An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
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
conspiring
conspiring
noun
conspiracy
verb
present participle of conspire
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discipling
discipling
verb
present participle of disciple
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
escaloping
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
gloeocapsa
glycopexis
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
gyroscopic
gyroscopic
adj
Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hygroscopy
hygroscopy
noun
The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
inclasping
inclasping
verb
present participle of inclasp
incorpsing
incorpsing
verb
present participle of incorpse
insculping
insculping
verb
present participle of insculp
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
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.
miscopying
miscopying
verb
present participle of miscopy
misplacing
misplacing
noun
Incorrect placement.
verb
present participle of misplace
misspacing
misspacing
verb
present participle of misspace
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
osphyalgic
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panglossic
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
pascagoula
pedagogics
pedagogics
noun
The science or art of teaching; pedagogy.
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phlogistic
phlogistic
adj
(chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
(obsolete) Burning, fiery.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
physiurgic
physiurgic
adj
(archaic) Produced by natural causes, without human intervention.
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
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
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precessing
precessing
verb
present participle of precess
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preconsign
preconsign
verb
(transitive) To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
prescoring
prescoring
verb
present participle of prescore
processing
processing
noun
The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
The action of the verb to process.
verb
present participle of process
prognostic
prognostic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
noun
(rare, medicine) prognosis
A prediction of the future.
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
One who predicts the future.
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
psychagogy
psychagogy
noun
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic method of influencing behaviour by suggesting desirable life goals.
(religion, philosophy) Guidance of the soul.
psychalgia
psychalgia
noun
psychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
psychological pain, any non-physical pain
psychogeny
psychogeny
noun
psychogenesis
psychogony
psychogony
noun
(archaic) The doctrine of the development of mind.
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.
psychology
psychology
noun
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
(uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
(uncountable) The study of human behavior.
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
pugilistic
pugilistic
adj
fighting with the fists
in the manner of a pugilist
pugnacious
pugnacious
adj
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
pungencies
pungencies
noun
plural of pungency
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes
An act or process of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of purchase
rachipagus
rachipagus
noun
(medicine, obstetrics) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.
reclasping
reclasping
verb
present participle of reclasp
repackages
repackages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repackage
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
resplicing
resplicing
noun
The act by which things are respliced.
verb
present participle of resplice
sagaponack
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
sarcophaga
sarcophagi
sarcophagi
noun
plural of sarcophagus
sarcophagy
sarcophagy
noun
The practice of eating flesh.
scalloping
scalloping
noun
A scalloped pattern.
verb
present participle of scallop
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scampingly
scampingly
adv
Dated form of skimpingly.
scapegoats
scapegoats
noun
plural of scapegoat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scapegoat
scapegrace
scapegrace
noun
A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
schlepping
schlepping
verb
present participle of schlep
present participle of schlepp
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
The making of sundials.
sciography
sciography
noun
Alternative form of sciagraphy
scolloping
scolloping
verb
present participle of scollop
scoopingly
scoopingly
adv
With a scooping motion or action.
scotograph
scotograph
noun
(obsolete, rare) An instrument for writing in the dark, or by the blind.
(occultism) An image of a ghost or other apparition appearing on unexposed film.
(photography, obsolete, rare) An impression made on a photographic plate by a radioactive substance without the intervention of any opaque object other than the screen of the plate.
scrapingly
scrapingly
adv
With a scraping sound or motion.
scuppering
scuppering
verb
present participle of scupper
spagyrical
spagyrical
adj
(obsolete) alchemical; spagyric
spanceling
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
specifying
specifying
noun
The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
verb
present participle of specify
speciology
speciology
noun
The study of taxonomic species.
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
sphygmodic
splenalgic
splotching
splotching
noun
A splotch mark.
verb
present participle of splotch
spodogenic
spongecake
spongecake
noun
Alternative spelling of sponge cake
spongocoel
spongocoel
noun
(zoology) The large central cavity of a sponge.
sporogenic
sporogenic
adj
Producing spores.
Reproducing via spores.
sporogonic
sporogonic
adj
Relating to, or possessing sporogonia.
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
springlick
springlock
subpackage
subpackage
noun
(object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
A physical package contained within another package.
verb
(transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.
supercargo
supercargo
noun
An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).