| 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. |
| GONADOTROPINS | • gonadotropins n. Plural of gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| OLIGOPEPTIDES | • oligopeptides n. Plural of oligopeptide. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
| PHRENOLOGISED | • PHRENOLOGISE v. to examine phrenologically, also PHRENOLOGIZE. |
| POSTMODIFYING | • postmodifying v. Present participle of postmodify. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| 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. |
| PSYCHOLOGISED | • psychologised v. Simple past tense and past participle of psychologise. • PSYCHOLOGISE v. to speculate in psychological terms or on psychological motivations, also PSYCHOLOGIZE. |
| PSYCHOLOGIZED | • psychologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of psychologize. • PSYCHOLOGIZE v. to speculate in psychological terms or on psychological motivations, also PSYCHOLOGISE. |
| PTERIDOLOGIES | • PTERIDOLOGY n. the study of ferns. |
| PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| 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. |