| APPOINTING | • appointing v. Present participle of appoint. • APPOINT v. to assign to a job. |
| DOGNAPPING | • dognapping n. Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else. • dog-napping v. Present participle of dog-nap. • dog␣napping v. Present participle of dog nap. |
| OPPUGNANCY | • oppugnancy n. The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. • OPPUGNANCY n. (Shakespeare) antagonism. |
| OPPUGNANTS | • oppugnants n. Plural of oppugnant. • OPPUGNANT n. an opponent. |
| PEPSINOGEN | • pepsinogen n. (Biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. • PEPSINOGEN n. a substance in the mucous membrane of the stomach which converts into pepsin in a slightly acid medium. |
| POSTPONING | • postponing v. Present participle of postpone. • POSTPONE v. to put off to a future time. |
| PREOPENING | • preopening adj. Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening. • PREOPENING adj. taking place before an opening. |
| PROPENDING | • propending v. Present participle of propend. • PROPEND v. (Shakespeare) to have a tendency toward. |
| UNOPPOSING | • unopposing adj. Not offering opposition; unresisting. • UNOPPOSING adj. not opposing. |
| UNPEOPLING | • unpeopling v. Present participle of unpeople. • UNPEOPLE v. to remove people from. |
| UNPROPPING | • unpropping v. Present participle of unprop. • UNPROP v. to remove the props from. |
| UNSTOPPING | • unstopping v. Present participle of unstop. • UNSTOP v. to remove a stopper from. |