rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
antescript
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
appreciant
appreciant
adj
(archaic) appreciative
apprentice
apprentice
noun
(dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
(historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
verb
(transitive) To be an apprentice to.
(transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
capernaite
capernoity
capernutie
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
carpentier
carpintero
carpintero
noun
The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
chapournet
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
coenotrope
compartner
compartner
noun
Obsolete form of copartner.
compearant
compearant
noun
(Scotland, law) A person who appears in court.
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
contrapone
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
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.
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
correption
correption
noun
(obsolete) chiding; reproof; reproach
A shortening in pronunciation.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crankplate
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
ctenophora
ctenophore
ctenophore
noun
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
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.
depreciant
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endoprocta
endotropic
entoprocta
epicenters
epicenters
noun
plural of epicenter
epicentral
epicentral
adj
Of or pertaining to an epicentre
noun
(anatomy) An epicentral bone
epicentrum
escarpment
escarpment
noun
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
esperantic
esperantic
Adjective
In, relating to, or resembling Esperanto.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
frontpiece
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
impartance
impartance
noun
impartation
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
intercepts
intercepts
noun
plural of intercept
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intercept
interclasp
interoptic
interpiece
interpiece
adj
Between pieces.
interplace
interplace
verb
To place between or among.
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
interpunct
interpunct
noun
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
interspace
interspace
noun
A space or interval between two things; an interstice
verb
(transitive) To place (things) spaced out between other things.
(transitive) To sow or seed (an area) with things spaced out between other things.
introscope
introspect
introspect
verb
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
(transitive) To look into.
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
isentropic
isentropic
adj
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy
mecopteran
mecopteran
noun
Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera
mecopteron
necropathy
necrotypic
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
neurectopy
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nociceptor
nociceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
noncapture
nonreceipt
nonreceipt
noun
Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
pancreatic
pancreatic
adj
Of or pertaining to the pancreas
pancreatin
pancreatin
noun
A mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas, composed of amylase, lipase and protease.
paraenetic
paraenetic
adj
Alternative form of parenetic
parcelment
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parcidenta
parentelic
penetrance
penetrance
noun
(genetics) The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait
The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
penetrancy
penetrancy
noun
The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
penitencer
penitencer
noun
(obsolete) A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentacular
pentacular
adj
Of or relating to a pentacle.
penteteric
penteteric
adj
quinquennial
percentage
percentage
noun
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
percentile
percentile
noun
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
(statistics) Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
percentual
percentual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or expressed as a percentage
perception
perception
noun
(cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.
Acuity
Conscious understanding of something.
The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
Vision (ability)
percipient
percipient
adj
(psychology, education, dated) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, as a very young child.
Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has perceived a paranormal event.
(philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.
percurrent
percurrent
adj
(botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.
percutient
percutient
adj
(archaic) Striking; having the power of striking or hitting.
noun
(archaic) That which has the power of striking.
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
perficient
perficient
adj
Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual.
noun
One who endows a charity.
One who performs or perfects a work.
pericenter
pericenter
noun
(astronomy) The peribaryon, the point of closest approach of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction.
pericentre
pericentre
noun
Alternative spelling of pericenter
periculant
perlection
perlection
noun
the reading through of something.
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
pernoctate
pernoctate
verb
(intransitive) To stay all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer).
pertinence
pertinence
noun
The quality of being pertinent.
pertinency
pertinency
noun
(countable, dated) Something that is relevant to the matter at hand.
The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance.
petrarchan
petrarchan
Adjective
Of or relating to a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.
petrescent
petrescent
adj
Petrifying; converting into stone.
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
picnometer
pitcherman
placentary
placentary
adj
Relating to the placenta.
noun
(botany) The projecting line or ridge formed by the union of several placentas.
pleuronect
pontefract
pontefract
Proper noun
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
porrection
porrection
noun
The act of stretching forth.
potcherman
potcherman
noun
One who operates a potcher.
potchermen
potchermen
noun
plural of potcherman
pratincole
pratincole
noun
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.