(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adnephrine
adrianople
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(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.
anomaliped
antependia
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
aphidiinae
apocodeine
apocodeine
noun
An alkaloid with chemical formula C₁₈H₁₉NO₂, prepared from codeine, with effects like those of apomorphine.
apodeipnon
apogonidae
appendical
appendical
adj
(rare, biology, specifically) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the vermiform appendix.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices (chiefly of books).
appendices
appendices
noun
plural of appendice
plural of appendix
appendicle
appendicle
noun
A small appendage.
appendixed
appendixes
asclepidin
asplenioid
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisphenoid
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chlidanope
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
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.
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
copelidine
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
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.
cynipoidea
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
deiphontes
delaplaine
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
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
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendraspis
dendrophil
dennisport
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
deoppilant
depaganize
depaganize
verb
To remove the pagan qualities or elements of.
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
depeopling
depeopling
verb
present participle of depeople
deperition
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depictment
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depilitant
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deposition
deposition
noun
(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depreciant
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
depression
depression
noun
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
The act of lowering or pressing something down.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
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.
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
desipience
desipience
noun
silliness, folly
desipiency
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaspidine
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.
diipenates
dimplement
dimplement
noun
The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions.
dinophilea
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diparentum
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
dipladenia
diplanetic
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
dipneumona
dipneustal
dipsadinae
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
disaproned
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discipline
discipline
noun
(Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
A state of order based on submission to authority.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
An enforced compliance or control.
verb
(transitive) To impose order on someone.
(transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
(transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
disemplane
disemplane
verb
Synonym of deplane (“disembark from an airplane”)
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
dispansive
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
dispensate
dispensers
dispensers
noun
plural of dispenser
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispensive
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
dispersion
dispersion
noun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
displanted
displanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displant
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
docentship
dopinesses
drainpipes
drainpipes
noun
Synonym of drainpipe trousers
plural of drainpipe
dreepiness
drepanidae
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dukkeripen
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
dysphrenia
empoisoned
empoisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empoison
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endocarpic
endopathic
endopelvic
endopelvic
adj
(anatomy) Within the pelvis
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endopodite
endopodite
noun
(biology) The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.