(obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
acipenser
acopyrine
adelphian
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
aepyornis
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphitene
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anapnoeic
anaspides
anemopsis
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelship
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
anticreep
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antipater
antipedal
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antitrope
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
apantesis
apennines
apennines
Proper noun
A mountain range stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country.
apenteric
apepsinia
apepsinia
noun
(pathology) The absence of pepsin in the body.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelinus
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocrenic
apodeipna
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
appealing
appealing
adj
Having appeal; attractive.
noun
The act of making an appeal.
verb
present participle of appeal
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appendice
appendice
noun
Obsolete form of appendix.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
appentice
appentice
noun
(architecture) penthouse; pentice
appertain
appertain
verb
To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.
To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
appliance
appliance
noun
(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
(obsolete) The act of applying.
(obsolete, rare) Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
appointee
appointee
noun
a person who is appointed
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bipennate
bipennate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Bipinnate (pinnate and having a pinnate leaflet).
(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the fibres of which attach to a tendon on two sides (as a feather barbed on both sides).
Having two wings; bipennated.
bipinnate
bipinnate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate.
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
campiness
campiness
noun
(art) The quality of being campy
candlepin
candlepin
noun
(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
canephori
canephroi
capelline
capelline
noun
Alternative form of capeline
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capnoides
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
cappadine
cappadine
noun
A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chapeling
chiapanec
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
cisalpine
cisalpine
adj
On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).
cispadane
compagnie
companied
companied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of company
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
compazine
compendia
compendia
noun
plural of compendium
conopidae
copataine
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crepitant
crepitant
adj
crackling; rattling
cuapinole
cusparine
cynipidae
cytopenia
cytopenia
noun
(cytology) A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
demipagan
depainted
depainted
adj
(obsolete) Painted, depicted.
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
dewanship
diapensia
diapensia
noun
An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.
The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
verb
present participle of diaper
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaspinae
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
diplonema
diplonema
noun
(biology) The diplotene stage of meiosis.
dipsadine
dipsadine
noun
Any snake of the subfamily Dipsadinae
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dopamines
dopamines
noun
plural of dopamine
drainpipe
drainpipe
noun
(uncountable) The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe.
A conduit for carrying rainwater or flood water.
A pipe that carries wastewater from a bathtub, shower, sink, etc.
A pipe that is part of a device or appliance for carrying away waste fluid.
A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs.
A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.