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.
antespring
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
compagnies
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
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
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
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
ensignship
ensignship
noun
The state or rank of an ensign.
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
epigenesis
epigenesis
noun
(biology) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
(geology) Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
escaloping
escapingly
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
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.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gonosphere
gossampine
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.
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
grippiness
grippiness
noun
(Scotland) Stinginess, miserliness.
The state, quality, or condition of being affected by or feeling as if one had the grippe (influenza).
The state, quality, or condition of being grippy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural 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
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
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
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspeaking
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
insphering
insphering
verb
present participle of insphere
insweeping
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lipogenous
lipperings
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispenning
mispenning
verb
present participle of mispen
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
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
overspring
overspring
verb
(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangenesis
pangenesis
noun
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
panglessly
panglessly
adv
Without a pang; painlessly.
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
parsonages
parsonages
noun
plural of parsonage
passengers
passengers
noun
plural of passenger
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
pelasgikon
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
pendergast
penologies
penologies
noun
plural of penology
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pensioning
pensioning
verb
present participle of pension
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
pepsinogen
pepsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
peregrinus
perigynies
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).
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
personages
personages
noun
plural of personage
perspiring
perspiring
adj
Producing perspiration; sweating.
noun
The act of producing perspiration.
verb
present participle of perspire
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phosphagen
phosphagen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of energy storage compounds, chiefly found in muscular tissue in animals, allowing a high-energy phosphate pool to be maintained in a concentration range, which, if it all were ATP, would create problems due to the ATP consuming reactions in these tissues.
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
physiogeny
physiogeny
noun
(biology) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny.
pigmentose
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
pipingness
plasmagene
plasmagene
noun
(genetics) A gene located in granules of the cytoplasm of a cell
plasmogeny
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
plenishing
plenishing
noun
(Scotland) household furniture; stock
verb
present participle of plenish
poetiising
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygenous
polygenous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres
of or pertaining to polygenesis
polygonies
polygonies
noun
plural of polygony
polygynies
polygynies
noun
plural of polygyny
porringers
porringers
noun
plural of porringer
possessing
possessing
verb
present participle of possess
postgenial
postsigner
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
preassigns
preassigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preassign
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precessing
precessing
verb
present participle of precess
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preconsign
preconsign
verb
(transitive) To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
preengages
preengages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preengage