(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonist
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(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
amphogenous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
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
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
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.
carpogenous
carpologies
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
coopersburg
copingstone
copingstone
noun
Alternative form of coping stone
coprologies
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crescograph
crescograph
noun
A device for measuring growth in plants.
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diphosgenes
dispeopling
dispeopling
verb
present participle of dispeople
dispergator
empoisoning
empoisoning
verb
present participle of empoison
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epagomenous
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
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
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
froghoppers
froghoppers
noun
plural of froghopper
gasteropoda
gastrophile
gastroscope
gastroscope
noun
A form of endoscope used to view the inside of the stomach.
gelotoscopy
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.
genyoplasty
geographers
geographers
noun
plural of geographer
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
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
gloiopeltis
glossopetra
glottiscope
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
goddessship
goddessship
noun
Rare spelling of goddess-ship
gonepoiesis
goosepimply
goosepimply
adj
(colloquial) Exhibiting or characteristic of goose pimples.
gooserumped
gospelwards
gossipiness
gossipiness
noun
The state or condition of being gossipy.
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphoscope
graphoscope
noun
An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
grasshopper
grasshopper
noun
(figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
(music) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
greaseproof
greaseproof
adj
Resistant to grease.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to grease.
groundskeep
groundspeed
groundspeed
noun
(aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
groupuscule
groupuscule
noun
A small political group, especially of an extremist faction.
gutterspout
gymnopaedes
gymnosperms
gymnosperms
noun
plural of gymnosperm
gymnospermy
gymnospermy
noun
The property of being gymnospermous
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hagioscopes
hagioscopes
noun
plural of hagioscope
haplologies
haplologies
noun
plural of haplology
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
highpockets
hodgepodges
hodgepodges
noun
plural of hodgepodge
hoppergrass
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
hygrophytes
hygrophytes
noun
plural of hygrophyte
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
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
krugersdorp
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
macrophages
macrophages
noun
plural of macrophage
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.
megaloscope
megaloscope
noun
A type of speculum that magnifies the orifice.
megaloscopy
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
mesophragma
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
mimeographs
mimeographs
noun
plural of mimeograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mimeograph
monographes
monophagies
museography
museography
noun
The description of museum collections.
musophagine
mycophagies
necropsying
necropsying
verb
present participle of necropsy
negrophobes
negrophobes
noun
plural of negrophobe
neopaganism
neopaganism
noun
A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.