producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
apolegamic
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
aporrhegma
azygosperm
cameograph
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
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
endophragm
epagomenae
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epagomenic
epagomenic
adj
(of Ancient Greek gods) worshiped on intercalary days
intercalary
esophagism
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geoprumnon
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gossampine
gramaphone
gramophone
gramophone
noun
(Britain, dated) A record player.
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
hemophagia
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
lageniporm
lemography
macrophage
macrophage
noun
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
mareograph
mareograph
noun
(oceanography) marigraph
megalopine
megalopore
megalopore
noun
A relatively large pore in the shell of a chiton
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megalopyge
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
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
mesophragm
meteograph
mezzograph
mezzograph
noun
(historical) A multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines.
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
mimeograph
mimeograph
noun
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
verb
To make mimeograph copies.
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.
myographer
myographer
noun
One who studies myography.
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
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".
pearmonger
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pelycogram
pemphigoid
pemphigoid
noun
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
performing
performing
noun
A performance.
verb
present participle of perform
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.
phanerogam
phanerogam
noun
(botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores).
phlebogram
phlebogram
noun
a venogram
phlegmonic
phrenogram
pigeongram
pigeongram
noun
A message sent by carrier pigeon.
pigmentose
pikemonger
pillmonger
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
plasmogeny
playmonger
plegometer
plegometer
noun
(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
ploughmell
pneumogram
pneumogram
noun
(medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
pneumology
pneumology
noun
The study of the respiratory system and organs.
polemizing
polemizing
verb
present participle of polemize
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygamize
polygamize
verb
(intransitive) To practice polygamy: to marry more than one wife or husband.
(rare, transitive) To marry (multiple spouses).
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polymagnet
pommelling
pommelling
verb
present participle of pommel
pomologies
pomologies
noun
plural of pomology
potamogale
preforming
preforming
verb
present participle of preform
premolding
premolding
verb
present participle of premold
premorning
premorning
adj
Before morning.
preprogram
preprogram
verb
To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours.
To program something in advance.
programers
programers
noun
plural of programer
programmed
programmed
adj
(Quakerism) having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of program
simple past tense and past participle of programme
programmer
programmer
noun
(computing) One who writes computer programs; a software developer.
(now rare) A short film feature as part of a longer film program.
A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
programmes
programmes
noun
plural of programme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of programme
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
protegulum
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pteropegum
pterygodum
rampageous
rampageous
adj
Violent and boisterous; unruly.
reimposing
reimposing
verb
present participle of reimpose
reprograms
reprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprogram