Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
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.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
albitophyre
allocryptic
allopatries
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
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.
anisotropal
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
aplodiorite
aporhyolite
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
asterolepis
austrophile
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
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.
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
catoptrical
catoptrical
adj
Alternative form of catoptric
caulopteris
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
chalcotript
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
colorpoints
colorpoints
noun
plural of colorpoint
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
complicator
complicator
noun
One who or that which complicates.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
cooruptibly
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
coreplastic
coroplastic
coroplastic
adj
Of or pertaining to the manufacture of figurines
Of, pertaining to, or made of coroplast (the material).
corporality
corporality
noun
(obsolete) A confraternity; a guild.
(obsolete) The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
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.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
deplethoric
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
dilapidator
dilapidator
noun
One who dilapidates; a person causing dilapidation.
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
electropism
elytroposis
epicortical
epicortical
adj
(botany) On top of the bark
Above a cortex; relating to the epicortex
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epirotulian
epistolizer
epistolizer
Noun
A writer of epistles.
epitrochlea
epitrochlea
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.
explanitory
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
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.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
forcipulata
forcipulate
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
gastrophile
graptolites
graptolites
noun
plural of graptolite
graptolitha
graptolitic
graptolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites.
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
heliotroper
heliotroper
noun
The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope.
heliotropes
heliotropes
noun
plural of heliotrope
heliotropic
heliotropic
adj
exhibiting heliotropism
heliotropin
heliotropin
noun
piperonal
herophilist
heterophile
heterophile
adj
Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
noun
(immunology) A heterophilic antibody
heteroploid
heteroploid
adj
(biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
noun
(biology) An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
holocryptic
holocryptic
adj
Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.
horripilant
horripilate
horripilate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples.
hospitalary
hospitalary
adj
(rare) Hospitable; of or relating to a hostel or hospitallers.
(rare, non-native speakers' English) Of or relating to a hospital.
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.
hydropultic
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypermotile
hypermotile
adj
Abnormally or excessively motile.
implementor
implementor
noun
Alternative spelling of implementer
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
imploration
imploration
noun
The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.
imploratory
imploratory
adj
supplicatory; entreating
importantly
importantly
adv
(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
incorruptly
incorruptly
adv
Without corruption.
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
inspectoral
inspectoral
adj
Alternative form of inspectorial
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
intercouple
intercouple
adj
Between couples.
verb
(transitive) To couple (separate items) together.
intercupola
interlooped
interlopers
interlopers
noun
plural of interloper
interloping
interloping
noun
(historical) Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.
An act of intrusion or encroachment.
verb
present participle of interlope
interpolant
interpolant
noun
(mathematics) A function used to generate interpolation
A point interpolated between others
interpolary
interpolary
adj
(mathematics) Relating to, or by means of interpolation
interpolate
interpolate
verb
(computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
(mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
interpolish
interpolity
interpolity
adj
Between polities.
interportal
intersporal
intersporal
adj
Between spores
laeotropism
laparostict
lepidoptera
lepidoptera
noun
plural of lepidopteron
leprologist
leprologist
noun
A student of leprology, a doctor or researcher specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy.
leptocardia
leptocardii
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptorrhine
leptorrhine
adj
(anatomy) Having a small, narrow nose or (of animals) a slender snout.
leptorrhiny
leptorrhiny
noun
(anatomy) The state of having a leptorrhine nose or skull.
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
leucopyrite
leucopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) löllingite.
lipoprotein
lipoprotein
noun
Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.
lipotrophic
lipotrophic
adj
Misspelling of lipotropic.
lipotropies
lipotropins
lipotropins
noun
plural of lipotropin
lipotropism
lithocarpus
lithographs
lithographs
noun
plural of lithograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lithograph
lithography
lithography
noun
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
lithosphere
lithosphere
noun
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.
lithotripsy
lithotripsy
noun
(surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.
locutorship
luteotropic
luteotropic
adj
That stimulates the corpus luteum
luteotropin
luteotropin
noun
(biochemistry) Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
malapropist
malapropist
noun
One who utters malapropisms.
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulator
manipulator
noun
A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.
Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
mariupolite
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:
metropolite
metropolite
noun
(obsolete) A metropolitan.
microphytal
microphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
milleporite
milleporite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil millepore.
millersport
montpellier
montpellier
Proper noun
The capital city of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France.
multiparous
multiparous
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Producing several offspring at one time.
multiplexor
multiplexor
noun
Alternative spelling of multiplexer
multiported
multiported
adj
Having more than one port.
narcoleptic
narcoleptic
adj
Pertaining to narcolepsy
noun
One who suffers from narcolepsy
neotropical
neotropical
adj
(biology) Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.
nephrolytic
neuroleptic
neuroleptic
adj
(pharmacology) Having antipsychotic properties.
noun
(pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug.
neutrophile
neutrophile
noun
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.