(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
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.
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
argiphontes
aspergation
asterolepis
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
austrophile
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
caulopteris
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
christopher
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
compositure
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
coopersmith
cooperstein
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
coreplastic
cotranspire
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cryptodeist
cystopteris
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
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.
descriptors
descriptors
noun
plural of descriptor
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desmotropic
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.
diopsimeter
disceptator
disceptator
noun
(obsolete) One who arbitrates or decides; a judge.
discerption
discerption
noun
The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces
dispensator
dispensator
noun
A distributor; a person who dispenses.
dispergator
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
electropism
elytroposis
emmetropism
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epistolizer
epistolizer
Noun
A writer of epistles.
epistrophes
epistrophes
noun
plural of epistrophe
epistrophic
eremopteris
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
erythropsin
esperantido
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
expatiators
expatiators
noun
plural of expatiator
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
expositress
expositress
noun
(dated) A female expositor.
exstrophies
exstrophies
noun
plural of exstrophy
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
extirpators
extirpators
noun
plural of extirpator
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
frontspiece
frostnipped
frostnipped
adj
Affected by frostnip.
gastrophile
geomorphist
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
geotropisms
geotropisms
noun
plural of geotropism
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
heliotropes
heliotropes
noun
plural of heliotrope
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropism
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
herophilist
heteroptics
heteroptics
noun
false optics
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
hippocrates
hippocrates
Proper noun
name, notably borne by an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."
hospitaller
hospitaller
noun
A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.
A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
hostlership
hostlership
noun
The role or status of a hostler.
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
ideopraxist
ideopraxist
noun
A person who is compelled to carry out an idea.
impersonate
impersonate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
(transitive, computing) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
importances
importances
noun
plural of importance
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
imposterous
imposterous
adj
(obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
imprecators
imprecators
noun
plural of imprecator
improbities
improbities
noun
plural of improbity
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
insectproof
insectproof
adj
Resistant to insects.
inspectoral
inspectoral
adj
Alternative form of inspectorial
intergossip
interlopers
interlopers
noun
plural of interloper
interphones
interphones
noun
plural of interphone
interpolish
interposers
interposers
noun
plural of interposer
interposing
interposing
verb
present participle of interpose
interposure
interposure
noun
The action of interposing; interposition; interposal.
intersporal
intersporal
adj
Between spores
introspects
introspects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of introspect
isometropia
isometropia
noun
(medicine) The normal condition of having equal refractive power in each eye
iteroparous
iteroparous
adj
(biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime
katipuneros
laeotropism
leprologist
leprologist
noun
A student of leprology, a doctor or researcher specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy.
leptospirae
leptospirae
noun
plural of leptospira
leptospiral
leptospiral
adj
Relating to bacteria of the genus Leptospira, or to leptospirosis
leptospiras
leptospires
leptospires
noun
plural of leptospire
lipotropies
lithosphere
lithosphere
noun
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.
mentorships
mentorships
noun
plural of mentorship
merotropism
mesotrophic
mesotrophic
adj
(biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water
(geography, of a body of water) providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).
metaphorist
metaphorist
noun
One who makes metaphors.
metropoleis
metropoleis
noun
(rare) plural of metropolis
In the sense of any large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas:
metroptosia
metroptosis
micropipets
micropipets
noun
plural of micropipet
micropterus
microseptum
millersport
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
misreported
misreported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misreport