| DISPENSING | • dispensing v. Present participle of dispense. • dispensing n. The act by which something is dispensed or served out. • DISPENSE v. to distribute, also DISPENCE. |
| ENSIGNSHIP | • ensignship n. The state or rank of an ensign. • ENSIGNSHIP n. (historical) the state or rank of an ensign. |
| OPSONISING | • opsonising v. Present participle of opsonise. • OPSONISE v. to make (bacteria) more susceptible to consumption by phagocytes, also OPSONIZE. |
| PANGENESES | • PANGENESIS n. Darwin's theory that every cell of the body contributes gemmules to the germ-cells and so shares in the transmission of inherited characters. |
| PANGENESIS | • pangenesis n. A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which… • PANGENESIS n. Darwin's theory that every cell of the body contributes gemmules to the germ-cells and so shares in the transmission of inherited characters. |
| PASSIONING | • passioning v. Present participle of passion. • PASSION v. to exhibit strong feeling. |
| PLAINSONGS | • plainsongs n. Plural of plainsong. • plain-songs n. Plural of plain-song. • plain␣songs n. Plural of plain song. |
| POISONINGS | • poisonings n. Plural of poisoning. • POISONING n. the act of administering a killing substance to. |
| SAPOGENINS | • sapogenins n. Plural of sapogenin. • SAPOGENIN n. a compound derived from saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid hormones. |
| SPANGLINGS | • spanglings n. Plural of spangling. • SPANGLING n. the act of adorning with spangles. |
| SPINDLINGS | • spindlings n. Plural of spindling. • SPINDLING n. a person or thing too long and slender; a slender shoot. |
| SPONGINESS | • sponginess n. The property of being spongy. • SPONGINESS n. the state of being spongy. |
| SPONSORING | • sponsoring v. Present participle of sponsor. • SPONSOR v. to act as a sponsor. |
| SPRINGINGS | • springings n. Plural of springing. • SPRINGING n. the act of springing. |
| SPRINTINGS | • sprintings n. Plural of sprinting. • SPRINTING n. the act of running at top speed. |
| SUSPENDING | • suspending v. Present participle of suspend. • SUSPEND v. to stop for a period. |