| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| EPILOGUISING | • EPILOGUISE v. to speak or write an epilogue, also EPILOGUIZE. |
| GAMOPETALOUS | • gamopetalous adj. (Botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a… • GAMOPETALOUS adj. petals partially fused. |
| GAMOSEPALOUS | • gamosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals. • GAMOSEPALOUS adj. with sepals partly united. |
| GROUPUSCULES | • groupuscules n. Plural of groupuscule. • GROUPUSCULE n. a small clique or faction. |
| LIGNIPERDOUS | • ligniperdous adj. (Zoology) Wood-destroying; said of certain insects and fungi. • LIGNIPERDOUS adj. destroying wood. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| PELARGONIUMS | • pelargoniums n. Plural of pelargonium. • PELARGONIUM n. a kind of geranium. |
| PLOUGHSHARES | • ploughshares n. Plural of ploughshare. • PLOUGHSHARE n. the cutting blade of a plough, also PLOWSHARE. |
| PSEUDOLOGIAS | • PSEUDOLOGIA n. lying in speech or writing. |
| PSEUDOLOGIES | • pseudologies n. Plural of pseudology. • PSEUDOLOGY n. the art or science of lying. |
| PSEUDOLOGUES | • pseudologues n. Plural of pseudologue. • PSEUDOLOGUE n. a pathological liar. |
| PTYALAGOGUES | • ptyalagogues n. Plural of ptyalagogue. • PTYALAGOGUE n. a substance promoting salivation. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| RAMPAGEOUSLY | • rampageously adv. In a rampageous manner. • RAMPAGEOUS adv. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
| SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
| SPECIALOGUES | • specialogues n. Plural of specialogue. • SPECIALOGUE n. a mail order catalogue aimed at a specific target group of customers. |
| SUPERCOILING | • supercoiling n. (Genetics) The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself; can cause disruption to transcription and lead to cell death. • SUPERCOIL v. to create such a coil. |
| 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. |
| UPHOLSTERING | • upholstering n. (Uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. • upholstering n. (Countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. • upholstering v. Present participle of upholster. |