| ANGIOCARPOUS | • angiocarpous adj. Describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx. • ANGIOCARPOUS adj. having the fruit (or in fungi the hymenium) within a special covering. |
| 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. |
| GLUCOPROTEIN | • glucoprotein n. Alternative form of glycoprotein. • 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. |
| NONPRODUCING | • nonproducing adj. Not carrying out production. • NONPRODUCING adj. not productive. |
| OUTCROPPINGS | • outcroppings n. Plural of outcropping. • OUTCROPPING n. an outcrop. |
| OUTPRODUCING | • outproducing v. Present participle of outproduce. • OUTPRODUCE v. to surpass in production. |
| OUTPROMISING | • outpromising v. Present participle of outpromise. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| POORMOUTHING | • poormouthing v. Present participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PROLOGUISING | • prologuising v. Present participle of prologuise. • PROLOGUISE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUIZE. |
| PROLOGUIZING | • prologuizing v. Present participle of prologuize. • PROLOGUIZE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUISE. |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PRONOUNCINGS | • pronouncings n. Plural of pronouncing. • PRONOUNCING n. the act of pronunciation. |
| PROPUGNATION | • propugnation n. (Obsolete) means of defence; defence. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| RUSTPROOFING | • rustproofing v. Present participle of rustproof. • RUSTPROOFING n. the act of making resistant to rust, such as by applying a coating. |
| 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. |
| SUPERCOOLING | • supercooling v. Present participle of supercool. • supercooling n. The process by which a material is supercooled. • SUPERCOOL v. to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point. |
| THOROUGHPINS | • thoroughpins n. Plural of thoroughpin. • THOROUGHPIN n. a swelling of horses' hocks. |