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
(figuratively) Someone who originates something.
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
A founder.
An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
progoneate
projecting
projecting
adj
(psychology) Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.
Sticking out.
noun
A projecting part.
The act by which something is projected.
verb
present participle of project
prolongate
prolongate
verb
To prolong or lengthen
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
propagated
propagated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of propagate
propagates
propagates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of propagate
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
protecting
protecting
verb
present participle and gerund of protect
protegulum
protending
protending
verb
present participle of protend
protesting
protesting
noun
Protestation.
verb
present participle of protest
protogenal
protogenal
adj
(rare) primitive
protogenea
protogenes
protogenia
protogenic
protogenic
adj
(botany) Relating to intercellular spaces formed within undifferentiated plant tissues.
(geology) Relating to crystalline or fire-formed rocks.
Of or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.
protostega
protragedy
pteropegal
pteropegum
pterygodum
pterygotus
pygostyled
pygostyled
adj
Having a pygostyle.
pyogenetic
pyogenetic
adj
pyogenic
pyretology
pyretology
noun
A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.