(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
copernicus
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
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.
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.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
geoprumnon
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyponeuria
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
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.
isopleuran
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
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.
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
nonprudent
nonpuerile
nonrupture
nonrupture
noun
(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
notopterus
oenocarpus
outpreened
outpreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreen
outsharpen
overpruned
overpruned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprune
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
papandreou
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
penumbrous
penumbrous
adj
Partially shaded.
Vague; ill-defined; unclear.
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
perculsion
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
perigonium
perigonium
noun
(botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
(dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
perivenous
perivenous
adj
(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
perizonium
perizonium
noun
A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom
pernambuco
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
personarum
persuasion
persuasion
noun
(by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
piniferous
pleurodont
pleurodont
adj
(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
noun
(zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.
pleuronect
pleuronema
plunderous
plunderous
adj
Tending to plunder.
pneumogram
pneumogram
noun
(medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
polyneural
polyneuric
popgunnery
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
porousness
porousness
noun
The quality of being porous; porosity
portentous
portentous
adj
Of momentous or ominous significance.
Ominously prophetic.
Puffed up with vanity.
portunidae
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
preaccount
preadjourn
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
precommune
preconduct
preconfuse
preconquer
preconquer
verb
(rare) To conquer beforehand.
preconsult
preconsume
preconsume
verb
(transitive) To consume beforehand.
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
preexpound
prefortune
prefounder
preoutline
prequoting
preroutine
preroutine
noun
A routine carried out in advance of something else.
prerouting
prerouting
verb
present participle of preroute
preruption
prespinous
preumbonal
procensure
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
procurance
procurrent
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
profounder
profounder
adj
comparative form of profound: more profound
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
pronounced
pronounced
adj
strongly marked.
uttered, articulated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pronounce
pronouncer
pronouncer
noun
Agent noun of pronounce; one who pronounces.
The official who gives out words to be spelled at a spelling bee and answers questions about their definition, use in a sentence and etymology.
pronounces
pronounces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pronounce
pronuclear
pronuclear
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to the pronucleus.
Alternative form of pro-nuclear
pronucleus
pronucleus
noun
Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
propleuron
propleuron
noun
The lateral sclerite of the anterior division of the thorax of an insect
propounded
propounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of propound
propounder
propounder
noun
One who propounds.
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosneusis
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
proteinous
proteinous
adj
proteinaceous
protrudent
pulmonifer
puntillero
purloiners
purloiners
noun
plural of purloiner
pyrogenous
pyrogenous
adj
(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenetic
(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic
recompound
recompound
verb
(transitive) To compound again or anew.
recoupling
recoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is recoupled.
verb
present participle of recouple
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
reeruption
regrouping
regrouping
noun
A new grouping; the act or result of grouping again.
verb
present participle of regroup
repulsions
repulsions
noun
plural of repulsion
reputation
reputation
noun
What somebody is known for.
responsusa
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by