(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
aegopodium
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
ambiparous
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphigouri
amphimarus
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphithura
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullaria
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
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.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
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.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
caprimulgi
compsilura
copularium
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cumaphytic
diparentum
dipneumona
disparatum
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
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.
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
himantopus
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
impaludism
impaludism
noun
(obsolete) A diseased state affecting the inhabitants of paludal, marshy areas.
impetulant
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
imprimatur
imprimatur
noun
(by extension) Any mark of official approval.
(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
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.
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
leptamnium
lipomatous
lipomatous
adj
Relating to a lipoma.
mancipular
manipulary
manipulate
manipulate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
manuprisor
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.
marsupials
marsupials
noun
plural of marsupial
marsupiata
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
maupertuis
megapodius
melanippus
menopausic
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
muciparous
muciparous
adj
Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
mudcapping
mudcapping
verb
present participle of mudcap
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
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.
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
multiparty
multiparty
adj
Having multiple parties (involved persons).
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplane
multiplane
adj
Consisting of several planes or surfaces
noun
A motion-picture camera used in traditional animation to move a number of pieces of artwork at various speeds and various distances, creating a sense of parallax or depth.
An airplane having at least three superposed main planes
multiplant
multiplant
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one plant (factory or industrial building).
multipolar
multipolar
adj
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
noun
An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.
musophobia
musophobia
noun
fear of mice
naupliform
neopallium
neopallium
noun
neocortex
nippitatum
nippitatum
noun
(now rare) Strong beer or ale (or occasionally some other alcoholic drink).
omniparous
omniparous
adj
Producing all things; omniparient.
osphradium
osphradium
noun
(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.
palilicium
palladiums
pamphilius
panaritium
panaritium
noun
(medicine) The purulent inflammation of a digit.
pancratium
pancratium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.
(historical) An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
pantomimus
paramecium
paramecium
noun
An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
parapodium
parapodium
noun
(zoology) A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ.
(zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.
paratomium
paratorium
parazonium
parazonium
noun
A long ceremonial dagger from Roman times.
parfumerie
parilicium
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parinarium
parovarium
parovarium
noun
(anatomy) The epoophoron.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
passumpsic
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pastoriums
pauperisms
pauperisms
noun
plural of pauperism
pediastrum
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
periastrum
phalangium
phlyzacium
phlyzacium
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A large round, red pustule that is succeeded by a hard dark scab.
picumninae
plantarium
plasmodium
plasmodium
noun
(biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase. When capitalised as a proper name, Plasmodium is a genus of protozoan parasites responsible for such diseases as malaria
plasmoquin
plastidium
plumassier
plumassier
noun
One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
plumbagine
plumularia
plumularia
noun
(zoology) Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumulariidae, generally growing in plume-like forms.
plutomania
plutomania
noun
(obsolete) The delusion that one is wealthy.
A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.
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
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
pneumatize
pneumatize
verb
To fill with air cavities.
pneumatria
polyangium
polyparium
polyparium
noun
(biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral
popularism
popularism
noun
Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate.
potassiums
potassiums
noun
plural of potassium
praecipuum
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
praemunire
praemunire
noun
(figurative) A difficulty or predicament.
(figurative) Crime, offence, wrongdoing.
(in extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
(law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
The penalty for this offence.
The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
verb
(law, historical) To charge with the offence of praemunire; to subject to the penalties of praemunire.
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
primulales
procambium
procambium
noun
(botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem
procarpium
promaximum
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pseudomica
pseudosmia
pulahanism
pullmanize
pulmonaria
pulmonaria
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Pulmonaria, the lungworts.