(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
episcopant
episcopant
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.
epistolean
epistolean
noun
(rare) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
epistomian
ethiopians
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
hainesport
housepaint
inapostate
inapposite
inapposite
adj
inappropriate, not suitable for the situation
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
isoheptane
isopentane
isopentane
noun
(organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nonaseptic
nonaseptic
adj
Not aseptic.
operations
operations
noun
plural of operation
opiniaster
opiniaster
noun
(obsolete) An opinionated person.
opiniastre
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
opuntiales
osteopenia
osteopenia
noun
The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis.
pantomimes
pantomimes
noun
plural of pantomime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pantomime
parsonsite
parsonsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
passionate
passionate
adj
(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Fired with intense feeling.
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
noun
A passionate individual.
verb
(obsolete) To express with great emotion.
(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patroniser
patroniser
noun
Alternative spelling of patronizer
patronizes
patronizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronize
pensionnat
pentapolis
pentapolis
noun
A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
periastron
periastron
noun
(astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.
peronistas
pistonhead
planetoids
planetoids
noun
plural of planetoid
platonised
platonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platonise
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
pleonastic
pleonastic
adj
(grammar) Redundant.
(linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.
poinsettia
poinsettia
noun
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.
polianthes
pollinates
pollinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pollinate
postgenial
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
potentials
potentials
noun
plural of potential
predations
predations
noun
plural of predation
prestation
prestation
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A payment of money; a toll or duty.
(UK, law, obsolete) The rendering of a service
proteinase
proteinase
noun
(biochemistry) protease
psalterion
psalterion
noun
(now historical, rare) Synonym of psaltery
reappoints
reappoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reappoint
separation
separation
noun
(law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
(military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
An object that separates two spaces.
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
The place at which a division occurs.
siphonated
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spaniolate
speciation
speciation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
(taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
spermation
spheration
sporangite
stenopaeic
stenopaeic
adj
(optics) Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
stephanion
stephanion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.