| AGRYPNOTIC | • agrypnotic adj. (Medicine) Preventing sleep; causing wakefulness; insomniac. • agrypnotic n. (Medicine) A medication that prevents sleep. • AGRYPNOTIC n. a drug or agent that reduces insomnia. |
| APRICATING | • apricating v. Present participle of apricate. • APRICATE v. to expose to sunlight. |
| CARPETINGS | • carpetings n. Plural of carpeting. • CARPETING n. a scolding. |
| CHAPTERING | • chaptering v. Present participle of chapter. • CHAPTER v. to divide a book into main sections. |
| COMPARTING | • comparting v. Present participle of compart. • COMPART v. to divide into parts. |
| EPIGASTRIC | • epigastric adj. Of or pertaining to the epigastrium. • EPIGASTRIC adj. relating to the epigastrium, part of abdomen lying over the stomach, also EPIGASTRIAL. |
| GAMOTROPIC | • GAMOTROPIC adj. relating to gamotropism, the tendency of gametes to attract one another. |
| PICTOGRAMS | • pictograms n. Plural of pictogram. • PICTOGRAM n. a pictograph; a graphical representation. |
| PICTOGRAPH | • pictograph n. A picture that represents a word or an idea. • pictograph n. A graphic character. • pictograph n. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures. |
| PRACTICING | • practicing v. Present participle of practice. • practicing adj. Actively engaged in a profession. • practicing adj. Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion. |
| PRACTISING | • practising v. Present participle of practise. • practising n. The act of one who practises. • PRACTISE v. to train or drill in order to acquire skill, also PRACTICE. |
| PRAGMATICS | • pragmatics n. Plural of pragmatic. • pragmatics n. (Linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context. • PRAGMATICS n. the study of inherent practical usage, and social and behavioural aspects, of language. |
| PRECASTING | • precasting v. Present participle of precast. • PRECAST v. to cast before placing in position. |
| PROCTALGIA | • proctalgia n. (Medicine) Pain in the anal or rectal region. • PROCTALGIA n. neuralgic pain in the rectum. |
| PROGNATHIC | • prognathic adj. Prognathous. • PROGNATHIC adj. having a jaw that projects forward, also PROGNATHOUS. |
| REPATCHING | • repatching v. Present participle of repatch. • REPATCH v. to patch again. |
| TRIGRAPHIC | • trigraphic adj. Of or relating to a trigraph. • TRIGRAPHIC adj. of three letters, having one sound. |
| VAGOTROPIC | • vagotropic adj. Stimulating the vagus nerve. • VAGOTROPIC adj. of a drug, affecting the activity of the vagus nerve. |