(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
argiphontes
aspergation
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carpologies
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
copingstone
copingstone
noun
Alternative form of coping stone
coprologies
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
diphosgenes
dispeopling
dispeopling
verb
present participle of dispeople
dispergator
empoisoning
empoisoning
verb
present participle of empoison
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epilogistic
epilogistic
adj
Of or pertaining to epilogue; of the nature of an epilogue.
epirogenies
epistemolog
epitomising
epitomising
verb
present participle of epitomise
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
escalloping
esophagitis
esophagitis
noun
(American spelling) Inflammation of the oesophagus.
euphonising
euphonising
verb
present participle of euphonise
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gastrophile
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genospecies
genospecies
noun
(genetics, taxonomy) A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geographies
geographies
noun
plural of geography
geographism
geographism
noun
The theory that events are influenced by geographical conditions, rather than by people.
geomorphist
geophysical
geophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to geophysics.
geopolitics
geopolitics
noun
The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on international politics.
geopolitist
geopositive
geopositive
adj
Having a positive geotropic response.
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
geotropisms
geotropisms
noun
plural of geotropism
germiparous
gloiopeltis
glottiscope
goddessship
goddessship
noun
Rare spelling of goddess-ship
gonepoiesis
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
gossipiness
gossipiness
noun
The state or condition of being gossipy.
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hagioscopes
hagioscopes
noun
plural of hagioscope
haplologies
haplologies
noun
plural of haplology
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
highpockets
hostageship
hostageship
noun
(law, historical) A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol.
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
hypnologies
hypogenesis
hypogenesis
noun
(pathology) A congenital defect characterized by underdevelopment of parts or organs of the body
intergossip
interposing
interposing
verb
present participle of interpose
isogenotype
isopulegone
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
leprologist
leprologist
noun
A student of leprology, a doctor or researcher specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy.
lipogeneses
lipogeneses
noun
plural of lipogenesis
lipogenesis
lipogenesis
noun
(biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce
logopaedics
logopaedics
noun
Alternative form of logopedics
megalopenis
megalopenis
noun
The condition of having an abnormally large penis; macropenis
megalopolis
megalopolis
noun
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.
meliphagous
meliphagous
adj
Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
mesopelagic
mesopelagic
adj
(oceanography) Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
noun
A mesopelagic fish
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
mimeographs
mimeographs
noun
plural of mimeograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mimeograph
monophagies
musophagine
mycophagies
necropsying
necropsying
verb
present participle of necropsy
neopaganism
neopaganism
noun
A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.
nephologies
nephologist
nephologist
noun
One who studies nephology.
nightscopes
nightscopes
noun
plural of nightscope
nonpressing
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
oesophagism
oligopepsia
oligopolies
oligopolies
noun
plural of oligopoly
openglopish
operagoings
ophiologies
orographies
orographies
noun
plural of orography
osteophagia
osteophagia
noun
The eating or gnawing of bones
outpleasing
outpleasing
verb
present participle of outplease
outpressing
outpressing
verb
present participle of outpress
outsleeping
outsleeping
verb
present participle of outsleep
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outspeeding
outspeeding
verb
present participle of outspeed
outspelling
outspelling
verb
present participle of outspell
outspending
outspending
verb
present participle of outspend
outstepping
outstepping
verb
present participle of outstep
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
overpassing
overpassing
verb
present participle of overpass
overprasing
oversparing
oversparing
adj
Excessively sparing.
overspicing
overspicing
verb
present participle of overspice
overstoping
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
paedagogism
paedologist
paedologist
noun
One who researches and studies children: a student of paedology.
paleologies
paleologist
paleologist
noun
Alternative form of palaeologist
palpigerous
palpigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a palpus.
paneulogism
paneulogism
noun
eulogy of everything; indiscriminate praise
pathogenies
pathogenies
noun
plural of pathogeny
pathologies
pathologies
noun
plural of pathology
patrologies
patrologies
noun
plural of patrology
pedagoguish
pedagoguism
pedogenesis
pedogenesis
noun
(biology) Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects.