| ASTRINGENCY | • astringency n. An astringent taste. • astringency n. That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood. • ASTRINGENCY n. being astringent, also ASTRINGENCE. |
| CARESSINGLY | • caressingly adv. In a caressing manner; soothingly. • CARESSING adv. touching lovingly. |
| CAUSEWAYING | • causewaying v. Present participle of causeway. • CAUSEWAY v. to build a raised roadway over. |
| CLEISTOGAMY | • cleistogamy n. (Botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. • CLEISTOGAMY n. the production of small flowers which do not open and in which self-pollination occurs, also CLISTOGAMY. |
| GEODYNAMICS | • geodynamics n. The branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the… • GEODYNAMICS n. the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| GEOPHYSICAL | • geophysical adj. Of or pertaining to geophysics. • GEOPHYSICAL adj. relating to geophysics. |
| GLYCOSIDASE | • glycosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside. • GLYCOSIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit. |
| GYNOCRACIES | • gynocracies n. Plural of gynocracy. • GYNOCRACY n. government by women. |
| GYROMANCIES | • gyromancies n. Plural of gyromancy. • GYROMANCY n. divination by walking in a circle until dizzy; the fortune is determined by where the person falls. |
| MYCOPHAGIES | • MYCOPHAGY n. the eating of mushrooms. |
| PHAGOCYTISE | • phagocytise v. (Immunology, cytology, Britain) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTISE v. to consume by phagocytosis, also PHAGOCYTIZE. |
| SCREAMINGLY | • screamingly adv. While screaming, or as if screaming. • SCREAMINGLY adv. SCREAMING. |
| SEARCHINGLY | • searchingly adv. In a searching manner. • SEARCHINGLY adv. SEARCHING. |
| STEATOPYGIC | • steatopygic adj. Exhibiting steatopygia. • STEATOPYGIC adj. having fat buttocks, also STEATOPYGOUS. |
| TYPECASTING | • typecasting v. Present participle of typecast. • TYPECASTING n. the act of casting someone in a standardised role. |
| UNCEASINGLY | • unceasingly adv. Without ceasing (stopping); continuously. • UNCEASING adv. not ceasing. |