| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| BRACHYDIAGONALS | • brachydiagonals n. Plural of brachydiagonal. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DISHEARTENINGLY | • dishearteningly adv. In a disheartening manner. • DISHEARTENING adv. DISHEARTEN, to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
| DISINTHRALLINGS | • DISINTHRALLING n. the act of releasing from a state of enthralment. |
| DRAUGHTSMANSHIP | • draughtsmanship n. UK standard spelling of draftsmanship. • DRAUGHTSMANSHIP n. the craft of draughtsman. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSONS | • draughtspersons n. Plural of draughtsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| FEATHERBEDDINGS | • FEATHERBEDDING n. protecting (an industry, workers, etc.) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs. |
| HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
| MISAPPREHENDING | • misapprehending v. Present participle of misapprehend. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
| MULTITHREADINGS | • MULTITHREADING n. a programming system that enables actions to be carried out simultaneously. |
| NEARSIGHTEDNESS | • nearsightedness n. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. • near-sightedness n. Alternative spelling of nearsightedness. • NEARSIGHTED n. able to see near things more clearly than distant ones. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHON | • pseudepigraphon n. Singular of pseudepigrapha. • PSEUDEPIGRAPHON n. a book ascribed to Old Testament characters, but not judged genuine by scholars. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCRIMSHANDERING | • scrimshandering v. Present participle of scrimshander. • SCRIMSHANDER v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDY, SCRIMSHAW. |
| SLEDGEHAMMERING | • sledgehammering v. Present participle of sledgehammer. • SLEDGEHAMMER v. to strike with a sledgehammer. |
| WRONGHEADEDNESS | • wrongheadedness n. The state of being wrongheaded. • wrong-headedness n. Alternative spelling of wrongheadedness. • WRONGHEADEDNESS n. the state of being wrongheaded. |