| ETYMOLOGIST | • etymologist n. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words). • ETYMOLOGIST n. a specialist in etymology. |
| FUGITOMETER | • FUGITOMETER n. an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials. |
| GAMETOCYTES | • gametocytes n. Plural of gametocyte. • GAMETOCYTE n. a cell that divides to produce gametes. |
| GAMETOPHYTE | • gametophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order… • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
| GASTRECTOMY | • gastrectomy n. (Surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach. • GASTRECTOMY n. surgical removal of the stomach. |
| GEOMETRISTS | • geometrists n. Plural of geometrist. • GEOMETRIST n. one who practises geometry. |
| GNATHOSTOME | • gnathostome n. (Zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in… • GNATHOSTOME n. any vertebrate of the superclass Gnathostomata, having a mouth with jaws, including all vertebrates except the agnathans. |
| LEGITIMATOR | • legitimator n. One who legitimates. • LEGITIMATOR n. one who makes legitimate. |
| MAJORETTING | • majoretting n. The dance performance of a majorette. • MAJORETTING n. the practice of performing as majorettes. |
| METROLOGIST | • metrologist n. One who studies or practices metrology. • METROLOGIST n. a student of metrology. |
| MIGNONETTES | • mignonettes n. Plural of mignonette. • MIGNONETTE n. (French) a plant having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. |
| MISBEGOTTEN | • misbegotten adj. (Of a person) Born out of wedlock; illegitimate. • misbegotten adj. (By extension, figuratively) Ill-conceived. • misbegotten adj. (By extension) Bad; worthless. |
| MITOGENETIC | • mitogenetic adj. (Biology) That causes mitosis. • MITOGENETIC adj. relating to mitogens, a substance that causes cells to divide. |
| POTAMOGETON | • potamogeton n. (Botany) Any of the plants of the genus Potamogeton. • Potamogeton prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Potamogetonaceae – pondweeds. • POTAMOGETON n. a plant of the pondweed genus of water plants, with floating and submerged leaves. |
| THIGMOTAXES | • thigmotaxes n. Plural of thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
| TORMENTINGS | • tormentings n. Plural of tormenting. • TORMENTING n. the act of tormenting. |
| TRIMETROGON | • trimetrogon n. A single assembly of three cameras at differing angles, used for aerial photographic surveys. • trimetrogon n. An image produced by this means. • TRIMETROGON n. a technique of aerial photography using three cameras, which increases the range and detail of the coverage. |
| WITENAGEMOT | • witenagemot n. (History, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon… • witenagemot n. (History, countable) A specific session of such an assembly. • WITENAGEMOT n. (Old English) an early English national council, also WITENAGEMOTE. |