Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
beautyship
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cineplasty
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
clypeaster
coreplasty
dasypeltis
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
dermatopsy
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
eucalyptus
eucalyptus
noun
A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves.
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
heptastyle
heptastyle
adj
(architecture, of a Classical temple or other structure) having seven columns
hyalopsite
hypaethros
hyphenates
hyphenates
noun
plural of hyphenate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate
hypostases
hypostases
noun
plural of hypostasis
ideoplasty
interplays
interplays
noun
plural of interplay
kineplasty
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
meloplasty
meloplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of restoring a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
myeloplast
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
osteopathy
osteopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
(rare) Any disease of the bones.
osteophyma
paederasty
paederasty
noun
Alternative spelling of pederasty
paleostyly
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paymasters
paymasters
noun
plural of paymaster
pentastyle
pentastyle
noun
(architecture) A portico with five columns.
peristylar
peristylar
adj
Having the form of a peristyle.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phymatodes
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
plasmacyte
plasmacyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell
plasmocyte
plasmocyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell.
plastotype
plastotype
noun
(genetics) A plastid genotype.
(taxonomy) A plastic cast of a type specimen.
platypuses
pleasantly
pleasantly
adv
(degree) Lightly
(obsolete) Ludicrously.
In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
pleasantry
pleasantry
noun
(dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.
(sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark.
A playful remark; a jest.
poetastery
poetastery
noun
Inferior poetry.
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polycrates
polysemant
polysemant
noun
A word or phrase with more than one meaning.
polystomea
posttreaty
premastery
premastery
adj
Before reaching the level of mastery.
presatisfy
presatisfy
verb
(transitive) To satisfy (requirements) in advance.
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
pyrolysate
pyrolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of pyrolysis
repayments
repayments
noun
plural of repayment
repositary
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
separately
separately
adv
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
separatory
separatory
adj
Used to separate.
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.
septennary
septically
septically
adv
In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote putrefaction.
serpentary
somatotype
somatotype
noun
A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic, endomorphic, mesomorphic.
verb
(transitive) To classify (a person) by physical build.
speciality
speciality
noun
Britain standard form of specialty.
spectatory
spectatory
noun
(dated) A place for spectators to watch an event.
spectrally
spectrally
adv
In a spectral manner; like a ghost.
In terms of a spectrum.
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
stannotype
stannotype
noun
A tintype.
staphyline
staphyline
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.
steatopyga
steatopyga
noun
(archaic) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Khoekhoe women.
steatopygy
stipendary
stipendary
adj
(of a job or employment) Paid (sometimes at a low level, but not voluntary).
(of a person) In receipt of a regular payment; salaried
Of or pertaining to a stipend.
strathspey
strathspey
noun
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
stylopidae
subreptary
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
sympathies
sympathies
noun
plural of sympathy
sympathise
sympathise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.
sympathize
sympathize
verb
(intransitive) To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize.
(intransitive) To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain.
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.
(intransitive) To support, favour, have sympathy (with a political cause or movement, a side in a conflict / in an action).
(transitive, obsolete) To share (a feeling or experience).
sympatries
sympatries
noun
plural of sympatry
sympetalae
syncopated
syncopated
adj
(grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope
(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syncopate
syncopates
syncopates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of syncopate
tachyscope
tachyscope
noun
An early form of animated-picture machine in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.
tenoplasty
tenoplasty
noun
(surgery)
tympanites
tympanites
noun
(medicine) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.