| ANTHROPOGENIC | • anthropogenic adj. Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny. • anthropogenic adj. Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature. • ANTHROPOGENIC adj. pertaining to anthropogeny, the study of human generation or evolution. |
| BENTHOPELAGIC | • benthopelagic adj. Both benthic and pelagic. • benthopelagic n. Any such organism. • BENTHOPELAGIC adj. living just above the seabed. |
| CINEMATOGRAPH | • cinematograph n. (Historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector. • cinematograph v. (Rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography. • CINEMATOGRAPH v. to record by movie projector. |
| ETHNOGRAPHICA | • ETHNOGRAPHICA n. a collection of ethnographic objects. |
| GONADOTROPHIC | • gonadotrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads. • GONADOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPIC. |
| HARUSPICATING | • haruspicating v. Present participle of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HECTOGRAPHING | • hectographing v. Present participle of hectograph. • HECTOGRAPH v. to copy by hectograph. |
| HYPOTHECATING | • hypothecating v. Present participle of hypothecate. • HYPOTHECATE v. to pledge as security without title or possession. |
| NONPATHOGENIC | • nonpathogenic adj. Not pathogenic. • NONPATHOGENIC adj. not causing disease. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIST | • onychophagist n. (Rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| PARTHENOGENIC | • parthenogenic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis. |
| PATHOGENICITY | • pathogenicity n. The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease. • PATHOGENICITY n. the state of being pathogenic. |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | • pathognomonic adj. (Medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. • PATHOGNOMONIC adj. distinctively characteristic of a particular disease. |
| PHAGOCYTISING | • phagocytising v. Present participle of phagocytise. • PHAGOCYTISE v. to consume by phagocytosis, also PHAGOCYTIZE. |
| PHAGOCYTIZING | • phagocytizing v. Present participle of phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTIZE v. to consume by phagocytosis, also PHAGOCYTISE. |
| PHAGOCYTOSING | • phagocytosing v. Present participle of phagocytose. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHOTOSCANNING | • PHOTOSCAN v. to scan photographically. |
| PLECTOGNATHIC | • plectognathic adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the plectognaths. • PLECTOGNATHIC adj. belonging to an order of bony fishes including filefishes, also PLECTOGNATHOUS. |
| SCINTIGRAPHIC | • scintigraphic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to scintigraphy. • SCINTIGRAPHIC adj. relating to scintigraphy, a diagnostic technique using gamma rays. |
| SPATCHCOCKING | • spatchcocking n. The practice of making spatchcocked fowl, poultry, birds, in food preparation. • spatchcocking v. Present participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |