An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucopyrite
leucopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) löllingite.
lithocarpus
locutorship
loupcervier
luminophore
luminophore
noun
(chemistry, physics) That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
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.
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
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
mucoprotein
mucoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides
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.
myriapodous
myriopodous
myxosporium
naupliiform
neurectopia
neuroleptic
neuroleptic
adj
(pharmacology) Having antipsychotic properties.
noun
(pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug.
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neurophilic
neurophilic
adj
(neuroscience, of a substance) Having an affinity for nervous tissue.
neuropodial
neuropodial
adj
Relating to a neuropodium
neuropodium
neuropodium
noun
(zoology) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium
neuropteris
neurotripsy
neurotropic
neurotropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or pertaining to neurotropism.
neutropenia
neutropenia
noun
A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count.
neutrophile
neutrophile
noun
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
neutrophils
neutrophils
noun
plural of neutrophil
noneruption
noneruption
noun
(dentistry) The failure of a tooth to erupt.
noneruptive
noneruptive
adj
Not eruptive.
nonperilous
nonprecious
nonprecious
adj
not precious, especially used to describe base metals such as lead, iron, copper etc.
nonpunitory
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.
omniprudent
oophoridium
oophoridium
noun
(botany) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.
opencircuit
ophiosaurus
ophiuroidea
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.
opportunity
opportunity
noun
(nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness
A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
A favorable circumstance or occasion.
opprobrious
opprobrious
adj
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
opprobriums
outcapering
outcapering
verb
present participle of outcaper
outcreeping
outcropping
outcropping
noun
An outcrop.
outdropping
outpourings
outpourings
noun
plural of outpouring
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outpractice
outpraising
outpraising
verb
present participle of outpraise
outpreening
outpreening
verb
present participle of outpreen
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
outtrumping
outtrumping
verb
present participle of outtrump
overcopious
overcopious
adj
Excessively copious.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpicture
overpicture
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
overpiteous
overpruning
overpruning
verb
present participle of overprune
overpumping
overpumping
verb
present participle of overpump
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.
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
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.
paracolpium
paragonimus
paramoecium
paramoecium
noun
Alternative spelling of paramecium
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
pareciously
parodontium
paronychium
paronychium
noun
perionychium
parturition
parturition
noun
The act of giving birth; childbirth.
patrimonium
patrocinium
patrocinium
noun
(historical) The distinctive relationship in Ancient Roman society between a patron and a client.
pedestrious
pedestrious
adj
(obsolete) Going on foot; not winged.
pedipulator
pedipulator
noun
(rare) One who performs dexterous manipulations of objects using the feet.
(robotics) A component mechanism which gives a robot the capability of walking; a robot having such a capability.
(very rare, humorous) A foot.
pelargonium
pelargonium
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.
peltiferous
peltigerous
penniferous
pennigerous
pennigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing feathers or quills.
penuriously
penuriously
adv
In a penurious manner.
percussions
percussions
noun
plural of percussion
perduellion
perduellion
noun
(law, obsolete) treason
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
perichylous
periodontum
periosteous
periosteous
adj
periosteal
peripterous
peripterous
adj
(architecture) Surrounded by a single row of columns.
(zoology) Feathered all around.
perisarcous
perisinuous
peristomium
peristomium
noun
A peristome.
peritonaeum
peritonaeum
noun
Alternative form of peritoneum
peritoneums
peritoneums
noun
plural of peritoneum
peritropous
peritropous
adj
Alternative form of peritropal
perligenous
perlocution
perlocution
noun
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
permutation
permutation
noun
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
(music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
perquisitor
perquisitor
noun
The first purchaser of an estate.
persecution
persecution
noun
A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.
The act of persecuting.
perspicuous
perspicuous
adj
(logic) Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
(rare) Transparent; translucent.
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
persuasions
persuasions
noun
plural of persuasion
pestiferous
pestiferous
adj
annoying, vexatious
containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
petauroides
petricolous
petricolous
adj
Rock-dwelling; living among or on rocks.
phoranthium
phytiferous
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
phytosauria
picturegoer
picturegoer
noun
Someone who watches a film at a cinema; filmgoer
pinniferous
pinnigerous
piperaceous
piperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.
piperitious
pirouetting
pirouetting
noun
The act of turning a pirouette.
verb
present participle of pirouette
pirouettist
pisciferous
piscivorous
piscivorous
adj
(chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating
pittosporum
pittosporum
noun
Any plant of the genus Pittosporum, various Old World shrubs and trees.
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
pleiomerous
pleiomerous
adj
(botany, of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
plesiosauri
plesiosaurs
plesiosaurs
noun
plural of plesiosaur
pleurocarpi
pleurodiran
pleurodiran
noun
Any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira
pleurodynia
pleurodynia
noun
(medicine) A painful condition of the side of the body, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism.