| CIRCUMPOSING | • circumposing v. Present participle of circumpose. • CIRCUMPOSE v. to place around. |
| COMPOSTURING | • COMPOSTURE v. to treat with compost. |
| COMPURGATION | • compurgation n. (Now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths… • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
| IMPORTUNINGS | • importunings n. Plural of importuning. • IMPORTUNING n. the act of importuning, making urgent requests. |
| MULTIPRONGED | • multipronged adj. Having multiple prongs. • multipronged adj. Having multiple elements or aspects. • multi-pronged adj. Alternative form of multipronged. |
| OUTPROMISING | • outpromising v. Present participle of outpromise. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| OVERTRUMPING | • overtrumping v. Present participle of overtrump. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PELARGONIUMS | • pelargoniums n. Plural of pelargonium. • PELARGONIUM n. a kind of geranium. |
| POORMOUTHING | • poormouthing v. Present participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PRECOMPUTING | • precomputing v. Present participle of precompute. • PRECOMPUTE v. to compute in advance. |
| PRECONSUMING | • preconsuming v. Present participle of preconsume. • PRECONSUME v. to consume in advance. |
| PROGYMNASIUM | • progymnasium n. In Germany, a classical school without the higher classes; a school preparatory to a gymnasium. • PROGYMNASIUM n. in Germany, a gymnasium for pupils up to age 16 only, at which university entrance qualifications are not obtainable. |
| PROMULGATING | • promulgating v. Present participle of promulgate. • PROMULGATE v. to make known, disseminate, also PROMULGE. |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| RUMGUMPTIONS | • RUMGUMPTION n. (Scots) common sense, also RUMBLEGUMPTION, RUMELGUMPTION, RUMLEGUMPTION, RUMMELGUMPTION, RUMMLEGUMPTION. |
| SPERMAGONIUM | • spermagonium n. (Lichenology) Alternative spelling of spermogonium. • SPERMAGONIUM n. a receptacle in which spermatia are produced in some fungi and lichens. |
| SPERMOGONIUM | • spermogonium n. (Lichenology) A conceptacle of certain lichens, containing spermatia. • SPERMOGONIUM n. a flask-shaped structure in some fungi, also SPERMOGONE. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| SUPERKINGDOM | • superkingdom n. (Taxonomy) domain. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |
| UNPERFORMING | • UNPERFORMING adj. not performing. |