(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguimorpha
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
bottomrying
bribemonger
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
broommaking
camerlingos
caramboling
caramboling
verb
present participle of carambole
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
centimorgan
centimorgan
noun
(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
cheirognomy
chirognomic
chirognomic
adj
Relating to chirognomy.
chromogenic
chromogenic
adj
(biology) Containing or producing chromogen.
(photography) Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one.
cinemagoers
cinemagoers
noun
plural of cinemagoer
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coenamoring
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
coniogramme
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
coredeeming
coredeeming
verb
present participle of coredeem
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
cosmorganic
craniognomy
craniognomy
noun
(dated) The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.
criminology
criminology
noun
The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
devilmonger
domineering
domineering
adj
overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian
noun
The act of one who domineers.
verb
present participle of domineer
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
ectorganism
egocentrism
egocentrism
noun
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
embordering
embordering
verb
present participle of emborder
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
embryogenic
embryogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to embryogenesis
emigrations
emigrations
noun
plural of emigration
entorganism
ergometrine
ergometrine
noun
(chemistry) An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.
ergonomists
ergonomists
noun
plural of ergonomist
ergotamines
ergotamines
noun
plural of ergotamine
firebombing
firebombing
noun
An attack with a firebomb.
verb
present participle of firebomb
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
foredooming
foredooming
verb
present participle of foredoom
foreignisms
foreignisms
noun
plural of foreignism
foreimagine
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formfitting
formfitting
adj
(of clothing) That follows the contours of the body
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
ganglioform
ganglioform
adj
Alternative form of gangliform
garrisonism
gastromenia
gastronomic
gastronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to gastronomy.
geocoronium
geocoronium
noun
(geophysics, meteorology, obsolete) A hypothetical gaseous chemical element proposed to explain certain spectroscopic lines, and the green glow, found in the polar aurorae, that was later found to be explained by singly-ionized oxygen.
germigenous
germination
germination
noun
The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
germinogony
glamorising
glamorising
verb
present participle of glamorise
glamorizing
glamorizing
verb
present participle of glamorize
glomeration
glomeration
noun
That which is formed into a ball.
The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass; conglomeration.
goniometers
goniometers
noun
plural of goniometer
goniometric
goniometric
adj
Of, relating to, or determined by a goniometer.
gonochorism
gonochorism
noun
(biology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of at least two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.
gormandised
gormandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gormandise
gormandiser
gormandiser
noun
Alternative form of gormandizer
gormandises
gormandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandise
gormandized
gormandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gormandize
gormandizer
gormandizer
noun
A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand
gormandizes
gormandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gourmandize
graecomania
graecomania
Noun
A passion for Greece and its people and culture.
graminiform
graminivore
graminivore
noun
An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
graminology
graminology
noun
(rare) The study of grasses.
grammontine
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
granitiform
granitiform
adj
(geology) Resembling granite in structure or shape.
granomerite
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
graphomania
graphomania
noun
(art) Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".
The compulsion to write.
gravaminous
grecomaniac
gymnocarpic
gymnorhinal
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
harmonising
harmonising
verb
present participle of harmonise
harmonizing
harmonizing
verb
present participle of harmonize
hegemonizer
hegemonizer
noun
One who hegemonizes.
hermogenian
hermogenian
Noun
A disciple of Hermogenes.
hirmologion
homeporting
homeporting
verb
present participle of homeport
homogenizer
homogenizer
noun
Any piece of equipment used to homogenize mixtures, such as a kitchen blender, mortar and pestle, ultrasonic bath, etc.
hormogonium
hormogonium
noun
(biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament
hydrogenium
hydrogenium
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) Hydrogen, especially when formerly considered as a metal.
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
ignorantism
ignorantism
noun
An ignorant belief or utterance; a solecism.
The support or promotion of ignorance.
immigration
immigration
noun
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.
impignorate
impignorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
imploringly
imploringly
adv
Beseechingly; in a manner that beseeches or implores.
importuning
importuning
noun
The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
verb
present participle of importune
impregnator
impregnator
noun
One who impregnates.
imprisoning
imprisoning
verb
present participle of imprison
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
improvising
improvising
noun
improvisation
verb
present participle of improvise
indigometer
informingly
informingly
adv
In an informing manner.
iormungandr
ironmongers
ironmongers
noun
plural of ironmonger
ironmongery
ironmongery
noun
(Britain, countable) An ironmonger's shop.
(Britain, uncountable) The trade of an ironmonger.
(dated, Britain, uncountable) Tools and other hardware that can be bought in an ironmonger's shop.
(slang, uncountable) The various metal items used by mountaineers.
isomerizing
isomerizing
adj
That promotes isomerization.
verb
present participle of isomerize
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
longimetric
longimetric
adj
Related to longimetry.
madisonburg
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
marathoning
marathoning
noun
The act of running a marathon
marconigram
marconigram
noun
(dated) A message sent via radio.
margination
margination
noun
(biology) extravasation of leukocytes to a site of tissue damage
The provision of margins
marginiform
mategriffon
matronizing
matronizing
verb
present participle of matronize
meliorating
meliorating
verb
present participle of meliorate
menorrhagia
menorrhagia
noun
(dated) The normal flow of the menses.
Excessive menstrual flow but regularly timed.
menorrhagic
menorrhagic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to menorrhagia.
mentigerous
meritmonger
meritmonger
noun
(obsolete) One who depends on merit for salvation.
merogenesis
merogenesis
noun
(biology) reproduction by segmentation
merogenetic
merorganize
merorganize
verb
(transitive) To organize partially.
merovingian
merovingian
Noun
One of a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.
Adjective
Of or relating to this dynasty.
metorganism
microcoding
microcoding
verb
present participle of microcode
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microfungus
microfungus
noun
A fungus of microscopic size.
micromanage
micromanage
verb
To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.