(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.
alcelaphus
alopecurus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anocarpous
antepectus
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.
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
auspicious
auspicious
adj
Conducive to success.
Marked by success; prosperous.
Of good omen; indicating future success.
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
branchipus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
camponotus
canephorus
capillatus
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capricious
capricious
adj
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulitis
capsulitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, such as the shoulder capsule or that of the crystalline lens.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
carpodacus
carpodetus
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
cephalotus
chemopause
chuprassie
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
compsilura
conocarpus
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
culpabilis
cupbearers
cupbearers
noun
plural of cupbearer
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cyparissus
dampcourse
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
dicephalus
diplacuses
diplacusis
diplacusis
noun
A form of tinnitus in which a single auditory stimulus is perceived as two separate sounds which may differ in pitch or in time.
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
discipular
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
duplicatus
duplicitas
ectocarpus
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
encapsules
encapsules
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapsule
encarpuspi
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
esculapian
eucalyptus
eucalyptus
noun
A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves.
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
haruspical
haruspical
adj
Relating to a haruspex.
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
heptanchus
hipparchus
hipparchus
Proper noun
An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypoacusia
inculpates
inculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate
isocarpous
isopachous
isopachous
adj
Relating to isopachs
jumpscrape
lappaceous
lappaceous
adj
(botany) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
menopausic
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metapectus
muciparous
muciparous
adj
Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
oenocarpus
outcompass
outcompass
verb
(transitive) To exceed the compass or limits of.
ovicapsule
ovicapsule
noun
(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
(zoology) An ootheca.
pachyotous
pachytylus
paedeutics
paedeutics
noun
Alternative form of paideutics
paideutics
paideutics
noun
(dated) The science or art of teaching.
paleaceous
paleaceous
adj
(botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff
palmaceous
palmaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms.
panniculus
panniculus
noun
(anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.
A thin, sheet-like investment.
paracelsus
paracelsus
Proper noun
The adopted name of a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
parasuchia
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
pascagoula
pasquillic
passumpsic
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
pennaceous
pennaceous
adj
(ornithology) having the structure of a normal feather
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
petulances
petulances
noun
plural of petulance
phalloncus
phenacodus
phocaceous
picaresque
picaresque
adj
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
noun
(literature) A picaresque novel.
picayunish
picayunish
adj
Petty; paltry; mean.
pilocarpus
piquancies
piquancies
noun
plural of piquancy
piscataqua
piscifauna
pleasaunce
pleasaunce
noun
Alternative form of pleasance (“pleasure ground”)
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
plutocrats
plutocrats
noun
plural of plutocrat
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
podocarpus
podocarpus
noun
Any of the genus Podocarpus of podocarp conifers.
polysaccum
porraceous
porraceous
adj
(originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.
porraceous:
portulacas
portulacas
noun
plural of portulaca
postbuccal
postbuccal
adj
posterior to the mouth
postcaudal
postcrural
postcrural
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the leg or thigh
postfurcal
postfurcal
adj
Relating to a postfurca
postocular
postocular
adj
Situated behind the eyes.
noun
Any of the scales lying directly behind and in contact with the eye of a reptile.
postulance
postulancy
postulancy
noun
The role or status of a postulant.
praecuneus
praecuneus
noun
Alternative form of precuneus
praefectus
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
preaccused
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.