Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adipopexic
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
aphidicide
aphidicide
noun
(rare) The act of killing aphids.
Any man-made substance that kills aphids.
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apocodeine
apocodeine
noun
An alkaloid with chemical formula C₁₈H₁₉NO₂, prepared from codeine, with effects like those of apomorphine.
apodeictic
apodeictic
adj
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.
Affording proof; demonstrative.
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
appendical
appendical
adj
(rare, biology, specifically) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the vermiform appendix.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices (chiefly of books).
appendices
appendices
noun
plural of appendice
plural of appendix
appendicle
appendicle
noun
A small appendage.
asclepiade
asclepidin
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
calappidae
callipered
callipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calliper
callityped
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campholide
campodeoid
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
capilotade
capilotade
noun
A type of stew, typically of several different meats.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
captivated
captivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captivate
cassiopeid
cassiopeid
noun
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae.
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
cercopidae
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chlidanope
cirripedia
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crepitated
crepitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crepitate
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cynipoidea
cypraeidae
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypselidae
dasypaedic
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
decapitate
decapitate
verb
(transitive, figurative) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).
(transitive, literally) To remove the head of.
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
depreciant
depreciate
depreciate
verb
(intransitive) To decline in value over time.
(transitive) To belittle or disparage.
(transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
despicable
despicable
adj
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deviascope
diadelphic
diapedetic
diapedetic
adj
Relating to diapedesis.
dicephalus
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diplacuses
diplanetic
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
discrepate
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
endocarpic
endopathic
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
epicardiac
epicardiac
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the epicardium.
epicardial
epicardial
adj
Of or pertaining to the epicardium
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicaridan
epicaridea
epicarides
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epidemical
epidemical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of epidemic
episodical
episodical
adj
episodic.
epispadiac
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
expiscated
expiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expiscate
explicanda
explicanda
noun
plural of explicandum
explicated
explicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explicate
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
headpieces
headpieces
noun
plural of headpiece
heptapodic
impedances
impedances
noun
plural of impedance
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
inculpated
inculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inculpate
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
ocypodidae
paedagogic
paedagogic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of pedagogic
paedeutics
paedeutics
noun
Alternative form of paideutics
paediatric
paediatric
adj
Alternative spelling of pediatric
paedogenic
paedogenic
adj
Alternative form of pedogenic
paedonymic
paideutics
paideutics
noun
(dated) The science or art of teaching.
paludicole
paludicole
adj
(zoology) Paludicolous; inhabiting marshes.
pandectist
pandectist
adj
Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century.
Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
noun
A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.
An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
pandemonic
pandemonic
adj
Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
paramedics
paramedics
noun
plural of paramedic
parcidenta
parricided
parricides
parricides
noun
plural of parricide
patricides
patricides
noun
plural of patricide
peccadillo
peccadillo
noun
A petty offense.
A small flaw or sin.
pectinated
pectinated
adj
(anatomy, zoology, botany) Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.
pectinidae
pedagogics
pedagogics
noun
The science or art of teaching; pedagogy.
pedalferic
pedantical
pedantical
Adjective
Pedantic.
pedanticly
pedanticly
adv
Obsolete form of pedantically.
pedatisect
pederastic
pederastic
adj
In a manner which suggests pederasty.
Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
pediatrics
pediatrics
noun
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.
pedicellar
pedicellar
adj
Relating to a pedicel.
pediculate
pediculate
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Pediculati.
Provided with a pedicel.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Pediculati.
pediculati
pediculina
pedocalcic
pentapodic
peracarida
peracidite
peracidity
percarbide
percarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of compounds containing the largest proportion of carbon
percoidean
perdicinae
pericardia
pericardia
noun
plural of pericardium
perichdria
periductal
periductal
adj
Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
periodical
periodical
adj
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Periodic.
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
noun
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
pesticidal
pesticidal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or effective as a pesticide.
peucedanin
peucedanin
noun
(organic chemistry) A tasteless white crystalline substance extracted from the roots of the sulphurwort (Peucedanum), masterwort (Imperatoria), and related plants (tribe Selineae).