(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
apogonidae
aponogeton
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
compagnies
compeering
compeering
verb
present participle of compeer
compelling
compelling
adj
Forceful.
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
verb
present participle of compel
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
copenhagen
copenhagen
Proper noun
The capital city of Denmark.
One of the former counties of Denmark.
A community in Louisiana.
A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Noun
A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
copperwing
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
depeopling
depeopling
verb
present participle of depeople
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
endophragm
enveloping
enveloping
verb
present participle of envelop
epagomenae
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epagomenic
epagomenic
adj
(of Ancient Greek gods) worshiped on intercalary days
intercalary
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
epigoneion
epiloguing
epiloguing
verb
present participle of epilogue
epirogenic
escaloping
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
forepaling
forepoling
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
geoponical
geoponical
adj
Alternative form of geoponic
geoprumnon
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenknop
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
gonosphere
gorgophone
gossampine
gramaphone
gramophone
gramophone
noun
(Britain, dated) A record player.
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gyropigeon
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogynies
ignipotent
ignipotent
adj
(poetic) Presiding over fire; fiery.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
lageniporm
lineograph
lipogenous
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
megalopine
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
megaphyton
monoplegia
monoplegia
noun
(pathology) Complete paralysis of a single limb (or muscle)
monoplegic
monoplegic
adj
Having or relating to monoplegia.
noun
A person who has monoplegia.
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
necrophaga
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
negrophobe
negrophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Negrophobe
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
nephograph
nephograph
noun
A device for taking photographs of clouds.
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
neurophagy
nonopening
nonopening
adj
That does not open.
nonpelagic
nonpelagic
adj
Not pelagic.
nonpending
nonpending
adj
Not pending.
nonpungent
nonpungent
adj
Not pungent
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
oosporange
oosporange
noun
Synonym of oosporangium
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
oppressing
oppressing
verb
present participle of oppress
oppugnance
oppugnance
noun
(obsolete) Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse.
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
overhoping
overhoping
verb
present participle of overhope
overpaying
overpaying
verb
present participle of overpay
overplying
overplying
verb
present participle of overply
overspring
overspring
verb
(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
paedogenic
paedogenic
adj
Alternative form of pedogenic
palaeogene
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
pantagogue
pantagogue
noun
(archaic) A medicine once believed capable of purging away all morbid humours.
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
paregmenon
paregmenon
noun
(rhetoric) The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots; using cognate words together, such as "curvaceous curves", "my loving and beloved wife", or "he's a manly man".
parsonages
parsonages
noun
plural of parsonage
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
peacocking
peacocking
noun
(seduction community) Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
pearmonger
pectinogen
pelargikon
pelargonic
pelargonic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to pelargonic acid or its derivatives
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Pelargonium
pelargonin
pelargonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin that is a glucoside of pelargonidin
pelasgikon
pelorizing
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pendecagon
pennington
pennington
Proper noun
A town in Alabama.
One of two villages in England.
A borough in New Jersey.
A coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
penologies
penologies
noun
plural of penology
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pensioning
pensioning
verb
present participle of pension
pentagonal
pentagonal
adj
Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
pentagonon
pentalogue
pentalogue
noun
A series of five statements.
pepsinogen
pepsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
peptogenic
peptogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Producing peptones or pepsin
(medicine) Aiding digestion
performing
performing
noun
A performance.
verb
present participle of perform
perhalogen
perigonial
perigonial
adj
of or related to the perigonium
perigonium
perigonium
noun
(botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
(dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
perigonnia
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
personages
personages
noun
plural of personage
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum