CERAUNOGRAPHS | • ceraunographs n. Plural of ceraunograph. • CERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated, also KERAUNOGRAPH. |
COMPURGATIONS | • compurgations n. Plural of compurgation. • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
CONSTUPRATING | • constuprating v. Present participle of constuprate. • CONSTUPRATE v. (obsolete) to ravish. |
DECAPSULATING | • decapsulating v. Present participle of decapsulate. • DECAPSULATE v. to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp. the kidney). |
ENCAPSULATING | • encapsulating v. Present participle of encapsulate. • ENCAPSULATE v. to enclose in or as if in a capsule, also INCAPSULATE. |
HARUSPICATING | • haruspicating v. Present participle of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
INCAPSULATING | • incapsulating v. Present participle of incapsulate. • INCAPSULATE v. to enclose in or as if in a capsule, also ENCAPSULATE. |
MUCKSPREADING | • MUCKSPREAD v. to spread manure on fields. |
PACKINGHOUSES | • packinghouses n. Plural of packinghouse. • PACKINGHOUSE n. an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing packed meat. |
PECULIARISING | • peculiarising v. Present participle of peculiarise. • PECULIARISE v. to set apart, also PECULIARIZE. |
PNEUMOGASTRIC | • pneumogastric adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. • pneumogastric adj. (Anatomy) vagus (attributive). • pneumogastric n. (Anatomy) The pneumogastric nerve; one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to… |
POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
PREPURCHASING | • prepurchasing v. Present participle of prepurchase. • PREPURCHASE v. to purchase in advance. |
SPHAGNICOLOUS | • sphagnicolous adj. (Botany) Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum. • SPHAGNICOLOUS adj. living in peat moss. |
SUPERAGENCIES | • superagencies n. Plural of superagency. • SUPERAGENCY n. a large complex governmental agency esp. when set up to supervise other agencies. |
SUPERCHARGING | • supercharging v. Present participle of supercharge. • SUPERCHARGE v. to charge greatly or excessively, as with vigor or tension. |