| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| BIOCOMPUTINGS | • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| COMPURGATIONS | • compurgations n. Plural of compurgation. • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
| COUNTERPOSING | • counterposing v. Present participle of counterpose. • COUNTERPOSE v. to place in opposition, contrast, or equilibrium. |
| GLUCOPROTEINS | • glucoproteins n. Plural of glucoprotein. • GLUCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLYCOPROTEIN. |
| OUTPASSIONING | • outpassioning v. Present participle of outpassion. • OUTPASSION v. to exceed in passion. |
| OUTPERFORMING | • outperforming v. Present participle of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| OUTPOPULATING | • outpopulating v. Present participle of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| PHOTOREDUCING | • photoreducing v. Present participle of photoreduce. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| PLAGIOSTOMOUS | • plagiostomous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOMOUS adj. of or like a plagiostome, also PLAGIOSTOMATOUS. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| PROMULGATIONS | • promulgations n. Plural of promulgation. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROPUGNATIONS | • propugnations n. Plural of propugnation. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| PULMONOLOGIST | • pulmonologist n. A physician who specializes in pulmonology. • PULMONOLOGIST n. a consultant in pulmonology, the study of the lungs. |
| PUSSYFOOTINGS | • PUSSYFOOTING n. the act of approaching a topic with great caution. |
| RUSTPROOFINGS | • RUSTPROOFING n. the act of making resistant to rust, such as by applying a coating. |
| TOXICOPHAGOUS | • TOXICOPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXIPHAGOUS. |