| ANGIOCARPOUS | • angiocarpous adj. Describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx. • ANGIOCARPOUS adj. having the fruit (or in fungi the hymenium) within a special covering. |
| EXPURGATIONS | • expurgations n. Plural of expurgation. • EXPURGATION n. the act of expurgating. |
| NECROPHAGOUS | • necrophagous adj. That eats dead or decaying animal flesh. • NECROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on the dead. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| OUTSPREADING | • outspreading v. Present participle of outspread. • OUTSPREAD v. to spread out. |
| PARAGNATHOUS | • paragnathous adj. (Zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds. • PARAGNATHOUS adj. having equal mandibles. |
| PELARGONIUMS | • pelargoniums n. Plural of pelargonium. • PELARGONIUM n. a kind of geranium. |
| PERGAMENEOUS | • pergameneous adj. Parchment-like. • PERGAMENEOUS adj. parchment-like, also PERGAMENTACEOUS. |
| PNEUMOGRAPHS | • pneumographs n. Plural of pneumograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| POPULARISING | • popularising v. Present participle of popularise. • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| PREGUSTATION | • pregustation n. The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste. • PREGUSTATION n. a foretaste. |
| PROGYMNASIUM | • progymnasium n. In Germany, a classical school without the higher classes; a school preparatory to a gymnasium. • PROGYMNASIUM n. in Germany, a gymnasium for pupils up to age 16 only, at which university entrance qualifications are not obtainable. |
| PURGATORIANS | • purgatorians n. Plural of purgatorian. • PURGATORIAN n. a person who believes in Purgatory. |
| SPERMAGONIUM | • spermagonium n. (Lichenology) Alternative spelling of spermogonium. • SPERMAGONIUM n. a receptacle in which spermatia are produced in some fungi and lichens. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| SUPEREROGANT | • supererogant adj. Supererogatory. • SUPEREROGANT adj. doing more than is necessary. |
| SUPERORGANIC | • superorganic adj. Above or beyond the organic. • SUPERORGANIC adj. relating to those aspects of a culture that are conceived as being superior to the individual members of the society. |
| UPGRADATIONS | • upgradations n. Plural of upgradation. • UPGRADATION n. the act of upgrading. |