(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
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.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
diparentum
dipneumona
dipneustal
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
eupolidean
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
inaptitude
inaptitude
noun
The quality of being inapt.
inculpated
inculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inculpate
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
pasquinade
pasquinade
noun
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
verb
(transitive) To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.
pediculina
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pennatulid
pennatulid
noun
Any sea pen of the family Pennatulidae
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
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).
pinnulated
pinnulated
adj
(zoology) Having pinnules.
portunidae
prudential
prudential
adj
Advisory; superintending or executive.
Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.
noun
(archaic, chiefly in the plural) A matter requiring prudence.
pseudaxine
pulvinated
pulvinated
adj
pulvinate
putredinal
serpulidan
spinulated
spinulated
adj
Alternative form of spinulate
unadaptive
unadaptive
adj
Not adaptive
unadoptive
unapprised
unapprised
adj
Not apprised or informed
unapprized
unaptitude
unaptitude
noun
Alternative form of inaptitude
unbaptised
unbaptised
adj
Alternative spelling of unbaptized
unbaptized
unbaptized
adj
Not baptized.
uncanopied
uncanopied
adj
Not covered by a canopy.
uncapsized
uncapsized
adj
Not capsized.
uncaptived
uncaptived
adj
(obsolete) Freed from captivity.
underplain
undiapered
undiapered
adj
Not wearing diapers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of undiaper
unexpiated
unexpiated
adj
Not expiated.
unimpacted
unimpacted
Adjective
Not impacted.
unimpaired
unimpaired
adj
Not impaired.
unimparted
unimparted
adj
Not imparted.
unimpawned
unkidnaped
unnapkined
unnapkined
adj
Not covered with a napkin.
unoverpaid
unpacified
unpacified
adj
not pacified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unpacify
unparadise
unparadise
verb
(transitive) To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to make unhappy.