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
becrippled
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.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of 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
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chlidanope
cipherhood
cipherhood
noun
nothingness
cirripedia
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
copelidine
coperiodic
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxopodite
coxopodite
noun
Synonym of coxa
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
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedic
cyclopedic
adj
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.
cynipoidea
cypraeidae
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
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.
deceptible
deceptible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being deceived.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
deciphered
deciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decipher
decipherer
decipherer
noun
A person or function that deciphers.
decompiler
decompiler
noun
(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decrepitly
decrepitly
adv
In a decrepit way.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
depectible
depectible
adj
(obsolete, rare) tough; thick; capable of extension
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depictment
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
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.
descriptor
descriptor
noun
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
(linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
desipience
desipience
noun
silliness, folly
desipiency
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.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deviascope
diadelphic
diapedetic
diapedetic
adj
Relating to diapedesis.
dicephalus
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diphtheric
diphtheric
adj
Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
diphycercy
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
diplacuses
diplanetic
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discipline
discipline
noun
(Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
A state of order based on submission to authority.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
An enforced compliance or control.
verb
(transitive) To impose order on someone.
(transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
(transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
discompose
discompose
verb
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
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
disrespect
disrespect
noun
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.
verb
(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
disscepter
dissceptre
docentship
driftpiece
dropkicker
dropkicker
noun
One who dropkicks.
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
dyspeptics
dyspeptics
noun
plural of dyspeptic
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endocarpic
endopathic
endopelvic
endopelvic
adj
(anatomy) Within the pelvis
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endoscopic
endoscopic
adj
Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
endotropic
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.
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epicycloid
epicycloid
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.
epideictic
epideictic
adj
Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.