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
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
compagnies
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
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
escaloping
escapingly
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gossampine
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
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.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
inspeaking
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
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.
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
pelasgikon
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
postgenial
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
preassigns
preassigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preassign
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
preleasing
preleasing
verb
present participle of prelease
presagient
preshaping
preshaping
verb
present participle of preshape
presharing
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
prestating
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
propagines
rangership
rangership
noun
The role or status of keeper of a forest or park.
reclasping
reclasping
verb
present participle of reclasp
rephrasing
rephrasing
noun
Something differently phrased.
verb
present participle of rephrase
repraising
resampling
resampling
noun
(statistics) Any technique or instance of generating a new sample from an existing dataset.
verb
present participle of resample
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
seakeeping
seakeeping
noun
Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.
separating
separating
adj
(zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length.
noun
An instance of separating.
verb
present participle and gerund of separate
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
sharpening
sharpening
noun
(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
The act by which something is sharpened.
verb
present participle of sharpen
spanceling
spangliest
spangliest
adj
superlative form of spangly: most spangly
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spattering
spattering
noun
Something spattered.
verb
present participle of spatter
speakingly
speakingly
adv
(rare) In an expressive manner.
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
sphingidae
spiegelman
spiegleman
spindleage
spinigrade
spinigrade
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of spines.
splenalgia
splenalgia
noun
(pathology) Pain in the region of the spleen.
splenalgic
spongiidae
sporangite
spreadings
spreadings
noun
plural of spreading
springdale
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
springvale
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
subpenaing
subpenaing
verb
present participle of subpena
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
tapestring
unpleasing
unpleasing
adj
Not pleasing; unpleasant.
unspeaking
unspeaking
adj
Mute, unable to speak for physical or psychological reasons.
Silent, not talking.
verb
present participle of unspeak
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.