(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
aperulosid
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bistipuled
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
demipuppet
depauville
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputative
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
diparentum
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplacuses
dipleurula
dipleurule
dipneumona
dipneustal
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disespouse
disespouse
verb
(poetic, transitive) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputeful
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dukkeripen
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermous
equipoised
equipoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
eumolpides
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
eupatridae
eupatridae
Noun
The ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica.
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemized
euphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
euploidies
euploidies
noun
plural of euploidy
eupolidean
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
eurypterid
eurypterid
noun
A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
guidership
hemipodius
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
inaptitude
inaptitude
noun
The quality of being inapt.
inculpated
inculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inculpate
indisputed
indisputed
adj
(obsolete) Undisputed.
ineptitude
ineptitude
noun
An instance of being inept.
The quality of being inept.
jaspideous
jaspideous
adj
jaspidean; containing jasper
jaspidean; like jasper
jaspidean; made of jasper
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
jurisprude
jurisprude
noun
One who studies jurisprudence.
lupetidine
lupetidine
noun
dimethylpiperidine
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
megapodius
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
misusurped
mudpuppies
mudpuppies
noun
plural of mudpuppy
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
multiplied
multiplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multiply
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
ophiouride
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outpointed
outpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpoint
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outspinned
paedeutics
paedeutics
noun
Alternative form of paideutics
paguroidea
paideutics
paideutics
noun
(dated) The science or art of teaching.
paludicole
paludicole
adj
(zoology) Paludicolous; inhabiting marshes.
pasquinade
pasquinade
noun
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
pauperised
pauperised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pauperise
pauperized
pauperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pauperize
pediastrum
pedicellus
pedicellus
noun
The base of the antenna of some insects
pediculate
pediculate
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Pediculati.
Provided with a pedicel.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Pediculati.
pediculati
pediculina
pediculine
pediculoid
pediculous
pediculous
adj
Alternative form of pedicular
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
pedicurism
pedicurism
noun
The practice or the art of giving pedicures.
pedicurist
pedicurist
noun
A person who performs pedicures.
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pediluvium
pediluvium
noun
The bathing of the feet.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedimentum
pedionomus
pedipalpus
pedipalpus
noun
Synonym of pedipalp
pedipulate
pedipulate
verb
(transitive, rare, archaic) To handle, operate, or control with the foot or feet, especially in a skillful manner.
pellucidly
pellucidly
adv
In a pellucid manner.
pennatulid
pennatulid
noun
Any sea pen of the family Pennatulidae
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.