producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
angiorrhea
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
athrogenic
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
coinhering
coinhering
verb
present participle of coinhere
crocheting
crocheting
noun
needlework made using a crochet
verb
present participle of crochet
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
dishmonger
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
eighteenmo
eighteenmo
noun
octodecimo (as a paper size in printing).
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
enthroning
enthroning
noun
An act of enthronement.
verb
present participle of enthrone
ethnogenic
ethnogenic
adj
Relating to ethnogeny or to ethnogenesis
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerhook
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
folkething
geniohyoid
geniohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle..
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
geochronic
geochronic
adj
Relating to geochrony.
geotechnic
geotechnic
adj
Alternative form of geotechnical
gershonite
gershonite
Noun
A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the curtains, hangings, and ropes of the sanctuary.
gnathonize
gnocchetti
gnocchetti
noun
Small Italian dumplings.
goldenhair
goniotheca
gonorrheic
gonorrheic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of gonorrhoeic
gothicness
gothicness
Noun
The state or condition of being Gothic.
gumshoeing
gumshoeing
verb
present participle of gumshoe
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
hairmonger
hairmonger
noun
(historical) A person who traded in hair for stuffing cushions etc.
halogenoid
hamrongite
hegemonies
hegemonies
noun
plural of hegemony
hegemonist
hegemonist
noun
A person, organisation or country that practices hegemony.
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
hemangioma
hemangioma
noun
(pathology) A congenital, benign tumor of endothelial cells.
hemiglobin
hemingford
hemoglobin
hemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
hemolyzing
hemolyzing
verb
present participle of hemolyze
herigonius
herniology
herniology
noun
The surgical study of hernias.
herrington
hexagonial
histogenic
histogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to histogenesis.
hoarsening
hoarsening
verb
present participle of hoarsen
hologynies
homecoming
homecoming
noun
(Canada, US, also attributive) In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.
The act or event of returning home.
homemaking
homemaking
noun
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
homeogenic
homogenies
homogenies
noun
plural of homogeny
homogenize
homogenize
verb
Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates.
To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.
homogonies
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hostelling
hostelling
noun
(British spelling) the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling
hostessing
hostessing
noun
The work of a hostess.
houghsinew
houselling
houselling
verb
present participle of housel
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
huguenotic
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hypogynies
incohering
itcheoglan
lineograph
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
lothringen
mahoganies
mahoganies
noun
plural of mahogany
mahoganize
mahoganize
verb
(transitive) To paint or treat (wood) to give it the appearance of mahogany.
mahogonies
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
mesolonghi
moehringia
mongrelish
motherling
motherling
noun
(derogatory) Mother.
(diminutive, endearing) A mother, especially a precious one.
A woman's child.
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
neighbored
neighbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbor
neighborer
neighborly
neighborly
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourly.
neighbours
neighbours
noun
plural of neighbour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neighbour
neognathic
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
nonfighter
nonfighter
noun
One who is not a fighter.
nonheading
nonheading
adj
Not forming a head or capitulum.
northering
northering
verb
present participle of norther
nothingize
nothingize
verb
(transitive) To reduce to, or treat as, nothing; to eliminate or disregard entirely.
odelsthing
oilheating
orthogenic
orthogenic
adj
Relating to a school or education system for children with emotional or mental disorders.
Relating to orthogenesis.
outechoing
outechoing
verb
present participle of outecho
outhearing
outhearing
verb
present participle of outhear
outlighten
outlighten
verb
(transitive, poetic) To be more light or bright than; outshine.
overhating
overhating
verb
present participle of overhate
overhoping
overhoping
verb
present participle of overhope
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
phenologic
phenologic
adj
phenological
philogeant
phlegmonic
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.
phylogenic
phylogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to phylogeny
phylogenetic
physiogeny
physiogeny
noun
(biology) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
pigeonhole
pigeonhole
noun
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
(figurative) A category.
A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.
One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons.
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
verb
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
ploughline
preholding
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
pythogenic
pythogenic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.
rechoosing
rechoosing
verb
present participle of rechoose
reclothing
reclothing
verb
present participle of reclothe
reshooting
reshooting
noun
A new recording onto film or video.
verb
present participle of reshoot
retouching
retouching
noun
A retouch.
verb
present participle of retouch
rhizogenic
roughening
roughening
verb
present participle of roughen
shingleton
shoemaking
shoemaking
noun
The making of shoes.
shoestring
shoestring
adj
(US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
noun
(chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
(cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
verb
(transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
(transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
shoregoing
shoregoing
adj
Going ashore.
shortening
shortening
noun
(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
verb
present participle of shorten
shovelling
shovelling
noun
The act by which something is shovelled.
verb
(British spelling) present participle of shovel
singlehood
singlehood
noun
The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
smothering
smothering
noun
The act by which someone or something is smothered.
verb
present participle of smother
springhope
thargelion
theligonum
theogonies
theogonies
noun
plural of theogony
theogonism
theogonism
noun
theogony
theogonist
theogonist
noun
A writer on theogony.
theologian
theologian
noun
In Eastern Orthodox usage, a person who has had direct experience of and unity with God.
In Roman Catholic usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
One who studies theology.
theorising
theorising
noun
Alternative form of theorizing
verb
present participle of theorise
theorizing
theorizing
noun
The formation of theories.
verb
present participle of theorize
thighbones
thighbones
noun
plural of thighbone
thymogenic
thyrogenic
thyrogenic
adj
(pathology) Caused by activity in the thyroid
tonguefish
tonguefish
noun
Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.
toughening
toughening
noun
The process of making something tougher.
verb
present participle of toughen
trichogyne
trichogyne
noun
(botany, mycology) The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds and fungi.