(philosophy) The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
noun
A person related to another by birth.
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
galinaceous
gesticulant
gesticulant
adj
(rare) gesticulating
gesticulate
gesticulate
verb
(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
(transitive) To say or express through gestures.
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucosaemia
glucosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glucosemia
glucosamine
glucosamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
glucosidase
glucosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha