| COMPURGATORIAL | • compurgatorial adj. Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. • COMPURGATORIAL adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| MACROSPORANGIUM | • macrosporangium n. (Botany) A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; opposed to microsporangium. • MACROSPORANGIUM n. a sporangium producing only megaspores. |
| MICROSPORANGIUM | • microsporangium n. (Botany) A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. • MICROSPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in heterosporous plants where the microspores develop. |
| OUTPERFORMING | • outperforming v. Present participle of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| OVERTRUMPING | • overtrumping v. Present participle of overtrump. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PREFORMULATING | • preformulating v. Present participle of preformulate. • PREFORMULATE v. to formulate in advance. |
| PRIMOGENITURE | • primogeniture n. The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents. • primogeniture n. The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance. • primogeniture n. (Countable) An instance of such a right of inheritance, established by custom or law. |
| PRIMOGENITURES | • primogenitures n. Plural of primogeniture. • PRIMOGENITURE n. an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son, also PRIMOGENITIVE. |
| SUPERORGANICISM | • superorganicism n. (Philosophy) The belief that a culture or society transcends the purely organic nature of its individuals. • SUPERORGANICISM n. the state of being superorganic. |
| SUPERORGANISM | • superorganism n. (Biology) A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and… • super␣organism n. Alternative form of superorganism. • SUPERORGANISM n. an organized society (as of a social insect) that functions as an organic whole. |
| SUPERORGANISMS | • superorganisms n. Plural of superorganism. • super␣organisms n. Plural of super organism. • SUPERORGANISM n. an organized society (as of a social insect) that functions as an organic whole. |
| TETRASPORANGIUM | • tetrasporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium that produces tetraspores. • TETRASPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in which tetraspores are formed. |
| UNDERPERFORMING | • underperforming v. Present participle of underperform. • underperforming adj. That performs less well than required. • UNDERPERFORM v. to perform insufficiently. |
| UNPERFORMING | • UNPERFORMING adj. not performing. |