An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
apiologies
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
areopagist
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
compagnies
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
dispergate
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
escaloping
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
esophagism
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
gaspereaus
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagies
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gloeocapsa
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gossampine
grapestalk
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
gravipause
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
inspeaking
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
mesophragm
oesophagal
oesophagal
adj
Alternative form of esophageal
oesophagus
oesophagus
noun
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
oosporange
oosporange
noun
Synonym of oosporangium
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
osteophage
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangenesis
pangenesis
noun
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
panglessly
panglessly
adv
Without a pang; painlessly.
paragaster
paragaster
noun
(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.
parageusia
parageusia
noun
(medicine) The abnormal presence of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, sometimes caused by medications.
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
parageusis
parageusis
noun
Alternative form of parageusia
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paralgesia
paralgesia
noun
abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
parkesburg
parsonages
parsonages
noun
plural of parsonage
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pasargadae
pasargadae
Proper noun
An ancient city of Persia, a capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
passageway
passageway
noun
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
passegarde
passegarde
noun
Alternative form of passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”)
passengers
passengers
noun
plural of passenger
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
peastaking
pedagogics
pedagogics
noun
The science or art of teaching; pedagogy.
pedagogies
pedagogies
noun
plural of pedagogy
pedagogish
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pedagogues
pedagogues
noun
plural of pedagogue
pelasgikon
pellagrose
pellagrose
adj
Alternative form of pellagrous
pellagrous
pellagrous
adj
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
pendergast
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
persiflage
persiflage
noun
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Good-natured banter; raillery.
personages
personages
noun
plural of personage
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phlegmasia
phlegmasia
noun
(medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
phosphagen
phosphagen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of energy storage compounds, chiefly found in muscular tissue in animals, allowing a high-energy phosphate pool to be maintained in a concentration range, which, if it all were ATP, would create problems due to the ATP consuming reactions in these tissues.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
physagogue
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
plagiaries
plagiaries
noun
plural of plagiary
plagiarise
plagiarise
verb
Alternative spelling of plagiarize
plagueless
plagueless
adj
Free from plague.
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
plasmagene
plasmagene
noun
(genetics) A gene located in granules of the cytoplasm of a cell
plasmogeny
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
plexiglass
plexiglass
noun
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.