(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphivorous
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphroditous
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.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
boroughship
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
caulopteris
cerophilous
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
criniparous
cupriferous
cupriferous
adj
Containing or producing copper.
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
dipsosaurus
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
dorsiparous
dorsiparous
adj
dorsiferous
drupiferous
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
dysprosiums
empoririums
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
erysipelous
erysipelous
adj
Alternative form of erysipelatous
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.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
floriparous
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
germiparous
groupthinks
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
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.
hermoupolis
hippocurius
hippotragus
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
imposterous
imposterous
adj
(obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
imposturism
imposturous
imposturous
adj
Alternative spelling of imposterous
incomposure
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
interposure
interposure
noun
The action of interposing; interposition; interposal.
isomorphous
isomorphous
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism.
isopleurous
isopurpurin
isopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone
istiophorus
iteroparous
iteroparous
adj
(biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime
jeopardious
katipuneros
lapeirousia
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
lithocarpus
locutorship
mesosporium
micropodous
microporous
microporous
adj
(of a material) Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres.
micropterus
microseptum
microsporum
milleporous
misproduced
misproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misproduce
mitrephorus
multiparous
multiparous
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Producing several offspring at one time.
myriapodous
myriopodous
myxosporium
neuropteris
neurotripsy
neutrophils
neutrophils
noun
plural of neutrophil
nonperilous
nonprecious
nonprecious
adj
not precious, especially used to describe base metals such as lead, iron, copper etc.
nonpuristic
nonspurious
nonspurious
adj
Not spurious.
nonusurping
nonusurping
adj
Not usurping.
nulliparous
nulliparous
adj
(of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs.
(of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth.
nulliporous
nulliporous
adj
Relating to the nullipores.
ophiosaurus
opportunism
opportunism
noun
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
opportunist
opportunist
noun
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
opprobrious
opprobrious
adj
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
opprobriums
outpourings
outpourings
noun
plural of outpouring
outpraising
outpraising
verb
present participle of outpraise
outpressing
outpressing
verb
present participle of outpress
outpromised
outpromised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpromise
outpromises
outpromises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpromise
outpursuing
outsprinted
outsprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsprint
outstripped
outstripped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outstrip
overcopious
overcopious
adj
Excessively copious.
overpiteous
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
ovicapsular
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
palpigerous
palpigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a palpus.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
pappiferous
pappiferous
adj
Bearing a pappus.
papyritious
papyritious
adj
Resembling paper.
paragonimus
pareciously
pedestrious
pedestrious
adj
(obsolete) Going on foot; not winged.
peltiferous
peltigerous
penniferous
pennigerous
pennigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing feathers or quills.
penuriously
penuriously
adv
In a penurious manner.
percussions
percussions
noun
plural of percussion
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
perichylous
periosteous
periosteous
adj
periosteal
peripterous
peripterous
adj
(architecture) Surrounded by a single row of columns.