(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
appledrone
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
disaproned
endocarpal
endocarpal
adj
(botany) Relating to the endocarp.
endocarpic
endophragm
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
endoprocta
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
enjeopardy
espronceda
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
infraposed
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
nonadapter
nonadopter
nonadopter
noun
One who does not adopt (a new technology etc.).
overexpand
overexpand
verb
To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
overpained
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
pandoridae
panelboard
panelboard
noun
(US) a distribution board
panorpidae
papandreou
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
pardonable
pardonable
adj
Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
percoidean
personated
personated
verb
past participle of personate
phoronidea
phrenoward
picarooned
picarooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picaroon
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinaverdol
pirandello
planterdom
podarginae
polderland
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
ponderable
ponderable
adj
(physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
(rare) Heavy; ponderous.
Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
ponderance
ponderance
noun
The act or an instance of pondering; that which one ponders.
Weight; gravity.
ponderancy
ponderosae
pontederia
pontevedra
pontevedra
Proper noun
The capital city of the province of the same name, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
A province in the southwest of Galicia
portunidae
preabdomen
preabdomen
noun
(entomology) The anterior segments of the abdomen, distinguished from the posterior segments holding the reproductive apparatus.
The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion or sea scorpion
preadjourn
precommand
predations
predations
noun
plural of predation
predonated
predonated
adj
donated in advance of need
premanhood
preordains
preordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preordain
promenaded
promenaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promenade
promenader
promenader
noun
(chiefly UK, music) An attender at, or devotee of, promenade concerts.
Agent noun of promenade; one who promenades.
promenades
promenades
noun
plural of promenade
pronograde
pronograde
adj
(zoology) Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground.
propadiene
propadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest allene, CH₂=C=CH₂
proteidean
protonated
protonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of protonate
providance
pteranodon
pteranodon
noun
A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
pteropodan
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
pyrenodean
radiophone
radiophone
noun
A photophone.
A radiotelephone.
readopting
readopting
verb
present participle of readopt
readoption
readoption
noun
Adoption again; the act of readopting.
Being adopted back into a family or group
respondeat
rhodophane
rhodophane
noun
(biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals.
ropedancer
ropedancer
noun
Alternative form of rope dancer
scorpaenid
scorpaenid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
snapholder
snipperado
spoonbread
spoonbread
noun
(Southern US) Bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.
superadorn
theropodan
theropodan
noun
theropod
torpedoman
torpedoman
noun
A person in charge of the torpedoes on a military vessel.
transposed
transposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transpose