Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipoenus
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autopepsia
autopotent
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bistipuled
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbump
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bumperette
bumperette
noun
A small secondary bumper to protect a car's main bumpers in the event of a collision.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterbump
butterbump
noun
The European bittern
buttercups
buttercups
noun
plural of buttercup
cajeputole
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
capernutie
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitulate
capitulate
verb
(intransitive) To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capturable
capturable
adj
That can be captured.
carpodetus
catapulted
catapulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catapult
centiplume
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
colporteur
colporteur
noun
A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
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.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
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.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
copycutter
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
coupleteer
coupleteer
noun
One who writes couplets.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
demipuppet
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
depeculate
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
depopulate
depopulate
adj
(obsolete) Depopulated.
verb
(intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.
(transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.
(transitive, electronics) To remove the components from a circuit board.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depudorate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depuratory
depuratory
adj
Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputative
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
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.
diparentum
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
dipneustal
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputeful
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
dodecuplet
dodecuplet
noun
(music) A group of twelve notes, typically to be played in place of eight
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
duperrault
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
ectocarpus
emphyteuta
emplastrum
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
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.
epauletted
epauletted
adj
Alternative form of epauleted
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicentrum
epicuticle
epicuticle
noun
(biology) The outermost portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphytous
epipterous
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
eprouvette
eprouvette
noun
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
eptatretus
epupillate
epupillate
adj
Not pupillate.
equiparant
equiparate
equiparate
verb
(chiefly historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
(rare) To compare.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eruptively
eruptively
adv
In an eruptive manner.
eruptivity
eruptivity
noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
espiritual
estipulate
estipulate
adj
Alternative form of exstipulate
eucalyptic
eucalyptic
adj
Of, resembling, or characterized by eucalyptus trees.
eucalyptol
eucalyptol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.