Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
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.
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.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
chemopause
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
coprodaeum
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dampcourse
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
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.
diparentum
dipneumona
emphyteuta
emplastrum
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
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.
euomphalus
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
exemplupla
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
haematopus
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
hemapodous
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hypaethrum
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
impetulant
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
imputative
imputative
adj
Of, related, or pertaining to imputation.
jamshedpur
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
leptamnium
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
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
massapequa
maupertuis
megapodius
melampyrum
melanippus
melanoplus
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metapectus
metapleura
metapleura
noun
plural of metapleuron
metapleure
metapleure
noun
A longitudinal fold at the junction of the ventral and lateral surfaces of a lancelet
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
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
musquaspen
neopallium
neopallium
noun
neocortex
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
palmaceous
palmaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms.
paludament
paludament
noun
A paludamentum.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
paramecium
paramecium
noun
An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
parapterum
parapterum
noun
(zoology) In birds, the scapular and adjoining feathers of the wing.
(zoology) In certain insects, a parapteron
parfumerie
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
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.
pelomedusa
pennopluma
pentamerus
periastrum
permutable
permutable
adj
Able to be permuted
permutably
permutably
adv
Such that it can be permuted.
permutated
permutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permutate
permutator
permutator
noun
(electrical) A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.
pernambuco
personarum
petrolatum
petrolatum
noun
petroleum jelly
peucedanum
picumninae
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
pleuronema
pleurotoma
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
plumassier
plumassier
noun
One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
plumatella
plumbagine
plumemaker
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.
pneumatoce
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pneumatria
pneumogram
pneumogram
noun
(medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
praecipuum
praelabrum
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.
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
preambular
preambular
adj
Having the characteristics of a preamble.
preassumed
preassumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preassume
premeasure
premeasure
verb
(transitive) To measure in advance.
premundane
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
presumable
presumable
adj
Capable of being presumed.
presumably
presumably
adv
able to be sensibly presumed
preumbonal
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
primulales
proamateur
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
propylaeum
propylaeum
noun
(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pseudhemal
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pseudoalum
pseudomica
pseudosmia
ptolemaeus
pullmanize
pulmonated
pulmonated
adj
(anatomy) pulmonate
pulpamenta
pumphandle
purlieuman
purlieuman
noun
(historical) An owner of lands in the purlieu.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.