The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
cleating
cleating
verb
present participle of cleat
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
clottage
cogently
cogently
adv
In a cogent manner.
cogglety
cultigen
cultigen
noun
(botany, horticulture) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.
eclating
eclogite
eclogite
noun
(petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
ectoglia
electing
electing
verb
present participle of elect
gelastic
gelastic
adj
(medicine) Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.
Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
gentilic
gentilic
adj
Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
Tribal or national.
noun
A demonym.
A personal name derived from a place name.
geotical
geotical
adj
Alternative form of geotic
gestical
gestical
adj
Alternative form of gestic (“consisting of gestures”)
gilcrest
glaciate
glaciate
verb
To cover with ice or a glacier
To erode with a glacier
To freeze
gliocyte
gliocyte
noun
Synonym of glial cell
glitches
glitches
noun
plural of glitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glitch
goetical
goetical
adj
Alternative form of goetic
jacteleg
jocteleg
jocteleg
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Pocketknife.
lactogen
lactogen
noun
(biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
letching
letching
verb
present participle of letch
megotalc
neglects
neglects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neglect
octangle
octangle
noun
A geometric figure with eight corners, an octagon.
teiglach
teiglach
noun
Small knotted pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat.