| CHILDPROOFING | • childproofing v. Present participle of childproof. • CHILDPROOF v. to make an environment safe for a child, or safe from a child. |
| CORRESPONDING | • corresponding v. Present participle of correspond. • corresponding n. A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match. • corresponding adj. That have a similar relationship. |
| DIAGEOTROPISM | • diageotropism n. (Botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to… • DIAGEOTROPISM n. the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
| DOORSTEPPINGS | • doorsteppings n. Plural of doorstepping. • DOORSTEPPING n. going from door to door canvassing. |
| GONADOTROPHIC | • gonadotrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads. • GONADOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPIC. |
| GONADOTROPHIN | • gonadotrophin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| GONADOTROPINS | • gonadotropins n. Plural of gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| OVERPRODUCING | • overproducing v. Present participle of overproduce. • OVERPRODUCE v. to produce to excess. |
| PHOTOREDUCING | • photoreducing v. Present participle of photoreduce. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| PHRENOLOGISED | • PHRENOLOGISE v. to examine phrenologically, also PHRENOLOGIZE. |
| PHRENOLOGIZED | • phrenologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of phrenologize. • PHRENOLOGIZE v. to examine phrenologically, also PHRENOLOGISE. |
| PROGLOTTIDEAN | • PROGLOTTIDEAN adj. of or like a proglottis, a segment of a tapeworm. |
| PROGRADATIONS | • progradations n. Plural of progradation. • PROGRADATION n. the act of prograding, advancing seaward. |
| PROOFREADINGS | • proofreadings n. Plural of proofreading. • PROOFREADING n. the process of reading to check for mistakes. |
| PTERIDOLOGIES | • PTERIDOLOGY n. the study of ferns. |
| PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| SOUNDPROOFING | • soundproofing v. Present participle of soundproof. • soundproofing n. Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are… • soundproofing n. The act of installing material to dampen sound. |