(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
consignment
consignment
noun
A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
The act of consigning.
The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.
cosmogonies
cosmogonies
noun
plural of cosmogony
cosmogonize
cosmogonize
verb
To theorize a cosmogony
cosmologies
cosmologies
noun
plural of cosmology
creophagism
culmigenous
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
dichogamies
economising
economising
verb
present participle of economise
ectorganism
egocentrism
egocentrism
noun
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
geochemists
geochemists
noun
plural of geochemist
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism
glossematic
glossematic
adj
Relating to glossematics.
glucosaemia
glucosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glucosemia
glucosamine
glucosamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
glycosaemia
glycosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glycosemia
gyrectomies
hemogastric
homecomings
homecomings
noun
plural of homecoming
isomagnetic
isomagnetic
adj
Having the same strength (and sometimes, direction) of magnetic field
logomachies
logomachies
noun
plural of logomachy
magnificoes
mesogastric
mesogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.
mesognathic
mesological
mesological
adj
Relating to mesology.
mesopelagic
mesopelagic
adj
(oceanography) Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
noun
A mesopelagic fish
metagnostic
metagnostic
adj
transcending current knowledge
microgamies
microgaster
microimages
microimages
noun
plural of microimage
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
misbecoming
misbecoming
adj
unbecoming; unbefitting
verb
present participle of misbecome
moesogothic
moesogothic
Proper noun
The language of the
monergistic
monergistic
adj
Of or relating to monergism.
musicmonger
musicmonger
noun
(archaic) A seller of music.
(archaic, derogatory) An inferior musician.
musicologue
mycophagies
outscheming
outscheming
verb
present participle of outscheme
reaganomics
reaganomics
Proper noun
The economic ideas and policies of the American president Ronald Reagan and his two administrations (1981-1989).
recomposing
recomposing
verb
present participle of recompose
recostuming
recostuming
verb
present participle of recostume
seismologic
seismologic
adj
Relating to the field of seismology.
semeiologic
semeiologic
adj
Alternative form of semiologic
semilogical
semilogical
adj
Only partly logical.
semiorganic
semological
somatogenic
somatogenic
adj
Having a physiological (rather than a psychological) cause