| ARCHIPELAGOS | • archipelagos n. Plural of archipelago. • ARCHIPELAGO n. a chain or set of islands grouped together. |
| BACKSLAPPING | • backslapping v. Present participle of backslap. • backslapping n. Action of the verb to backslap. • back-slapping n. Alternative spelling of backslapping. |
| CAPITALISING | • capitalising v. Present participle of capitalise. • CAPITALISE v. to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals, also CAPITALIZE. |
| CEPHALALGIAS | • cephalalgias n. Plural of cephalalgia. • CEPHALALGIA n. head pain. |
| CEPHALALGICS | • cephalalgics n. Plural of cephalalgic. • CEPHALALGIC n. a headache remedy. |
| CHAPTALISING | • chaptalising v. Present participle of chaptalise. • CHAPTALISE v. to add extra sugar to wine during its fermentation to increase its alcohol content, also CHAPTALIZE. |
| GALVANOSCOPE | • galvanoscope n. A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle. • GALVANOSCOPE n. an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| GALVANOSCOPY | • galvanoscopy n. The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. • GALVANOSCOPY n. the use of a galvanoscope, an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| LANDSCAPINGS | • LANDSCAPING n. the act of doing various grounds maintenance. |
| PARALOGISTIC | • paralogistic adj. (Logic) Relating to paralogy; fallacious. • PARALOGISTIC adj. of or like paralogism, false reasoning. |
| PASSACAGLIAS | • passacaglias n. Plural of passacaglia. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| PLAGIARISTIC | • plagiaristic adj. Characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism. • PLAGIARISTIC adj. relating to plagiarism. |
| PLAGIOCLASES | • plagioclases n. Plural of plagioclase. • PLAGIOCLASE n. a fine-grained volcanic rock of intermediate composition, consisting largely of plagioclase and one or more mafic minerals. |
| SCAPEGALLOWS | • scapegallows n. (Colloquial, dated) A criminal who has narrowly escaped being hanged. • SCAPEGALLOWS n. a person who deserves hanging. |
| SPACEWALKING | • spacewalking v. Present participle of spacewalk. • SPACEWALK v. to walk in space. |
| SPAGYRICALLY | • spagyrically adv. In a spagyric way; according to alchemical principles. • SPAGYRICAL adv. alchemical, also SPAGERIC, SPAGIRIC, SPAGYRIC. |
| SPHACELATING | • sphacelating v. Present participle of sphacelate. • SPHACELATE v. to cause or affect with gangrene or mortification. |
| SUPERGLACIAL | • superglacial adj. Above a glacier or other body of ice. • SUPERGLACIAL adj. occurring or originating on the surface of a glacier. |