| ASEPTICISING | • asepticising v. Present participle of asepticise. • ASEPTICISE v. to make aseptic; to treat with aseptics, also ASEPTICIZE. |
| EPIGENESISTS | • epigenesists n. Plural of epigenesist. • EPIGENESIST n. an adherent of epigenesis, a theory of embryonic development. |
| EPIGLOTTISES | • epiglottises n. Plural of epiglottis. • EPIGLOTTIS n. a cartilaginous flap over the glottis. |
| EPIGRAPHISTS | • epigraphists n. Plural of epigraphist. • EPIGRAPHIST n. one who writes epigraphs, also EPIGRAPHER. |
| EPISTOLISING | • epistolising v. Present participle of epistolise. • EPISTOLISE v. to write a letter, also EPISTOLIZE. |
| GEOPHYSICIST | • geophysicist n. (Geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics. • GEOPHYSICIST n. a student of geophysics. |
| OESOPHAGITIS | • oesophagitis n. (British spelling) Alternative form of esophagitis. • œsophagitis n. Obsolete spelling of esophagitis. • OESOPHAGITIS n. inflammation of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGITIS. |
| PASTEURISING | • pasteurising v. Present participle of pasteurise. • PASTEURISE v. to treat milk so as to kill germs, also PASTEURIZE. |
| PERSISTINGLY | • persistingly adv. With persistence. • PERSISTING adv. PERSIST, to continue resolutely. |
| POSTEDITINGS | • POSTEDITING n. the act of editing after a piece of writing has been produced or printed by a machine. |
| SERPENTISING | • serpentising v. Present participle of serpentise. • SERPENTISE v. to wind; to cause to wind, also SERPENTINISE, SERPENTINIZE, SERPENTIZE. |
| SIDESTEPPING | • sidestepping v. Present participle of sidestep. • SIDESTEPPING n. the act of avoiding an issue. |
| SLIPSHEETING | • SLIPSHEET v. to insert a slipsheet. |
| SPAGHETTINIS | • spaghettinis n. Plural of spaghettini. • SPAGHETTINI n. (Italian) pasta in the form of strings of thin spaghetti. |
| SPIRKETTINGS | • spirkettings n. Plural of spirketting. • SPIRKETTING n. deck planking near the bulwarks. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| STEGOPHILIST | • STEGOPHILIST n. one who climbs buildings for sport. |
| STRINGPIECES | • stringpieces n. Plural of stringpiece. • STRINGPIECE n. the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or timber pier. |
| TEMPORISINGS | • temporisings n. Plural of temporising. • TEMPORISING n. delaying so as to gain time or to avoid making a decision. |