(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinopteri
adoperation
aepyornises
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
androlepsia
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anilopyrine
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
anosphresia
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
anthropidae
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
aphrogeneia
apiocrinite
apoatropine
apoatropine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
apollinaire
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
apportioner
apportioner
noun
One who apportions.
argiphontes
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
aspergation
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
backpointer
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
besprizorni
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
capernoited
capernoitie
capernoitie
noun
(informal, Scotland) noddle (head)
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coappearing
coappearing
verb
present participle of coappear
compendiary
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
conspersion
conspersion
Noun
The act of sprinkling.
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
cooperation
cooperation
noun
(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.
Active help from a person, organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or resources.
Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
cooperstein
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copartiment
copernicans
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
coprisoners
coprisoners
noun
plural of coprisoner
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
corecipient
corecipient
noun
A joint recipient; one of several people who receive something.
cornerpiece
cornerpiece
noun
Part of an object that fits at its corner.
cornucopiae
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cotranspire
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
crepitation
crepitation
noun
A crepitant rale.
A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
The act of crepitating or crackling.
crypteronia
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cyprinoidea
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departition
departition
noun
(obsolete) departure
(obsolete) separation
verb
(transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
deperdition
deperdition
noun
(archaic) Loss; destruction
depersonize
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
deportation
deportation
noun
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
deprecation
deprecation
noun
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
depressions
depressions
noun
plural of depression
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
description
description
noun
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
(linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
desorptions
desorptions
noun
plural of desorption
desperation
desperation
noun
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Reckless fury.
Short for bladder desperation.
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diplohedron
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
discerption
discerption
noun
The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces
disemprison
dispensator
dispensator
noun
A distributor; a person who dispenses.
dispersions
dispersions
noun
plural of dispersion
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
eclipsareon
eclipsareon
noun
(historical) A device for measuring eclipses.
emancipator
emancipator
noun
A person who emancipates.
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
endocarpoid
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endospermic
endospermic
adj
of, or relating to the endosperm
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
enteropexia
epeirogenic
epeirogenic
Adjective
Relating to epeirogenesis.
epembryonic
epicondylar
epicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epirogenies
epirotulian
erythropsin
esperantido
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
evaporation
evaporation
noun
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
explanitory
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
expressions
expressions
noun
plural of expression
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.