Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
categorises
categorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorise
categorizes
categorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorize
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
christening
christening
noun
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
verb
present participle of christen
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
congressist
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
constringed
constringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constringe
constringes
constringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constringe
corseleting
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crescenting
crescenting
verb
present participle of crescent
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
cystigerous
desecrating
desecrating
verb
present participle of desecrate
destructing
destructing
verb
present participle of destruct
discreating
ectorganism
egocentrics
egocentrics
noun
plural of egocentric
egocentrism
egocentrism
noun
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
electragist
endogastric
endogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving backwards away from the head.
entogastric
entogastric
adj
(zoology) Relating to the interior of the stomach; applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
gastrogenic
gastrogenic
adj
Originating in the stomach
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.
germanistic
gerodontics
gnosticiser
gnosticizer
gnosticizer
noun
Someone who gnosticizes.
gracilities
gracilities
noun
plural of gracility
gyrectomies
hemogastric
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hysteralgic
hysteralgic
adj
Of or relating to hysteralgia.
justiceburg
lactigerous
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.
metagastric
metagastric
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
metegritics
metricising
metricising
verb
present participle of metricise
microgaster
miscreating
miscreating
verb
present participle of miscreate
monergistic
monergistic
adj
Of or relating to monergism.
necrologist
necrologist
noun
A person who compiles a necrology.
necrotising
necrotising
adj
Alternative spelling of necrotizing
nectarising
obsecrating
obsecrating
verb
present participle of obsecrate
origenistic
overcasting
overcasting
noun
A spell of overcast weather.
verb
present participle of overcast
perigastric
perigastric
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the stomach
persecuting
persecuting
verb
present participle of persecute
pigstickers
pigstickers
noun
plural of pigsticker
postgracile
prosecuting
prosecuting
verb
present participle of prosecute
prospecting
prospecting
noun
The act of one who prospects.
verb
present participle of prospect
recostuming
recostuming
verb
present participle of recostume
renogastric
renogastric
adj
(anatomy) Involving the kidney and the stomach.
resculpting
resculpting
verb
present participle of resculpt
reselecting
reselecting
verb
present participle of reselect
resketching
resketching
verb
present participle of resketch
restitching
restitching
verb
present participle of restitch
restricting
restricting
adj
Serving to restrict.
verb
present participle of restrict
sacrilegist
sacrilegist
noun
One who is guilty of sacrilege.
scatterings
scatterings
noun
plural of scattering
scatterling
scatterling
noun
(obsolete) One who has no fixed residence; a vagabond.
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
scouthering
scraggliest
scraggliest
adj
superlative form of scraggly: most scraggly
scroungiest
scroungiest
adj
superlative form of scroungy: most scroungy
scutigerous
scutigerous
adj
Synonym of scutiferous
searchlight
searchlight
noun
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
The light from the above source.
verb
(transitive) To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.
sightscreen
sightscreen
noun
(cricket) A large screen, at each end of a cricket field, coloured to provide visual contrast to the cricket ball, to aid the batsman in seeing its movement through the air.
sterigmatic
sterigmatic
adj
Relating to a sterigma.
stockbridge
strategetic
strategetic
adj
(now rare) Strategic.
strategical
strategical
adj
(rare) Strategic.
stringpiece
stringpiece
noun
(architecture) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.
supertragic
supertragic
adj
Very tragic.
synergastic
synergistic
synergistic
adj
Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative, working together, interacting, mutually stimulating.