(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
antetemple
antetemple
noun
The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
apodematal
appallment
appallment
noun
(obsolete) depression occasioned by terror; dismay
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
compactile
compatable
compatable
adj
Misspelling of compatible.
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
complacent
complacent
adj
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
complanate
complanate
adj
Flattened to a level surface.
verb
(transitive) To make level.
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
complicate
complicate
adj
(now rare, poetic) Complex, complicated.
(obsolete) Intertwined.
verb
(transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
compostela
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
empalement
empalement
noun
Obsolete form of impalement. in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
emphatical
emphatical
adj
emphatic
emplastrum
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epiblemata
epithalami
epithalamy
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epitomical
epitomical
adj
epitomic
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
impalement
impalement
noun
(botany) (obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
impetulant
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
intemporal
lamprotype
laparotome
laparotome
noun
(surgery) A surgical instrument for performing laparotomy.
leptamnium
leptomatic
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
leptomonas
maladapted
maladapted
adj
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
malapertly
malapertly
adv
In a malapert manner.
manipulate
manipulate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
maplecrest
marprelate
mazapilite
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
meloplasty
meloplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of restoring a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
menotyphla
mephitical
mephitical
adj
Alternative form of mephitic
mercaptole
mercaptole
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) dithioketal
metacarpal
metacarpal
adj
Of the metacarpus.
noun
Any of the bones of the metacarpus
metalepses
metalepses
noun
plural of metalepsis
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
metaleptic
metaleptic
adj
Of or pertaining to metalepsis.
metaphloem
metaphloem
noun
The mature form of phloem that has larger cells than the protophloem
metaplasia
metaplasia
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
metaplasis
metaplasis
noun
(biology) Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
(biology, archaic) Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.
metapleura
metapleura
noun
plural of metapleuron
metapleure
metapleure
noun
A longitudinal fold at the junction of the ventral and lateral surfaces of a lancelet
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
monopteral
monopteral
adj
(architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplane
multiplane
adj
Consisting of several planes or surfaces
noun
A motion-picture camera used in traditional animation to move a number of pieces of artwork at various speeds and various distances, creating a sense of parallax or depth.
An airplane having at least three superposed main planes
myelopathy
myelopathy
noun
A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged.
A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.
myelopetal
myeloplast
nameplates
nameplates
noun
plural of nameplate
palermitan
palimpsest
palimpsest
noun
(archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
(astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
(computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
(cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
(geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
verb
On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
palliament
palliament
noun
(obsolete) A dress; a robe.
palmdesert
palmerston
palmettoes
paludament
paludament
noun
A paludamentum.
pamphleter
pamphleter
noun
Synonym of pamphleteer
pamphletic
pamphletic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pamphlet.
panthelism
parametral
parametral
adj
Synonym of parametric
parcelment
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parlamento
parliament
parliament
noun
(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
pavemental
pedimental
pedimental
adj
Of or pertaining to a pediment.
pelmatozoa
pentameral
pentameral
adj
fivefold (of a symmetry group)
perimetral
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
permutable
permutable
adj
Able to be permuted
permutably
permutably
adv
Such that it can be permuted.
petaliform
petaliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a petal.
petrolatum
petrolatum
noun
petroleum jelly
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
placements
placements
noun
plural of placement
placentoma
planchment
planimeter
planimeter
noun
An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.
planimetry
planimetry
noun
(mathematics) The measurement of distances, angles and areas on a plane, especially on a map or image
planometer
planometer
noun
A flat, metal plate used for estimating the flatness of a machined part; a surface plate.
planometry
planometry
noun
The measurement or construction of a plane surface.
planterdom
plasmacyte
plasmacyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell
plasmocyte
plasmocyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell.
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
plastomere
plastosome
plastosome
noun
(obsolete) Any of various organelles found within a cell, especially a mitochondrion.
platemaker
platemaker
noun
One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
platformed
platformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platform
platformer
platformer
noun
(video games, informal) A platform game.
platymeria
platymeric
platymeric
adj
Having a broad femur
platymeter
platymeter
noun
An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.
pleomastia
pleomastic
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
pleurotoma
plumatella
polymagnet
polysemant
polysemant
noun
A word or phrase with more than one meaning.
polystomea
portmantle
portmantle
noun
Obsolete form of portmanteau.
postmeatal
postmedial
postmedial
adj
(biology) Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
(linguistics) Located after the medial element.
postmental
postmental
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Posterior to the mentum.
potamogale
premarital
premarital
adj
Before marriage; before getting married.
prestomial
promotable
promotable
adj
Able to be promoted; eligible for promotion.
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
protometal
protometal
noun
(music) A style of music that was a precursor to heavy metal.
protonemal
protonemal
adj
Relating to protonemata
psalmister
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
ptolemaean
ptolemaeus
ptolemaian
ptolemaian
Adjective
Ptolemaic
ptolemaism
ptolemaist
ptolemaist
Noun
One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.