(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
belgophile
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
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
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
depeopling
depeopling
verb
present participle of depeople
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
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
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
diplotegia
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
enveloping
enveloping
verb
present participle of envelop
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
epilogical
epilogical
Adjective
Of or relating to an epilogue.
epilogized
epilogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epilogize
epiloguing
epiloguing
verb
present participle of epilogue
epiloguize
epiloguize
verb
Alternative form of epilogize
epizoology
epizoology
noun
epizootiology
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
escaloping
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
fireplough
forepaling
forepoling
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
gallophobe
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
geopolitik
geoponical
geoponical
adj
Alternative form of geoponic
geothlypis
glareproof
glareproof
adj
Resistant to glare.
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
gloeocapsa
glossopode
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goldenknop
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
googolplex
googolplex
num
(US, real estate, nonstandard, rare) An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes.
(figuratively) A countable number
The number 10^(10¹⁰⁰) or 10^( text )googol, ten to the power of a googol.
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
graecophil
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graptolite
graptolite
noun
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
guadeloupe
guadeloupe
Proper noun
An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
An island group, including the island of Guadeloupe, constituting one of the overseas departments of France.
heliograph
heliograph
noun
(obsolete) A photograph.
A device for photographing the sun.
A heliogram.
An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) To send a heliograph.
(transitive) To send a message by heliograph.
(transitive, dated) To photograph by sunlight.
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypogeally
lageniporm
laloplegia
laloplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the organs of speech
lemography
leprologic
leprologic
adj
(rare) Synonym of leprological: Of or related to leprology.
lineograph
lipogenous
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
logotypies
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
megalopine
megalopore
megalopore
noun
A relatively large pore in the shell of a chiton
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megalopyge
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.
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
nonpelagic
nonpelagic
adj
Not pelagic.
oesophagal
oesophagal
adj
Alternative form of esophageal
oglethorpe
oleography
oleography
noun
The art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs.
The process of identifying oils by their oleographs.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
operalogue
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
overplying
overplying
verb
present participle of overply
owlspiegle
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
palaeogaea
palaeogene
palaeology
palaeology
noun
Alternative form of paleology
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
paleoglyph
paleograph
paleograph
noun
An ancient manuscript.
paralogize
paralogize
verb
To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.
pedologies
pedologist
pedologist
noun
A scientist who specializes in pedology.
A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
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
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pellagrose
pellagrose
adj
Alternative form of pellagrous
pellagrous
pellagrous
adj
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
pelorizing
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pelycogram
pelycology
penologies
penologies
noun
plural of penology
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentagonal
pentagonal
adj
Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
pentalogue
pentalogue
noun
A series of five statements.
pergelisol
perhalogen
perigonial
perigonial
adj
of or related to the perigonium
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
petrolling
petrologic
petrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology.
phaenology
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phenologic
phenologic
adj
phenological
philogeant
philologer
philologer
noun
(archaic) A philologist.
philologue
philologue
Noun
A philologist.
phlebogram
phlebogram
noun
a venogram
phlebology
phlebology
noun
(medicine) The study of veins and their diseases etc
phlegethon
phlegmonic
phlogopite
phlogopite
noun
(mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator
phonologer
phonologer
noun
A phonologist.
phrenology
phrenology
noun
(medicine, biology) The pseudo-science, now discredited, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
phylogenic
phylogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to phylogeny
phylogenetic
pianologue
pianologue
noun
A performance where one person plays a piano with a long speech.
pigeonable
pigeonable
adj
Capable of being deceived; gullible.
pigeonhole
pigeonhole
noun
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
(figurative) A category.
A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.
One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons.
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
verb
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
pigeontail
piligerous
piligerous
adj
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.