| 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. |
| COMPOSTURING | • COMPOSTURE v. to treat with compost. |
| CORRUGATIONS | • corrugations n. Plural of corrugation. • CORRUGATION n. the act of corrugating. |
| CROQUIGNOLES | • CROQUIGNOLE n. a method used in waving the hair by winding it on curlers from the ends of the hair toward the scalp. |
| DISCOLOURING | • discolouring v. Present participle of discolour. • discolouring n. Discoloration. • DISCOLOUR v. to alter the natural hue or color of, also DISCOLOR. |
| HOMESOURCING | • homesourcing n. Homeshoring. • HOMESOURCING n. the transfer of service industry employment from offices to home-based employees with appropriate telephone and Internet facilities, also HOMESHORING. |
| MICROPHAGOUS | • microphagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on small particles. • MICROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on small particles of food. |
| MICROSURGEON | • microsurgeon n. (Surgery) A surgeon who specializes in microsurgery. • MICROSURGEON n. a surgeon who specialises in microsurgery. |
| MISCOLOURING | • miscolouring v. Present participle of miscolour. • miscolouring n. Miscoloration. • MISCOLOUR v. to give a wrong color to; (figurative) to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to miscolour facts, also MISCOLOR. |
| OFFSCOURINGS | • offscourings n. Plural of offscouring. • OFFSCOURING n. someone rejected by society. |
| OUTCROPPINGS | • outcroppings n. Plural of outcropping. • OUTCROPPING n. an outcrop. |
| OUTCROSSINGS | • outcrossings n. Plural of outcrossing. • OUTCROSSING n. the act of crossing (an animal or plant, a breed or stock) with one not closely related. |
| OUTSOURCINGS | • outsourcings n. Plural of outsourcing. • OUTSOURCING n. the act of sourcing work from outside a company. |
| OVERFOCUSING | • overfocusing v. Present participle of overfocus. • OVERFOCUS v. to focus to excess. |
| PRONOUNCINGS | • pronouncings n. Plural of pronouncing. • PRONOUNCING n. the act of pronunciation. |
| SUPERCOOLING | • supercooling v. Present participle of supercool. • supercooling n. The process by which a material is supercooled. • SUPERCOOL v. to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point. |