| CONSTRICTING | • constricting v. Present participle of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
| CONSTRINGENT | • constringent adj. Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. • CONSTRINGENT adj. tending to constringe. |
| CONSTRUCTING | • constructing v. Present participle of construct. • constructing n. An act of construction. • CONSTRUCT v. to build. |
| CROSSCUTTING | • crosscutting v. Present participle of crosscut. • CROSSCUTTING n. cutting and fitting together film sequences so the action moves from one to another. |
| CRYPTOGAMIST | • cryptogamist n. (Dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMIST n. one who studies cryptogams. |
| CRYPTOLOGIST | • cryptologist n. One who studies cryptology. • CRYPTOLOGIST n. a student of cryptology, the scientific study of codes. |
| EXCOGITATORS | • excogitators n. Plural of excogitator. • EXCOGITATOR n. one who excogitates. |
| GASTROTRICHS | • gastrotrichs n. Plural of gastrotrich. • GASTROTRICH n. any minute aquatic multicellular animal of the phylum Gastrotricha. |
| GEOSTRATEGIC | • geostrategic adj. Pertaining to the strategy of dealing with geopolitical issues; geopolitically strategic. • GEOSTRATEGIC adj. related to geostrategy, a branch of geopolitics that deals with strategy, also GEOSTRATEGICAL. |
| GERONTOCRATS | • gerontocrats n. Plural of gerontocrat. • GERONTOCRAT n. a member of a gerontocracy, government by the aged. |
| GESTICULATOR | • gesticulator n. One who gesticulates. • GESTICULATOR n. one who gesticulates. |
| NONSTRATEGIC | • nonstrategic adj. Not strategic; not related to strategy. • NONSTRATEGIC adj. not strategic. |
| OVERCUTTINGS | • overcuttings n. Plural of overcutting. • OVERCUTTING n. excessive pruning. |
| PROCTOLOGIST | • proctologist n. A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. • PROCTOLOGIST n. a specialist in proctology. |
| SCATTERGOODS | • scattergoods n. Plural of scattergood. • SCATTERGOOD n. a spendthrift. |
| SHORTCUTTING | • shortcutting v. Present participle of shortcut. • SHORTCUT v. to take a shorter or quicker way. |
| STERCORATING | • stercorating v. Present participle of stercorate. • STERCORATE v. to defecate. |
| TESTCROSSING | • testcrossing v. Present participle of testcross. • TESTCROSS v. to make a testcross. |
| TRICHOLOGIST | • trichologist n. A professional who helps people with hair or scalp problems; a practitioner of trichology. • TRICHOLOGIST n. a person who specializes in hair and scalp care. |