| DERMAPLANINGS | • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| GENTLEMANSHIP | • gentlemanship n. The bearing or quality of a gentleman. • GENTLEMANSHIP n. the state of being a gentleman. |
| IMPERSONATING | • impersonating v. Present participle of impersonate. • IMPERSONATE v. to assume or act the character of. |
| IMPREGNATIONS | • impregnations n. Plural of impregnation. • IMPREGNATION n. the act of making pregnant. |
| MANSPREADINGS | • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| MINESWEEPINGS | • minesweepings n. Plural of minesweeping. • MINESWEEPING n. searching for mines. |
| MONEYSPINNING | • moneyspinning adj. Alternative form of money-spinning. • money-spinning adj. Serving to generate a continuous income. • MONEYSPINNING adj. serving to make much money. |
| PERMANGANATES | • permanganates n. Plural of permanganate. • PERMANGANATE n. a salt of permanganic acid. |
| PHENOMENISING | • phenomenising v. Present participle of phenomenise. • PHENOMENISE v. to bring into the world of experience, also PHENOMENIZE. |
| PHONEMICISING | • phonemicising v. Present participle of phonemicise. • PHONEMICISE v. to analyse into phonemes, also PHONEMICIZE. |
| PIGMENTATIONS | • pigmentations n. Plural of pigmentation. • PIGMENTATION n. coloration with or deposition of pigment. |
| PREMOISTENING | • premoistening v. Present participle of premoisten. • PREMOISTEN v. to moisten beforehand. |
| SPHINGOMYELIN | • sphingomyelin n. (Biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue. • SPHINGOMYELIN n. a phospholipid derived from sphingosine, occurring in cell membranes. |
| SUPPLEMENTING | • supplementing v. Present participle of supplement. • SUPPLEMENT v. to add or serve as a supplement to. |
| UNCOMPRESSING | • uncompressing v. Present participle of uncompress. |