An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eupittonic
eupittonic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
euploeinae
euploidies
euploidies
noun
plural of euploidy
eupolidean
eupolyzoan
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
europeward
eurypylous
eurypylous
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers
eurytropic
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exosporous
exosporous
adj
Relating to an exospore.
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fireplough
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
forelouper
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geoprumnon
guadeloupe
guadeloupe
Proper noun
An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
An island group, including the island of Guadeloupe, constituting one of the overseas departments of France.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
haematopus
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemophilus
herophilus
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hotspurred
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
housekkept
housepaint
housephone
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypoconule
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogeugea
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hyponeuria
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
isopleural
isopleuran
isopterous
isopterous
adj
Having the wings equal.
jaspideous
jaspideous
adj
jaspidean; containing jasper
jaspidean; like jasper
jaspidean; made of jasper
jeapordous
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
jubbulpore
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
lapeyrouse
lappaceous
lappaceous
adj
(botany) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucopenic
leucopenic
adj
Alternative form of leukopenic
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
leucophore
leucophore
noun
(histology) Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light.
leucophyre
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lipoferous
lipogenous
lipoxenous
lumberport
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
megapodius
melanoplus
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
mesohippus
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
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.
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
missuppose
missuppose
verb
(transitive) To suppose incorrectly.
mouseproof
mouseproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by mice.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
nautophone
neopallium
neopallium
noun
neocortex
nephrodium
nephroncus
neurectopy
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neurophile
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neuroptera
neuroptera
noun
plural of neuropteron
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
neurotropy
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
noncapture
nonleprous
nonleprous
adj
Not leprous.
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nonplussed
nonplussed
adj
(nonstandard, chiefly US, informal) Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed.
Bewildered; unsure how to respond or act.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nonplus
nonplusses
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
nonprudent
nonpuerile
nonpungent
nonpungent
adj
Not pungent
nonrupture
nonrupture
noun
(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
notopterus
occupative
occupative
adj
occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
occupiable
occupiable
adj
Capable of being occupied
Suitable for occupancy
oenocarpus
oesophagus
oesophagus
noun
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.