(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinopteri
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocerite
adoperation
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetiotropic
albitophyre
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
amphierotic
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.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
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.
aphroditeum
apiocrinite
aplodiorite
apoatropine
apoatropine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aporhyolite
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apoturmeric
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
apportioner
apportioner
noun
One who apportions.
appreciator
appreciator
noun
Someone who assesses or appraises the value of something.
Someone who values something highly.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
appropriate
appropriate
adj
(obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
Suitable or fit; proper.
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
verb
(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
(transitive) To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
(transitive, Britain, ecclesiastical, law) To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
(transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argiphontes
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
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.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
augitophyre
austrophile
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
backpointer
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
behypocrite
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
capernoited
capernoitie
capernoitie
noun
(informal, Scotland) noddle (head)
capriccetto
capriccetto
noun
(music) Alternative form of capriccietto
carpocerite
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
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.
cetomorphic
cheiroptera
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
christopher
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
compositure
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
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.
cooperative
cooperative
adj
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
coopersmith
cooperstein
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copartiment
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.
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
corecipient
corecipient
noun
A joint recipient; one of several people who receive something.
coreplastic
corporative
corporative
adj
pertaining to a corporation; corporate
pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
cotranspire
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crepidomata
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
cryptodeist
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).
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptozoite
cryptozoite
noun
The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cystopteris
decapitator
decapitator
noun
One who decapitates.
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
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
deplethoric
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
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.
depreciator
depreciator
noun
(economics) One who depreciates.
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
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
dermatoptic
dermatropic
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermotropic
dermotropic
adj
Synonym of dermatotropic
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.
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
diageotropy
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diopsimeter
dioptometer
dioptometer
noun
An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses.
dioptometry
dioptomiter
diphtheroid
diphtheroid
adj
Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
noun
Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria
dipterocarp
dipterocarp
noun
any member of the family Dipterocarpaceae of tropical rainforest trees having two-winged fruits