a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
antepectus
antescript
antiseptic
antiseptic
adj
(pharmacology) Capable of preventing microbial infection.
Free of unpleasantness; prim, sanitized or bowdlerized.
Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
Very clean; aseptic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
captainess
captainess
noun
(rare) female captain
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
cineplasty
cisplatine
cispontine
cispontine
adj
On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
components
components
noun
plural of component
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
despectant
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
docentship
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicenters
epicenters
noun
plural of epicenter
episcopant
episcopant
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.
escapement
escapement
noun
(clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.
A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
An escape or means of escape.
The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
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.
espacement
esperantic
esperantic
Adjective
In, relating to, or resembling Esperanto.
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
heptanchus
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
inceptions
inceptions
noun
plural of inception
inculpates
inculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
inspection
inspection
noun
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
The act of examining something, often closely.
inspective
inspective
adj
Engaged in inspection; involving inspection.
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
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
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nepotistic
nepotistic
adj
Of or pertaining to nepotism; favoring relatives because of their relationship rather than their abilities.
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nonaseptic
nonaseptic
adj
Not aseptic.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
nosopoetic
nosopoetic
adj
Producing disease.
opalescent
opalescent
adj
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
pallescent
pallescent
adj
Growing or becoming pale.
pandectist
pandectist
adj
Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century.
Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
noun
A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.
An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
panickiest
panickiest
adj
superlative form of panicky: most panicky
pantascope
pantascope
noun
A pantascopic camera.
pantoscope
pantoscope
noun
(historical) A panoramic camera.
(historical) A very wide-angled photographic lens.
pappescent
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
patchiness
patchiness
noun
The condition of being patchy.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
penitences
penitences
noun
plural of penitence
penobscots
pentabasic
pentabasic
adj
(chemistry, of a salt) Having five atoms of a univalent metal.
(chemistry, of an acid) Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
pentastich
pentastich
noun
(poetry) A composition consisting of five verses.
pentelicus
pestilence
pestilence
noun
(archaic) Anything harmful to morals or public order.
Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
petrescent
petrescent
adj
Petrifying; converting into stone.
petulances
petulances
noun
plural of petulance
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
pianistiec
pisistance
pitchiness
pitchiness
noun
blackness, as of pitch; darkness
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
placements
placements
noun
plural of placement
plasticine
plasticine
noun
Modeling clay.
pleonastic
pleonastic
adj
(grammar) Redundant.
(linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
poeticness
poeticness
noun
The state or quality of being poetic.
pontifices
pontifices
noun
plural of pontifex
postcoenal
postjacent
postulance
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precedents
precedents
noun
plural of precedent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precedent
precentors
precentors
noun
plural of precentor
preconsent
preconsent
adj
Before being given consent.
noun
Consent given in advance.
preconsult
precontest
precontest
adj
(bodybuilding) Of or pertaining to the phase of preparation in the weeks prior to a competition.
predescent
preinspect
preinspect
verb
(transitive) To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection.
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
prosection
prosection
noun
An anatomical dissection carried out by an experienced anatomist as a demonstration for others.
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
psittacine
psittacine
adj
Of or pertaining to parrots.
noun
Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.
pulsatance
pulsatance
noun
(physics) angular frequency (in radians per second)
punctuates
punctuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punctuate
putrescent
putrescent
adj
Becoming putrid; putrefying.
putrescine
putrescine
noun
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
pycnostyle
pycnostyle
adj
(architecture) Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.
noun
(architecture) A colonnade of this kind.
receptions
receptions
noun
plural of reception
recipients
recipients
noun
plural of recipient
reinspects
reinspects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinspect
respectant
respectant
adj
(heraldry, numismatics) Placed so as to face one another; face to face.
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
respection
respection
noun
(obsolete) respect; regard
scentproof
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
scopoletin
scopoletin
noun
A coumarin found in the roots of plants in the genus Scopolia.
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
septmoncel
septuncial
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
speciation
speciation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
(taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
speechment
spencerite
spencerite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
sphincters
sphincters
noun
plural of sphincter
spincaster
spinescent
spinescent
adj
(biology) Having a spine or spines.
(biology) Terminating in a spine.
splenocyte
splenocyte
noun
(biology, immunology) A type of monocyte characteristically found in spleen tissue
spumescent
spumescent
adj
(rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
stenopaeic
stenopaeic
adj
(optics) Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
stenotopic
stenotopic
adj
(ecology) Able to tolerate or adapt to only a small range of environmental conditions
stenotypic
stenotypic
adj
Alternative form of stenotypical
stepdancer
stepdancer
noun
Someone who dances the step dance.
subception
subconcept
subconcept
noun
A secondary or subsidiary concept.
subpotency
subpotency
noun
The quality of being subpotent.
supertonic
supertonic
noun
(music) The second note in a diatonic scale.
supertunic
supertunic
noun
A tunic worn over other clothing; a surcoat.
susception
susception
noun
The act of taking; reception.
suscipient
suscipient
adj
(obsolete) Receiving; admitting.
noun
(obsolete) One who takes or admits; one who receives.
suspecting
suspecting
verb
present participle of suspect
suspection
suspection
noun
(obsolete) suspicion
syncopated
syncopated
adj
(grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope
(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syncopate
syncopates
syncopates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of syncopate
teinoscope
teinoscope
noun
An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished