(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agriotypus
alkalurops
allophylus
alopecurus
ambiparous
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphoterus
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anocarpous
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
aperulosid
aplopappus
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apollonius
aposporous
aposporous
adj
(botany) relating to apospory
apotropous
aprosopous
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
ariocarpus
artocarpus
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asphodelus
asphyctous
aspiculous
aspidiotus
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
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.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auriscopic
auriscopic
adj
Relating to auriscopy.
auspicious
auspicious
adj
Conducive to success.
Marked by success; prosperous.
Of good omen; indicating future success.
australorp
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopepsia
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoidupois
axiopoenus
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biophilous
biophilous
adj
(psychology) Exhibiting or relating to biophilia.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bloubiskop
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boselaphus
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
camponotus
canephorus
capricious
capricious
adj
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
carpodacus
carpodetus
cephalotus
chemopause
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
chopunnish
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compsilura
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conocarpus
conolophus
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
conuropsis
copepodous
copernicus
coproduces
coproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coproduce
corporeous
corpuscles
corpuscles
noun
plural of corpuscle
corpuscule
corpuscule
noun
Obsolete form of corpuscle.
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
coupleress
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
creepmouse
creepmouse
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
noun
(mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.
creepmousy
criophorus
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
curiescopy
cynipidous
cynopodous
dampcourse
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
dinophilus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diplodocus
diplodocus
noun
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disespouse
disespouse
verb
(poetic, transitive) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
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.
disulphone
doryphorus
drainspout
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
duplicious
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.