(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
coopersburg
coploughing
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
cryptoglaux
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
fuciphagous
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glucolipide
glucolipide
noun
Archaic form of glucolipid.
glucolipine
groupuscule
groupuscule
noun
A small political group, especially of an extremist faction.
guachipilin
inculpating
inculpating
verb
present participle of inculpate
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
keypunching
keypunching
verb
present participle of keypunch
macrophagus
mycophagous
mycophagous
adj
fungus-eating.
nonpungency
nuncupating
nuncupating
verb
present participle of nuncupate
outcapering
outcapering
verb
present participle of outcaper
outcreeping
outcropping
outcropping
noun
An outcrop.
outpitching
outpitching
verb
present participle of outpitch
outpouching
outpouching
noun
(pathology) evagination
outpunching
outpunching
verb
present participle of outpunch
outscooping
outscooping
verb
present participle of outscoop
panegyricum
parachuting
parachuting
noun
The sport of jumping with a parachute.
verb
present participle of parachute
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
paucijugate
persecuting
persecuting
verb
present participle of persecute
picturegoer
picturegoer
noun
Someone who watches a film at a cinema; filmgoer
picturizing
picturizing
verb
present participle of picturize
pinguescent
pinguescent
adj
(archaic) growing obese, fattening
pleurogenic
preaccusing
preexcusing
prefocusing
prefocusing
verb
present participle of prefocus
prefulgence
prefulgency
prefulgency
noun
(obsolete) superior brightness or effulgency
pregracious
preguidance
preguidance
adj
Before guidance.
preinducing
prejudicing
prejudicing
verb
present participle of prejudice
prepunching
prepunching
verb
present participle of prepunch
presecuring
presurgical
presurgical
adj
Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
proceduring
pronouncing
pronouncing
noun
An utterance; a pronouncement.
verb
present participle of pronounce
prosecuting
prosecuting
verb
present participle of prosecute
prosurgical
psychagogue
psychagogue
noun
A necromancer.
psychofugal
psychologue
psychologue
noun
(dated) A psychologist.
publicising
publicising
verb
present participle of publicise
publicizing
publicizing
verb
present participle of publicize
pugnacities
pugnacities
noun
plural of pugnacity
punctuating
punctuating
verb
present participle of punctuate
recapturing
recapturing
verb
present participle of recapture
recomputing
recomputing
verb
present participle of recompute
reoccupying
reoccupying
verb
present participle of reoccupy
reproducing
reproducing
noun
(nonstandard in the plural) reproduction
verb
present participle of reproduce
repugnances
repugnances
noun
plural of repugnance
resculpting
resculpting
verb
present participle of resculpt
sarcophagus
sarcophagus
noun
(historical) A type of wine cooler (“a piece of equipment used to keep wine chilled”) shaped like a sarcophagus (sense 1).
(informal) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
(obsolete except Ancient Greece, historical) A kind of limestone used by the Ancient Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses.
A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.
verb
(transitive) To enclose (a corpse, etc.) in a sarcophagus (noun sense 1).
scapigerous
scapulalgia
scapulalgia
noun
Pain in the shoulder.
sculpturing
sculpturing
noun
The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.
verb
present participle of sculpture
scuppernong
scuppernong
noun
A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.
sepulchring
sepulchring
verb
present participle of sepulchre
speculating
speculating
noun
speculation
verb
present participle of speculate
spicigerous
sprauchling
sprauchling
verb
present participle of sprauchle
superagency
superagency
noun
(California) A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments.
An agency with unusually far-reaching powers
supercargos
superceding
superceding
verb
present participle of supercede: misspelling of superseding.
supercharge
supercharge
noun
(electrics, electronics) An instance of supercharging.
(heraldry) A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.
verb
(automotive) To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
(electronics, electrics) To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.
(heraldry) To overlay one charge upon another.
(transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super, charge.