(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
pangenetic
pangenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
pegmatitic
pegmatitic
adj
Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
percentage
percentage
noun
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
phagocyter
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
pretracing
proctorage
proctorage
noun
(derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence.
rectigraph
scapegoats
scapegoats
noun
plural of scapegoat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scapegoat
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
theophagic
vectograph
vectograph
noun
A kind of stereoscopic print or transparency to be viewed with polarized 3D glasses.