(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
azygosperm
biophagism
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
esophagism
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gomphiasis
gomphiasis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.
gossampine
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gymnosophy
gymnosophy
noun
(historical) A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society.
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
homographs
homographs
noun
plural of homograph
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hypostigma
imposingly
imposingly
adv
In an imposing manner.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
margaropus
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
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
minigroups
miscopying
miscopying
verb
present participle of miscopy
mispoising
monographs
monographs
noun
plural of monograph
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
omophagous
omophagous
Adjective
Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food.
optimising
optimising
verb
present participle of optimise
pamphagous
pamphagous
adj
omnivorous; eating all kinds of things
paralogism
paralogism
noun
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
phragmosis
phragmosis
noun
Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.
pigmentose
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
plasmogamy
plasmogamy
noun
(mycology) Stage of sexual reproduction joining the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia without the fusion of nuclei.
plasmogeny
plasmology
plasmology
noun
(archaic) Minute or microscopic anatomy; histology.
The science of the creation, manipulation, and utilization of plasma.
plastogamy
plastogamy
noun
Synonym of plasmogamy
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
polygamous
polygamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting polygamy.
Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
pomologies
pomologies
noun
plural of pomology
pomologist
pomologist
noun
A person involved in pomology.
porogamous
programers
programers
noun
plural of programer
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
programmes
programmes
noun
plural of programme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of programme
promptings
promptings
noun
plural of prompting
prostigmin
psammology
psammology
noun
(geology) The branch of geology concerned with the study of sand.
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
psomophagy
psomophagy
noun
(rare) The condition of not chewing food before swallowing it.
psychogram
psychogram
noun
(psychology, dated) A composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated elements of a person's thought processes.
(psychology, dated) A kind of visual diagram of an individual's personality.
rampageous
rampageous
adj
Violent and boisterous; unruly.
rampagious
rampagious
adj
Alternative form of rampageous
reimposing
reimposing
verb
present participle of reimpose
reprograms
reprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprogram
shampooing
shampooing
noun
The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
verb
present participle of shampoo
siphonogam
slopmaking
soapmaking
soapmaking
noun
The business or process of producing soap
soapmonger
soapmonger
noun
A dealer in soap.
spermogone
spermology
spermology
noun
(rare) The study of seeds.
sphenogram
sphenogram
noun
A cuneiform character.
sphygmodic
spongiform
spongiform
adj
Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
sporangium
sporangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
springworm
stompingly
stompingly
adv
In a stomping manner.
subprogram
subprogram
noun
(computing) A program contained within a larger program
unimposing
unimposing
adj
Not imposing; not grand or magnificent; modest.
urogomphus
urogomphus
noun
A paired structure, in the larvae and/or pupae of certain coleopterans, which grows out of the tergum of the last body segment and projects beyond the tip.