| BIOSTRATIGRAPHY | • biostratigraphy n. (Biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils. • BIOSTRATIGRAPHY n. the determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain. |
| CIRCUMGYRATIONS | • circumgyrations n. Plural of circumgyration. • CIRCUMGYRATION n. a whirling around. |
| CROSSOPTERYGIAN | • crossopterygian adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish. • crossopterygian n. (Zoology) One of the Crossopterygii. • CROSSOPTERYGIAN n. a member of a subclass of mostly extinct bony fishes, including the coelacanth. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHISTS | • cryptographists n. Plural of cryptographist. • CRYPTOGRAPHIST n. one who studies cryptographs. |
| DAGUERREOTYPIES | • DAGUERREOTYPY n. the art of daguerreotyping. |
| DAGUERREOTYPIST | • daguerreotypist n. A person who makes daguerreotypes. • DAGUERREOTYPIST n. one who practises daguerreotyping, also DAGUERREOTYPER. |
| GYROSTABILISERS | • gyrostabilisers n. Plural of gyrostabiliser. • GYROSTABILISER n. a gyroscopic device for countering the roll of a ship, etc., also GYROSTABILIZER. |
| GYROSTABILIZERS | • gyrostabilizers n. Plural of gyrostabilizer. • gyro-stabilizers n. Plural of gyro-stabilizer. • GYROSTABILIZER n. a gyroscopic device for countering the roll of a ship, etc., also GYROSTABILISER. |
| NITROGLYCERINES | • nitroglycerines n. Plural of nitroglycerine. • NITROGLYCERINE n. a powerful explosive, also NITROGLYCERIN. |
| PORPHYROGENITES | • porphyrogenites n. Plural of porphyrogenite. • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PSYCHOGERIATRIC | • psychogeriatric adj. Relating to psychogeriatrics. • PSYCHOGERIATRIC adj. relating to the study of the psychological problems of old age. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIES | • pterylographies n. Plural of pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| RECRYSTALLISING | • recrystallising v. Present participle of recrystallise. • RECRYSTALLISE v. to crystallise again, also RECRYSTALLIZE. |
| RECRYSTALLIZING | • recrystallizing v. Present participle of recrystallize. • RECRYSTALLIZE v. to crystallize again, also RECRYSTALLISE. |
| REMONSTRATINGLY | • remonstratingly adv. With remonstrations. • REMONSTRATING adv. REMONSTRATE, to protest, to expostulate. |
| RETROGRESSIVELY | • retrogressively adv. In a retrogressive manner. • RETROGRESSIVE adv. characterized by retrogression. |
| SAUROPTERYGIANS | • sauropterygians n. Plural of sauropterygian. • SAUROPTERYGIAN n. any carnivorous Mesozoic marine reptile of the group Sauropterygia, with paddle-like limbs. |
| TRANSGRESSIVELY | • transgressively adv. In a transgressive manner. • TRANSGRESSIVE adv. of the nature of a transgression. |
| TRANSMOGRIFYING | • transmogrifying v. Present participle of transmogrify. • TRANSMOGRIFY v. to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect. |