| ADOPTIANISMS | • ADOPTIANISM n. the doctrine that Christ, as man, is the adopted son of God, also ADOPTIONISM. |
| ALDERMANSHIP | • aldermanship n. The condition, position, or office of an alderman. • ALDERMANSHIP n. the office of alderman. |
| AMPHIDENTATE | • AMPHIDENTATE adj. of a ligand, able to coordinate through either of two different atoms, also AMBIDENTATE. |
| COMPAGINATED | • compaginated v. Simple past tense and past participle of compaginate. • COMPAGINATE v. to join; to connect. |
| DERMAPLANING | • dermaplaning n. The exfoliation of the skin by means of a scalpel. • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| DIAPHRAGMING | • diaphragming v. Present participle of diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGM v. to fit with a diaphragm. |
| DIPSOMANIACS | • dipsomaniacs n. Plural of dipsomaniac. • DIPSOMANIAC n. one addicted to drink. |
| EMPARADISING | • emparadising v. Present participle of emparadise. • EMPARADISE v. (Milton) to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| HANDSTAMPING | • handstamping v. Present participle of handstamp. • HANDSTAMP v. to stamp by hand. |
| IMPARADISING | • imparadising v. Present participle of imparadise. • IMPARADISE v. to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| MADREPORIANS | • madreporians n. Plural of madreporian. • MADREPORIAN n. a coral, a madrepore. |
| MANSPREADING | • manspreading n. (Informal, derogatory) The practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public transport… • manspreading v. Present participle of manspread. • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| PANDAEMONIUM | • pandaemonium n. Alternative spelling of pandemonium. • pandæmonium n. (Archaic) Alternative form of pandemonium. • Pandæmonium prop.n. The high capital of Hell in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. |
| PANDEMONIANS | • PANDEMONIAN n. a noisy and disorderly person. |
| PROPAGANDISM | • propagandism n. The use of propaganda. • PROPAGANDISM n. the practice of propagating tenets or principles. |
| PTERIDOMANIA | • pteridomania n. A craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts. • PTERIDOMANIA n. a passion for ferns. |
| STANDPATTISM | • standpattism n. Alternative form of standpatism. • STANDPATTISM n. the practice of refusing to consider change in one's beliefs and opinions, esp. in politics. |