| DEPOPULATING | • depopulating v. Present participle of depopulate. • DEPOPULATE v. to reduce greatly the population of. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OUTGALLOPING | • outgalloping v. Present participle of outgallop. • OUTGALLOP v. to surpass at galloping. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| PELARGONIUMS | • pelargoniums n. Plural of pelargonium. • PELARGONIUM n. a kind of geranium. |
| PLUMBAGINOUS | • plumbaginous adj. Alternative spelling of plumbagineous. • PLUMBAGINOUS adj. of or like plumbago, graphite. |
| POPULARISING | • popularising v. Present participle of popularise. • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| POPULARIZING | • popularizing v. Present participle of popularize. • POPULARIZE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARISE. |
| POSTSURGICAL | • postsurgical adj. Relating to the period following surgery. • POSTSURGICAL adj. taking place after surgery. |
| PROMULGATING | • promulgating v. Present participle of promulgate. • PROMULGATE v. to make known, disseminate, also PROMULGE. |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PSEUDOLOGIAS | • PSEUDOLOGIA n. lying in speech or writing. |
| PUGNACIOUSLY | • pugnaciously adv. In an aggressive or combative manner. • PUGNACIOUS adv. having a quarrelsome or combative nature. |
| REPOPULATING | • repopulating v. Present participle of repopulate. • REPOPULATE v. to populate again. |
| SPECIALOGUES | • specialogues n. Plural of specialogue. • SPECIALOGUE n. a mail order catalogue aimed at a specific target group of customers. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| SULPHONATING | • sulphonating v. Present participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
| UNAPOLOGETIC | • unapologetic adj. Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when… • UNAPOLOGETIC adj. not apologetic. |