| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DEHYDROGENISING | • dehydrogenising v. Present participle of dehydrogenise. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
| DISHEARTENINGLY | • dishearteningly adv. In a disheartening manner. • DISHEARTENING adv. DISHEARTEN, to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
| DOWNRIGHTNESSES | • DOWNRIGHTNESS n. DOWNRIGHT, plainspoken, blunt. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSONS | • draughtspersons n. Plural of draughtsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| FEATHERBEDDINGS | • FEATHERBEDDING n. protecting (an industry, workers, etc.) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs. |
| FORESIGHTEDNESS | • foresightedness n. The quality of having foresight. • foresightedness n. The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future. • FORESIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being foresighted. |
| HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
| MISAPPREHENDING | • misapprehending v. Present participle of misapprehend. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
| MULTITHREADINGS | • MULTITHREADING n. a programming system that enables actions to be carried out simultaneously. |
| NEARSIGHTEDNESS | • nearsightedness n. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. • near-sightedness n. Alternative spelling of nearsightedness. • NEARSIGHTED n. able to see near things more clearly than distant ones. |
| OVERHOMOGENISED | • OVERHOMOGENISE v. to homogenise excessively, also OVERHOMOGENIZE. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHON | • pseudepigraphon n. Singular of pseudepigrapha. • PSEUDEPIGRAPHON n. a book ascribed to Old Testament characters, but not judged genuine by scholars. |
| SCRIMSHANDERING | • scrimshandering v. Present participle of scrimshander. • SCRIMSHANDER v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDY, SCRIMSHAW. |
| SLEDGEHAMMERING | • sledgehammering v. Present participle of sledgehammer. • SLEDGEHAMMER v. to strike with a sledgehammer. |
| THUNDERSTRIKING | • thunderstriking v. Present participle of thunderstrike. • thunderstriking adj. (Rare) Causing great amazement or shock. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
| UNDERNOURISHING | • undernourishing v. Present participle of undernourish. • UNDERNOURISH v. to nourish insufficiently. |
| WRONGHEADEDNESS | • wrongheadedness n. The state of being wrongheaded. • wrong-headedness n. Alternative spelling of wrongheadedness. • WRONGHEADEDNESS n. the state of being wrongheaded. |