Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
afterdrops
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anderstorp
anisoptera
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
areopagist
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
autostoper
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
boltspreet
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
carpodetus
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
cooperates
cooperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cooperate
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
copromotes
copromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copromote
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
coreplasty
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
cystophore
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
dennisport
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depositors
depositors
noun
plural of depositor
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
dermatopsy
descriptor
descriptor
noun
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
(linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
desmotrope
desmotropy
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
diastrophe
diotrephes
disportive
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
dryopteris
ectocarpus
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
entosphere
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
eperotesis
epipterous
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
exotospore
exotospore
noun
The needle-shaped form of the spore of the malarial parasite transmitted by mosquitos.
exotropism
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
extrospect
extrospect
verb
Synonym of extraspect.
ferrotypes
ferrotypes
noun
plural of ferrotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferrotype
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fishpotter
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
forestport
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
hainesport
hasteproof
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hoppestere
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotpresses
hotpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotpress
hotspurred
hydropotes
hypaethros
hyperstoic
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypotensor
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostress
impostress
noun
A female impostor.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
interlopes
interlopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interposer
interposer
noun
(electronics) An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.
One who interposes.
interposes
interposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpose
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
isopterous
isopterous
adj
Having the wings equal.
isotropies
isotropies
noun
plural of isotropy
kopperston
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
leptosperm
leptospira
leptospire
leptospire
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
linopteris
lithosperm
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
mckeesport
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesotropic
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
metroscope
metroscope
noun
A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.