(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
egypticity
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
epexegetic
epexegetic
adj
Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenetic
epigenetic
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to epigenetics.
(genetics, mineralogy) Of or relating to epigenesis.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
pangenetic
pangenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pectinogen
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
pegmatitic
pegmatitic
adj
Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
peptogenic
peptogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Producing peptones or pepsin
(medicine) Aiding digestion
percentage
percentage
noun
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
periegetic
periegetic
adj
(rare) Relating to a periegesis.
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
petrologic
petrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology.
phagocyter
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
postplegic
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precenting
precenting
verb
present participle of precent
predicting
predicting
verb
present participle of predict
prelecting
prelecting
verb
present participle of prelect
preneglect
prenticing
prenticing
verb
present participle of prentice
pretracing
proctorage
proctorage
noun
(derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence.
projecting
projecting
adj
(psychology) Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.
Sticking out.
noun
A projecting part.
The act by which something is projected.
verb
present participle of project
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
protecting
protecting
verb
present participle and gerund of protect
protogenic
protogenic
adj
(botany) Relating to intercellular spaces formed within undifferentiated plant tissues.
(geology) Relating to crystalline or fire-formed rocks.
Of or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.
pyogenetic
pyogenetic
adj
pyogenic
pyrogentic
pythogenic
pythogenic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.
receipting
receipting
verb
present participle of receipt
rectigraph
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
scapegoats
scapegoats
noun
plural of scapegoat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scapegoat
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
suspecting
suspecting
verb
present participle of suspect
theophagic
typhogenic
typhogenic
adj
causing typhus
vectograph
vectograph
noun
A kind of stereoscopic print or transparency to be viewed with polarized 3D glasses.