| APOLOGETIC | • apologetic adj. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing. • apologetic adj. (Dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense. • APOLOGETIC adj. expressing apology. |
| EPIGLOTTAL | • epiglottal adj. Pertaining to the epiglottis. • epiglottal adj. (Phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis. • epiglottal n. (Phonetics) An epiglottal consonant. |
| EXPLOITAGE | • exploitage n. Exploitation. • EXPLOITAGE n. the act of exploiting. |
| GEOPHAGIST | • geophagist n. One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc. • GEOPHAGIST n. one who eats earth, as dirt, clay, chalk, etc. |
| GEOSPATIAL | • geospatial adj. Of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data. • geospatial adj. (Computing) Describing the combination of spatial software and geographic data. • geo-spatial adj. Alternative spelling of geospatial. |
| GRAPTOLITE | • graptolite n. Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian… • GRAPTOLITE n. a characteristic Silurian fossil with an appearance almost like writing upon shales. |
| HOSPITAGES | • hospitages n. Plural of hospitage. • HOSPITAGE n. (Spenser) hospitality. |
| OUTLEAPING | • outleaping v. Present participle of outleap. • OUTLEAP v. to surpass in leaping. |
| PALAGONITE | • palagonite n. (Mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash. • PALAGONITE n. an altered vitreous basic lava. |
| PARAGONITE | • paragonite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite. • PARAGONITE n. a kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. |
| PATHOGENIC | • pathogenic adj. (Pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease. • pathogenic adj. (Music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds. • PATHOGENIC adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENETIC, PATHOGENOUS. |
| PEJORATING | • pejorating v. Present participle of pejorate. • PEJORATE v. to make worse. |
| PERORATING | • perorating v. Present participle of perorate. • PERORATE v. to make a lengthy speech. |
| PIGMENTOSA | • PIGMENTOSA n. as in retinite pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition. |
| PIGNORATED | • pignorated v. Simple past tense and past participle of pignorate. • PIGNORATE v. (archaic) to pledge or pawn, also PIGNERATE. |
| PIGNORATES | • pignorates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pignorate. • PIGNORATE v. (archaic) to pledge or pawn, also PIGNERATE. |
| PROFLIGATE | • profligate adj. Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. • profligate adj. Immoral; abandoned to vice. • profligate adj. (Obsolete) Overthrown, ruined. |
| READOPTING | • readopting v. Present participle of readopt. • READOPT v. to adopt again. |