(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carpogenous
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coappearing
coappearing
verb
present participle of coappear
coemploying
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
compregnate
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copeognatha
copingstone
copingstone
noun
Alternative form of coping stone
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
enciphering
enciphering
verb
present participle of encipher
epeirogenic
epeirogenic
Adjective
Relating to epeirogenesis.
escalloping
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
explicating
explicating
verb
present participle of explicate
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
ganocephala
genarchship
genospecies
genospecies
noun
(genetics, taxonomy) A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
genotypical
genotypical
adj
Of or relating to a genotype.
gingerspice
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glucolipine
glycolipine
gonepoietic
gonopoietic
gonopoietic
adj
Producing germ cells.
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
gymnopaedic
gymnopaedic
adj
(zoology) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
gynecopathy
gynecopathy
noun
Any disease that only affects women
gynecophore
gynecophore
noun
Alternative form of gynæcophore
helicopting
helicopting
verb
present participle of helicopt
hepatogenic
hepatogenic
adj
(medicine) Arising from the liver; caused by a condition of the liver.
hypogenetic
hypogenetic
adj
(pathology) Relating to hypogenesis
imprecating
imprecating
verb
present participle of imprecate
incgrporate
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
kneecapping
kneecapping
noun
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
(gerund, figurative, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
verb
present participle of kneecap
lipogenetic
lipogenetic
adj
Alternative form of lipogenic
lymphogenic
lymphogenic
adj
Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
morphogenic
morphogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to a morphogen, a morphogene or morphogenesis.
necrophagan
necrophagan
noun
(zoology) Any of the tribe Necrophaga of beetles whose larvae feed on carrion.
necrophagia
necrophagia
noun
the consumption of dead flesh or carrion
the practice of feeding on (eating) corpses
necropsying
necropsying
verb
present participle of necropsy
nephrogenic
nephrogenic
adj
(medicine, anatomy) that forms the tissues of the kidney
nightcapped
nightcapped
adj
(law) (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days
Wearing a nightcap.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nightcap
nightscopes
nightscopes
noun
plural of nightscope
noncreeping
noncreeping
adj
(botany) Not creeping.
nonpungency
nonpyogenic
nonpyogenic
adj
Not pyogenic.
outcapering
outcapering
verb
present participle of outcaper
outcreeping
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overpricing
overpricing
verb
present participle of overprice
overspicing
overspicing
verb
present participle of overspice
pacemakings
pacesetting
pacesetting
adj
Defining a pace
panegyrical
panegyrical
adj
Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.
panegyricon
panegyricon
noun
(Christianity) In the Greek Orthodox Church, a collection of sermons for festivals.
panegyricum
panicmonger
panicmonger
noun
A person who spreads panic among others, a fearmonger, a scaremonger.
paragenetic
paragenetic
adj
related to paragenesis
peacemaking
peacemaking
noun
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
peacemonger
peacemonger
noun
(derogatory) Someone who opposes war even when it is impractical to do so; a strict pacifist.
peasticking
pedogenetic
pedogenetic
adj
Relating to pedogenesis
pencillings
pencillings
noun
plural of pencilling
penological
penological
adj
Of, or relating to penology.
percentaged
percentages
percentages
noun
plural of percentage
percolating
percolating
verb
present participle of percolate
perignathic
perignathic
adj
Surrounding the jaws
permanganic
persecuting
persecuting
verb
present participle of persecute
phaenogamic
phaenogamic
adj
(botany) phaenogamous
phagedaenic
phagedaenic
adj
Alternative form of phagedenic
phellogenic
phellogenic
adj
Relating to, or composed of phellogen
phengitical
phlogogenic
phragmocone
phragmocone
noun
(malacology) The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.
phrenologic
phrenologic
adj
phrenological
physiogenic
physiogenic
adj
Arising from physiological rather than psychological causes.
pinguescent
pinguescent
adj
(archaic) growing obese, fattening
placemaking
placemaking
noun
The planning, design and management of public spaces with regard to the communities that will inhabit them.
placemonger
placemonger
noun
One who traffics in appointments to places.
plangencies
plangencies
noun
plural of plangency
plasmagenic
plasmagenic
adj
Of, relating to, or designating a plasmagene.
That forms plasma when heated or subjected to a strong electromagnetic field.
plectognath
plectognath
noun
Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.
pleurogenic
poecilogony
poeticising
poeticising
verb
present participle of poeticise
poeticizing
poeticizing
verb
present participle of poeticize
poignancies
poignancies
noun
plural of poignancy
polygenesic
polygenesic
adj
polygenetic
polygenetic
polygenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.
(genetics) Misspelling of polygenic.
(geology) One which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development.
Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.
praelecting
preaccusing
preachingly
preachingly
adv
In a way that preaches.
precampaign
precampaign
adj
Before a campaign.
noun
A campaign that takes place in advance of the main campaign.
precharging
precharging
verb
present participle of precharge
prechecking
prechecking
verb
present participle of precheck
prechilling
prechilling
verb
present participle of prechill
prechoosing
prechoosing
verb
present participle of prechoose
precleaning
precleaning
noun
cleaning before a subsequent process
preclearing
preclearing
verb
present participle of preclear
preclothing
precognized
precognized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precognize
precognosce
precognosce
verb
(law, Scotland, transitive) To examine (e.g. witnesses or evidence) beforehand.
precoloring
precoloring
noun
A particular assignment of colors in a precoloring.
coloring in advance
preconizing
preconizing
verb
present participle of preconize
precovering
precovering
adj
(mathematics) Synonym of precover
verb
(astronomy) present participle of precover
precreasing
precreasing
verb
present participle of precrease
predeciding
predicating
predicating
verb
present participle of predicate
preelecting
preelecting
verb
present participle of preelect
preenacting
preenacting
verb
present participle of preenact
preerecting
preescaping
preexchange
preexchange
adj
Occurring before an exchange.
noun
An exchange that takes place beforehand.
An interaction that introduces and leads to but is not yet a true exchange.