(biology) The ability of a plant's sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has the ploidy level of the sporophyte.
areopagy
areopagy
noun
(obsolete) secret tribunal, conclave
artotype
artotype
noun
(archaic) A kind of autotype.
artotypy
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
beparody
bradypod
calyptro
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
capromys
capronyl
cerotype
cerotype
noun
A print made by this process.
A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
chrysopa
chrysops
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
coryphee
coryphee
noun
Alternative form of coryphée
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
cryptous
cypriote
cypriots
cyrtopia
dacryops
dacryops
noun
(pathology) A cyst in a lacrimal duct
An excess of tears in the eye
dipropyl
dipropyl
noun
(chemistry) One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals.
droopily
droopily
adv
In a droopy manner.
drypoint
drypoint
noun
(countable) A print made using this technique.
(countable) The needle used in this technique.
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
dryprong
employer
employer
noun
A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
eryopsid
eupatory
eupyrion
eupyrion
noun
(archaic, historical) A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
flyproof
flyproof
adj
Resistant to flies (the insect).
fopperly
foreplay
foreplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in foreplay.
foretype
foretype
noun
A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype
verb
(transitive) To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such; to foreshadow; exemplify beforehand
geotropy
geotropy
noun
geotropism
gossipry
gossipry
noun
Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
gryposis
gynopara
gynopara
noun
A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs.
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
hydropac
hydropic
hydropic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency.
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
hydropot
hydropot
noun
(dated) A person who drinks water etc. rather than alcoholic drinks.
hydropsy
hydropsy
noun
(dated) Edema, dropsy.
hypergol
hypergol
noun
(chemistry, aeronautics) Any hypergolic propellant.
hypergon
hyperion
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
hyperope
hyperope
noun
A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
hypocarp
hypocarp
noun
(botany) hypocarpium
hypoderm
hypoderm
noun
Alternative form of hypodermis
hypomere
hypomere
noun
(biology) A part that the walls of a pleuroperitoneal cavity grow.
impropry
insapory
isospory
isospory
noun
The quality of being isosporous.
isotropy
isotropy
noun
(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.
jeopardy
jeopardy
noun
Danger of loss, harm, or failure.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger.
joyproof
koupreys
koupreys
noun
plural of kouprey
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
lyotrope
macropsy
macropsy
noun
(pathology) macropsia
micropsy
micropsy
noun
Alternative form of micropsia
morphrey
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
myomorph
myomorph
noun
(zoology) Any of the suborder Myomorpha of mouse-like rodents
myophore
myophore
noun
The point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc
myopolar
myoporad
myoporum
myriapod
myriapod
noun
(zoology) Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.
myriopod
myriopod
noun
Alternative form of myriapod
necropsy
necropsy
noun
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
verb
The act of performing a necropsy.
nonparty
nonparty
adj
(law) Not a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.
Not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.
noun
(law) One who is not a party.
nonpayer
nonpayer
noun
One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
operably
operably
adv
(medicine) Such that it allows an operation to take place.
operancy
opprobry
opprobry
noun
(obsolete) Opprobrium.
orphancy
orphancy
noun
The losing of both parents through their death.
orphanry
orphanry
noun
(rare) An institution for the care and protection of orphans; an orphanage.
(rare) The losing of both parents through death.
(rare) The state of being an orphan.
orphreys
orphreys
noun
plural of orphrey
orthoepy
orthoepy
noun
Accepted or customary pronunciation.
Synonym of phonology: the study of pronunciation.
outprays
outprays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpray
overhype
overhype
verb
(transitive) To promote or publicize excessively.
overpays
overpays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpay
overplay
overplay
verb
(transitive) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
(transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently.
(transitive, golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
(transitive, intransitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
overpray
overtype
overtype
noun
(computing, uncountable) A feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.
(historical, countable) A kind of steam wagon having the engine above the cab.
verb
To type on top of something already typed.
paperboy
paperboy
noun
A male who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
paralogy
paralogy
noun
(biology) A paralogous relationship
(logic) paralogism, fallacy
paratory
paronyms
paronyms
noun
plural of paronym
paronymy
paronymy
noun
The quality of being paronymous.
The use of paronymous words.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
parrotry
parrotry
noun
Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else's words or sayings; mindless repetition.
parsonly
parsonly
adj
Of parsons; befitting a parson.
parsonry
pastorly
pastorly
adj
Befitting a pastor.
patronly
patronly
adj
Befitting a patron.
patronym
patronym
noun
A patronymic surname.
The name of someone's father.
payrolls
payrolls
noun
plural of payroll
pejority
pejority
noun
pejoration; process of making or becoming worse
pennyrot
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
peritomy
peritomy
noun
The surgical removal of a strip of the conjunctiva of an eye.
perryton
petitory
petitory
adj
petitioning, soliciting, begging, petitionary
phrynoid
phytomer
phytomer
noun
(botany) An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton.
pigeonry
pigeonry
noun
A place for pigeons; a dovecote.
pityroid
pityroid
adj
Having the form of, or resembling, bran.
playgoer
playgoer
noun
One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions.
a person who goes to the theater regularly.
playroom
playroom
noun
A room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated.
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
plethory
plethory
noun
(medicine, now archaic) A plethora.
(obsolete) A plethora; a dangerous excess of something.
plottery
plyboard
plyboard
noun
A material made from wooden boards glued together.
plyscore
poculary
podgorny
podiatry
podiatry
noun
(US, medicine) chiropody
polarily
polarily
adv
(obsolete) In a polary manner; with polarity.
polarity
polarity
noun
(chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. ᵂᵖ
(electricity) A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ᵂᵖ
(embryology) The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
(gender) The concept of dualism between masculine and feminine. ᵂᵖ
(geometry) Ellipsis of trilinear polarity.
(grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. ᵂᵖ
(mathematics) An indicator of the positivity or negativity of a literal. ᵂᵖ
(microbiology) Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
(physics) Ellipsis of magnetic polarity.
(physics) The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.
(politics) Any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. ᵂᵖ
(projective geometry) A duality that is an involution, i.e. has order two. ᵂᵖ
Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
polyarch
polyarch
noun
(botany) A root that has many xylem bundles.
(rare) A state of many rulers, many leaders.
polybrid
polycarp
polydora
polygram
polygram
noun
A figure consisting of many lines.
polykarp
polymere
polymers
polymers
noun
plural of polymer
polymery
polymery
noun
(chemistry) The condition of being polymeric.
polypary
polypary
noun
polyparium
polypier
polypier
noun
A polyparium
The individual attachment of a polyp to a polypidom
polypore
polypore
noun
Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.
polyuria
polyuria
noun
(pathology) The production of an abnormally large amount of urine; one symptom of diabetes
polyuric
polyuric
adj
Relating to polyuria
ponderay
ponycart
poringly
poringly
adv
So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
porogamy
porogamy
noun
(botany) The property of having the pollen tube in a seed plant enter the ovule by way of the micropyle.
porosity
porosity
noun
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume
(uncountable) The state of being porous
porotype
porotype
noun
(historical) A copy of a print or document made by placing it upon a chemically prepared paper which is acted upon by a gas that permeates the original.
porously
porously
adv
In a porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
porphyra
porphyry
porphyry
noun
(geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix