(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autoturning
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bistournage
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourgeoning
bourgeoning
adj
That bourgeons
noun
sprouting or blossoming
verb
present participle of bourgeon
bourguignon
bourguignon
noun
Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
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
cerulignone
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
churchgoing
churchgoing
adj
Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
noun
The practice of regularly attending church.
clangouring
clangouring
verb
present participle of clangour
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
congruistic
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
corncutting
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
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.
corrugating
corrugating
verb
present participle of corrugate
corrugation
corrugation
noun
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
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
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
crouchingly
crouchingly
adv
In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
cuscohygrin
decolouring
decolouring
verb
present participle of decolour
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
discoursing
discoursing
verb
present participle of discourse
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
encoignures
encoignures
noun
plural of encoignure
encouraging
encouraging
adj
auspicious, or bringing good luck
giving courage, confidence or hope
supporting by giving encouragement
noun
encouragement
verb
present participle of encourage
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
forerunning
forerunning
verb
present participle of forerun
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fungiferous
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
galeorhinus
genouillere
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
glandarious
glucuronide
glucuronide
noun
(biochemistry) Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols etc that serve to remove them from the bloodstream.
glycuronide
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
graduations
graduations
noun
plural of graduation
grangousier
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
granulation
granulation
noun
(astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
(medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
(uncountable) The condition of being granulated.
The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.
The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
gratulation
gratulation
noun
(archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone's else's success or luck; congratulation.
(now rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
gravaminous
gregarinous
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
grouchingly
grouchingly
adv
In a grouchy manner; grouchily.
groundlings
groundlings
noun
plural of groundling
groupthinks
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
gubernation
gubernation
noun
The act of governing; government.
guillotiner
guillotiner
noun
An executioner who uses the guillotine.
gurgitation
gurgulation
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
importuning
importuning
noun
The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
verb
present participle of importune
inaugurator
inaugurator
noun
Agent noun of inaugurate; one who inaugurates.
incongruent
incongruent
adj
(mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
incongruity
incongruity
noun
A thing that is incongruous.
An instance or point of disagreement
The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
incongruous
incongruous
adj
(mathematics) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
intertongue
intertongue
verb
(geology, of strata) To interlock.
introducing
introducing
verb
present participle and gerund of introduce
iormungandr
jaguarondis
jaguarondis
noun
plural of jaguarondi
journalling
journalling
noun
Alternative form of journaling
journeyings
journeyings
noun
plural of journeying
labouringly
labouringly
adv
With labour; strenuously.
lentigerous
lentigerous
adj
Having a crystalline lens.
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
lignivorous
lignivorous
adj
That feeds on wood.
ligurrition
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
louringness
madisonburg
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
mentigerous
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microfungus
microfungus
noun
A fungus of microscopic size.
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
mistutoring
mistutoring
verb
present participle of mistutor
monseigneur
monseigneur
noun
(archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.
(archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
moorburning
moringuidae
mushrooming
mushrooming
noun
Rapid or explosive growth.
The act of gathering mushrooms.
The formation of a mushroom-like shape.
verb
present participle of mushroom
musicmonger
musicmonger
noun
(archaic) A seller of music.
(archaic, derogatory) An inferior musician.
neighboured
neighboured
noun
(obsolete) The state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbour
neighbourer
neighbourly
neighbourly
adj
(Britain, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
neuroglioma
neuroglioma
noun
Synonym of ganglioglioma
neurologies
neurologies
noun
plural of neurology
neurologist
neurologist
noun
A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.
neurologize
neurologize
verb
(transitive) To reduce to a matter of neurology; to treat as neurological.