| 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. |
| DESULPHURING | • desulphuring v. Present participle of desulphur. • DESULPHUR v. to remove sulphur from, also DESULFUR. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| PLOUGHSHARES | • ploughshares n. Plural of ploughshare. • PLOUGHSHARE n. the cutting blade of a plough, also PLOWSHARE. |
| PLOUGHWRIGHT | • ploughwright n. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright. • PLOUGHWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOWWRIGHT. |
| PRELAUNCHING | • PRELAUNCH v. to launch in advance. |
| PRESLAUGHTER | • preslaughter adj. Before slaughter. • PRESLAUGHTER adj. preceding a slaughter. |
| REPUBLISHING | • republishing v. Present participle of republish. • REPUBLISH v. to publish again. |
| SEPULCHERING | • sepulchering v. Present participle of sepulcher. • SEPULCHER v. to place in a sepulcher, also SEPULCHRE. |
| SPRACHGEFUHL | • sprachgefuhl n. Alternative form of Sprachgefühl. • sprachgefühl n. Alternative form of Sprachgefühl. • Sprachgefühl n. The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language. |
| SPRIGHTFULLY | • sprightfully adv. In a sprightful manner. • SPRIGHTFUL adv. (obsolete) full of spirit or of life. |
| SULPHURATING | • sulphurating v. Present participle of sulphurate. • SULPHURATE v. to combine with sulphur, also SULFURATE. |
| SULPHURETING | • sulphureting v. Present participle of sulphuret. • SULPHURET v. to treat with sulfur, also SULFURET. |
| SULPHURISING | • sulphurising v. Present participle of sulphurise. • SULPHURISE v. to combine or impregnate with sulphur, also SULFURISE, SULFURIZE, SULPHURIZE. |
| SULPHURIZING | • sulphurizing v. Present participle of sulphurize. • SULPHURISE v. to combine or impregnate with sulphur, also SULFURISE, SULFURIZE, SULPHURIZE. |
| 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. |