(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
allophylus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
ascalaphus
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphodelus
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
aulophobia
aulophobia
noun
fear of flutes
austrophil
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
biddulphia
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
boselaphus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
cephalotus
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
dicephalus
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
elaphurine
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euomphalus
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gnaphalium
gnaphalium
noun
Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
haruspical
haruspical
adj
Relating to a haruspex.
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
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.
hukbalahap
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hypohalous
hypohalous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Describing any oxyacid of a halogen having a general formula H-O-X
laphystius
launchplex
laurelship
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
ludolphian
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
pachytylus
pajahuello
pajahuello
noun
The tick Ornithodoros coriaceus.
pamphilius
parlourish
parlourish
adj
Britain standard spelling of parlorish.
phalangium
phaleucian
phalloncus
phaseolous
philanthus
phlyzacium
phlyzacium
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A large round, red pustule that is succeeded by a hard dark scab.
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
phyllaurea
playhouses
playhouses
noun
plural of playhouse
ploughgang
ploughgang
noun
A ploughgate.
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
ploughhead
ploughhead
noun
The clevis or draught iron of a plough.
ploughland
ploughland
noun
(historical) Synonym of carucate
land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
ploughtail
ploughtail
noun
The hind part or handle of a plough.
plutarchic
plutarchic
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
praehallux
praehallux
noun
Alternative form of prehallux
prothallus
prothallus
noun
A prothallium.
pseudhemal
pulahanism
pumphandle
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
punishably
punishably
adv
In a punishable manner; in a manner that merits punishment.
puzzlehead
puzzlehead
noun
(slang) A person who enjoys solving puzzles.
A puzzleheaded person, one having a mind full of confused notions.
sepulchral
sepulchral
adj
Having a hollow and deep sound.
Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
shufflecap
spathulate
spathulate
adj
Alternative spelling of spatulate
sphacelous
spherulate
spherulate
adj
Covered or set with spherules.
splaymouth
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle
stymphalus
stymphalus
Proper noun
a town and district in Arcadia, ancient Greece
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphamino
sulphatase
sulphatase
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
sulphation
sulphation
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfation
sulphatize
sulphazide
sulphinate
sulphinate
noun
Alternative form of sulfinate
sulphoamid
sulphocyan
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
sulphourea
sulphurage
sulphurate
sulphurate
adj
(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurate
sulphurean
sultanship
sultanship
noun
The office or status of a sultan.
taurophile
ulatrophia
ulatrophia
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the gingival tissue.
uncephalic
unchaplain
unhelpable
unhelpable
adj
Incapable of being helped.
unhoopable
unhospital
unphysical
unphysical
adj
Not physical.
Not supported by, or contrary to, the laws of physics.