A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atropidae
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bipyridyl
bipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds consisting of two pyridine groups joined directly together in a manner analogous to biphenyl
bloodripe
bopyridae
bridelope
brideship
bridgepot
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
calipered
calipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caliper
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
capripede
capripede
adj
Alternative form of capriped
carapidae
carpidium
carpiodes
carpoidea
cheiropod
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chippered
chippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chipper
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
cirrhopod
cirrhopod
noun
Archaic form of cirriped.
cirripede
cirripede
noun
Alternative spelling of cirriped
cirripeds
cirripeds
noun
plural of cirriped
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
comprised
comprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprise
comprized
comprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprize
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
cordiceps
crepidoma
crepidoma
noun
In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
crepidula
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
cuspidors
cuspidors
noun
plural of cuspidor
cypraeoid
cypridina
cyprinids
cyprinids
noun
plural of cyprinid
cyprinoid
cyprinoid
adj
Belonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
Resembling the carp.
noun
A fish of that suborder.
dandiprat
dandiprat
noun
(dated) An insignificant or contemptible person
(obsolete) An English coin worth three half-pence
dasiphora
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
decipolar
decrepity
decrepity
noun
(obsolete) Decrepitude.
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
depardieu
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
deperdite
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depicters
depicters
noun
plural of depicter
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
depilator
depilator
noun
One who or that which depilates; a remover of hair.
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
depositor
depositor
noun
A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
despraise
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
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
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
diaporthe
diaspirin
diasporas
diasporas
noun
plural of diaspora
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diatropic
diatropic
adj
Exhibiting diatropism (any sense).
didappers
didappers
noun
plural of didapper
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
dioptrate
dioptrate
adj
(entomology) Divided transversely.
dioptrics
dioptrics
noun
plural of dioptric
the study of the refraction of light, especially by lenses
diospyros
diospyros
noun
Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
dipartite
dipartite
adj
Synonym of bipartite
dipicrate
dipleural
dipleuric
dipperful
dipperful
noun
(US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
diprimary
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
dipterist
dipterist
noun
An entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (true flies).
dipterous
dipterous
adj
Having two wings.
Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
dipyramid
dipyramid
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
dipyridyl
dipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) bipyridyl
(organic chemistry, in combination) Two pyridyl groups in a compound
direption
direption
noun
The act of despoiling, plundering, or snatching away.
dirtplate
diruption
diruption
noun
(archaic) disruption
disappear
disappear
verb
(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.
(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.
(intransitive) To vanish.
(transitive) To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons.
discerped
discerped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discerp
discocarp
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparate
disparate
adj
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
disparish
disparity
disparity
noun
(countable) Incongruity.
(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disparple
disparple
verb
(obsolete) To scatter, disperse.
disparted
disparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispart
dispauper
dispauper
verb
(transitive) To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
dispeller
dispeller
noun
One who, or that which, dispels.
dispender
dispender
noun
(obsolete) One who dispends or expends; a steward.
dispenser
dispenser
noun
A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.
An object used to dispense other items.
Something or someone that dispenses things.
disperato
dispermic
dispermic
adj
Relating to dispermy.
disperple
disperple
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter; to sprinkle
dispersal
dispersal
noun
A dispersal prison.
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
dispersed
dispersed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disperse
disperser
disperser
noun
(chemistry) A substance that stabilizes a dispersion; an emulsifier.
(ecology) An organism that disperses something, such as seeds, in the environment.
disperses
disperses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disperse
dispireme
dispirits
dispirits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispirit
displacer
displacer
noun
(chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
One who, or that which, displaces.
displayer
displayer
noun
One who, or that which, displays.
disporous
disporous
adj
(biology) Having two spores.
disported
disported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disport
disposers
disposers
noun
plural of disposer
disposure
disposure
noun
(rare) Disposition.
The way things are disposed or laid out; arrangement.
dispowder
dispraise
dispraise
noun
Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.
verb
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
dispreads
dispreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispread