(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autopotent
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
camponotus
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
chapournet
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
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.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
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.
drainspout
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
eupittonic
eupittonic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
groundplot
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
himantopus
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
imputation
imputation
noun
(game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
(genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
(statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Opinion; intimation; hint.
That which has been imputed or charged.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
intragroup
intragroup
adj
Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
irruptions
irruptions
noun
plural of irruption
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
monotypous
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
nautophone
neurectopy
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neuroptera
neuroptera
noun
plural of neuropteron
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurotropy
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
noncapture
noncorrupt
noncorrupt
adj
Not corrupt
nonprudent
nonpungent
nonpungent
adj
Not pungent
nonpursuit
nonpursuit
noun
Absence of pursuit; failure to pursue something.
nonputting
nonrupture
nonrupture
noun
(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.
nonsupport
nonsupport
noun
(countable) One who fails to provide support
(uncountable)A lack of support
(uncountable)The failure to provide for one's family or other dependents
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
notopodium
notopodium
noun
(zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
notopterus
occupation
occupation
noun
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a country or region by a hostile military and/or paramilitary force.
opuntiales
outjumping
outjumping
verb
present participle of outjump
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outlipping
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outparagon
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outpassion
outpassion
verb
(transitive, rare) To be more passionate than; to surpass in passion.
outpatient
outpatient
adj
(healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
noun
(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
outpension
outpension
noun
A public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution.
outpitying
outplanned
outplanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplan
outplaying
outplaying
verb
present participle of outplay
outpointed
outpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpoint
outpolling
outpolling
verb
present participle of outpoll
outpopping
outportion
outportion
noun
An outer portion.
outpouring
outpouring
noun
The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
outpraying
outpraying
verb
present participle of outpray
outpreened
outpreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreen
outpricing
outpricing
verb
present participle of outprice
outpulling
outpulling
verb
present participle of outpull
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outputting
outputting
verb
present participle of output
present participle of outputt
outrapping
outrapping
verb
present participle of outrap
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
outspinned
outspruing
outtopping
outtopping
verb
present participle of outtop
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
pabulation
pabulation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The act of eating or feeding.
pantagogue
pantagogue
noun
(archaic) A medicine once believed capable of purging away all morbid humours.
pantomimus
papulation
papulation
noun
(medicine) The formation of papules.
peculation
peculation
noun
(law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
pentalogue
pentalogue
noun
A series of five statements.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
photonosus
phototonus
phototonus
noun
sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light
placuntoma
plaudation
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.
pleuronect
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
plutomania
plutomania
noun
(obsolete) The delusion that one is wealthy.
A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.
plutoniums
plutoniums
noun
plural of plutonium
plutonomic
plutonomic
adj
Of or pertaining to plutonomy.
pneumatoce
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
pneumolith
pneumotomy
pneumotomy
noun
(dated) Synonym of pneumonectomy
poculation
poculation
noun
(rare) Drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor.
pointfully
pointfully
adv
In a pointful way.
polionotus
pollutants
pollutants
noun
plural of pollutant
pollutions
pollutions
noun
plural of pollution
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
polybutene
polybutene
noun
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
polygnotus
ponticular
ponticular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the ponticulus
ponticulus
ponticulus
noun
(anatomy) a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear
populating
populating
verb
present participle of populate
population
population
noun
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
(by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
(computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
The people living within a political or geographical boundary.