(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
anderstorp
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antilipoid
antilipoid
noun
(biochemistry) A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
aplodontia
baptanodon
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
compendent
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
dantophily
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
deiphontes
dennisport
dentaphone
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
deoppilant
deperition
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deportment
deportment
noun
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Self-discipline.
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deposition
deposition
noun
(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despondent
despondent
adj
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
desponsate
desponsate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To betroth.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diprotodan
diprotodon
diprotodon
noun
Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
disappoint
disappoint
adj
(Internet slang) disappointed
verb
(transitive) To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
(transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
(transitive, dated) To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.
(transitive, obsolete) To prevent (something planned or attempted).
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
docentship
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
drainspout
edaphodont
endopathic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endopodite
endopodite
noun
(biology) The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.
endoprocta
endotrophi
endotropic
expedition
expedition
noun
(collective) The group of people making such excursion.
(military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage
(now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
(obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose
The process or activities of performing expediter tasks.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.
expenditor
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
glyptodont
glyptodont
noun
Any extinct South American edentate of the family Glyptodontidae.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
groundplot
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoditone
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
idempotent
idempotent
adj
(mathematics) (said of a binary operation) Such that all of the distinct elements it can operate on are idempotent (in the sense given just above).
(mathematics) (said of an algebraic structure) Having an idempotent operation (in the sense given above).
(mathematics) (said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation, such as a group or semigroup) Such that, when it operates on itself, the result is equal to itself.
(mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.
noun
(mathematics) An idempotent element.
(mathematics) An idempotent structure.
impedition
impedition
noun
(obsolete) A hindrance; that which impedes.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
interloped
interloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlope
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
lapidation
lapidation
noun
(law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
lophiodont
mispointed
mispointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispoint
nonadapter
nonadaptor
nonadeptly
nonadopter
nonadopter
noun
One who does not adopt (a new technology etc.).
nonpendant
nonpendent
nonproteid
nonproteid
adj
(archaic) Synonym of nonprotein
nonprudent
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
notopodial
notopodial
adj
Relating to the notopodium.
notopodium
notopodium
noun
(zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
notopterid
notopterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notopteridae, the featherbacks.
odontaspis
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
ornithopod
ornithopod
noun
A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outplanned
outplanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplan
outpointed
outpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpoint
outpreened
outpreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreen
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
outspinned
pachyodont
pachyodont
adj
(zoology) Having hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.
(zoology) Having thick teeth.
noun
(zoology) An organism with teeth of this kind.
paddington
paddington
Proper noun
A district of London.
A railway station in London.
palinodist
palinodist
noun
The author of a palinode.
pandarctos
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parodontia
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
pedanthood
pedodontia
pedodontic
pedodontic
adj
Relating to pedodontics
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentaploid
pentaploid
adj
(genetics) That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
noun
A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.
pentapodic
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
pentiodide
pentiodide
noun
Alternative form of pentaiodide
peptonised
peptonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peptonise
peptonized
peptonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peptonize
personated
personated
verb
past participle of personate
petalodont
petitioned
petitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petition
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phytomonad
phytomonad
noun
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Phytomonas
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinpointed
pinpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinpoint
pintadoite
pintadoite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
pistonhead
placentoid
plagiodont
planetoids
planetoids
noun
plural of planetoid
planterdom
plastinoid
platonised
platonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platonise
platycodon
platyodont
plaudation
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
pleurodont
pleurodont
adj
(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
noun
(zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
podostemon
pointleted
pointleted
adj
(botany) Having a small, distinct point; apiculate.
pollinated
pollinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pollinate