ANTHROPOGENESIS | • anthropogenesis n. The origin of man. • ANTHROPOGENESIS n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGONY. |
CORINTHIANISING | • CORINTHIANISE v. (archaic) to be licentious, also CORINTHIANIZE. |
COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
DISHEARTENINGLY | • dishearteningly adv. In a disheartening manner. • DISHEARTENING adv. DISHEARTEN, to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
DISINTHRALLINGS | • DISINTHRALLING n. the act of releasing from a state of enthralment. |
HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
MISAPPREHENDING | • misapprehending v. Present participle of misapprehend. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
NEARSIGHTEDNESS | • nearsightedness n. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. • near-sightedness n. Alternative spelling of nearsightedness. • NEARSIGHTED n. able to see near things more clearly than distant ones. |
NIGHTMARISHNESS | • nightmarishness n. The state or condition of being nightmarish. • NIGHTMARISH n. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARY. |
NOTHINGARIANISM | • nothingarianism n. Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian. • NOTHINGARIANISM n. having no particular belief, esp. in religion. |
ORGANOCHLORINES | • organochlorines n. Plural of organochlorine. • ORGANOCHLORINE n. a compound of chlorine and an organic radical. |
ORTHOGONALISING | • orthogonalising v. Present participle of orthogonalise. • ORTHOGONALISE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALIZE. |
PARTHENOGENESIS | • parthenogenesis n. (Biology) Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction… • parthenogenesis n. (Countable and uncountable) figurative uses of the biological senses. • parthenogenesis n. (Theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. |
PHOTOENGRAVINGS | • photoengravings n. Plural of photoengraving. • PHOTOENGRAVING n. any process of engraving by aid of photography, esp. from relief plates. |
PHRASEMONGERING | • phrasemongering v. Present participle of phrasemonger. • PHRASEMONGERING n. the making of fine phrases. |
SCRIMSHANDERING | • scrimshandering v. Present participle of scrimshander. • SCRIMSHANDER v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDY, SCRIMSHAW. |
SEARCHINGNESSES | • SEARCHINGNESS n. the state of being searching. |
SUPERHUMANISING | • superhumanising v. Present participle of superhumanise. • SUPERHUMANISE v. to make superhuman, also SUPERHUMANIZE. |
SUPERHUMANIZING | • superhumanizing v. Present participle of superhumanize. • SUPERHUMANIZE v. to make superhuman, also SUPERHUMANISE. |