ANTHROPOPHAGIC | • anthropophagic adj. Cannibalistic; man-eating. • ANTHROPOPHAGIC adj. like an anthropophagus. |
BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
CLAPPERCLAWING | • clapperclawing v. Present participle of clapperclaw. • CLAPPERCLAW v. (archaic) to claw or scratch. |
CONGRESSPEOPLE | • congresspeople n. Plural of congressperson. • CONGRESSPEOPLE n. congressmen or congresswomen. |
ENCEPHALOGRAPH | • encephalograph n. A machine used to carry out encephalography. • ENCEPHALOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording brain images. |
PANTOGRAPHICAL | • pantographical adj. Alternative form of pantographic. • PANTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to pantography, also PANTOGRAPHIC. |
PANTOPRAGMATIC | • PANTOPRAGMATIC adj. meddling in everybody's business. |
PHARYNGOSCOPES | • pharyngoscopes n. Plural of pharyngoscope. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
PHARYNGOSCOPIC | • pharyngoscopic adj. Relating to pharyngoscopy. • PHARYNGOSCOPIC adj. relating to a pharyngoscope. |
PHOSPHORESCING | • phosphorescing v. Present participle of phosphoresce. • PHOSPHORESCE v. to exhibit phosphorescence. |
PRECIPITINOGEN | • precipitinogen n. A substance that produces a precipitin. • PRECIPITINOGEN n. an antigen that induces specific precipitin. |
PROPAGANDISTIC | • propagandistic adj. Having the characteristics of propaganda; spreading propaganda. • PROPAGANDISTIC adj. related to propaganda. |
SHARECROPPINGS | • SHARECROPPING n. a kind of tenant farming where the farmer supplies, in lieu of rent, a share of the crop. |
SUPERCOMPUTING | • supercomputing n. (Computing) The design and use of supercomputers. • SUPERCOMPUTING n. computing using a supercomputer, a large very fast mainframe used esp. for scientific computations. |