| BOOTSTRAPPING | • bootstrapping v. Present participle of bootstrap. • bootstrapping n. The process by which something is bootstrapped. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| CRYPTOLOGISTS | • cryptologists n. Plural of cryptologist. • CRYPTOLOGIST n. a student of cryptology, the scientific study of codes. |
| GASTROSCOPIST | • gastroscopist n. One who carries out gastroscopy. • GASTROSCOPIST n. one who uses a gastroscope. |
| HERPETOLOGIST | • herpetologist n. One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist. • HERPETOLOGIST n. one who studies snakes. |
| ORTHOGRAPHIST | • orthographist n. One who is versed in orthography. • ORTHOGRAPHIST n. an orthographer. |
| OVERPLOTTINGS | • OVERPLOTTING n. excessive plotting. |
| PHOTOGRAPHIST | • photographist n. (Dated) One who produces photographs. • PHOTOGRAPHIST n. a photographer. |
| PHYTOESTROGEN | • phytoestrogen n. (Biochemistry) A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like… • PHYTOESTROGEN n. a plant substance similar to a weak oestrogen. |
| PRIMATOLOGIST | • primatologist n. A scientist whose speciality is primatology. • PRIMATOLOGIST n. one who studies primates. |
| PROCTOLOGISTS | • proctologists n. Plural of proctologist. • PROCTOLOGIST n. a specialist in proctology. |
| PROGNOSTICATE | • prognosticate v. (Transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill. • prognosticate v. (Transitive) To presage, betoken. • PROGNOSTICATE v. to foretell from signs or symptoms. |
| PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| THIGMOTROPISM | • thigmotropism n. (Biology) Growth or motion in response to touch. • THIGMOTROPISM n. the response of an organism to direct contact with a surface, e.g. a creeping plant that twines itself around a support. |
| TRAPSHOOTINGS | • TRAPSHOOTING n. the sport of shooting from traps. |