(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.
beautyship
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
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.
emphyteuta
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
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
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.
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
euphyllite
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
haematopus
hatshepsut
hatshepsut
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
helipterum
hephaestus
heptanchus
heptateuch
heptateuch
Proper noun
The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible.
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hotspurred
housekkept
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypaethrum
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
nautophone
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
outsharpen
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parachuter
parachuter
noun
One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
petrouchka
philoetius
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
plethorous
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
pneumolith
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
preexhaust
prehaunted
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
puppethead
puppethood
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
shoupeltin
spathulate
spathulate
adj
Alternative spelling of spatulate
spherulate
spherulate
adj
Covered or set with spherules.
spherulite
spherulite
noun
a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
stupidhead
stupidhead
noun
Alternative form of stupid-head
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
sulphatase
sulphatase
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase
sulphatize
sulphinate
sulphinate
noun
Alternative form of sulfinate
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
sulphurate
sulphurate
adj
(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurate
supercloth
superether
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
supertight
supertight
adj
Extremely tight.
supertough
supertough
adj
Exceptionally tough.
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
suretyship
suretyship
noun
(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
sutlership
sutlership
noun
The condition or occupation of a sutler.
taurophile
taurophobe
tersulphid
teutophile
teutophobe
theophilus
theophilus
Proper noun
The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
name; rare in English.
theopneust
theopneust
adj
Inspired or possessed by a god.
thespesius
thraupidae
thruppence
thruppence
noun
(Britain, informal, dated) Threepence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency)
thumbpiece
thumbpiece
noun
Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
tophaceous
tophaceous
adj
Relating to tophus.
gritty; sandy; rough; stony
touchpiece
touchpiece
noun
Alternative form of touch piece
turcophile
turcophile
Adjective
Favouring or sympathetic to Turkey.
turkophile
turkophobe
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.
underdepth
underpitch
underpitch
Verb
To fill underneath; to stuff.
unemphatic
unemphatic
adj
Not emphatic
unhappiest
unhappiest
adj
superlative form of unhappy: most unhappy
unpathetic
unpathetic
adj
Alternative form of un-pathetic
unphonetic
unphonetic
Adjective
Not phonetic.
unplighted
unplighted
adj
Not plighted or pledged.
unshipment
unshipment
noun
The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.
untrophied
untrophied
adj
Not awarded a trophy.
upbrighten
upbrighten
verb
(transitive, intransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.
upgathered
upgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upgather
upholsters
upholsters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upholster