(mineralogy) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.
lepidopter
lepidopter
noun
lepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.
lepidostei
leporicide
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
lipoxidase
lipoxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
lopsidedly
lopsidedly
adv
In a lopsided manner.
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
mediapolis
megapodius
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
middleport
misdispose
misdispose
verb
(transitive) To dispose badly or wrongly.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misopaedia
misopaedia
noun
(rare) dislike of children
misopedism
misopedist
mispointed
mispointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispoint
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misreposed
misstopped
misstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misstop
monopodies
monopodies
noun
plural of monopody
myoproteid
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
neodiprion
nephrodium
nonpending
nonpending
adj
Not pending.
nonproteid
nonproteid
adj
(archaic) Synonym of nonprotein
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
notopterid
notopterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notopteridae, the featherbacks.
nymphoides
obstipated
obstipated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obstipate
ocypodidae
odoriphore
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
opalinidae
ophicleide
ophicleide
noun
(music) A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
ophidiidae
ophiouride
opsonified
opsonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opsonify
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outpointed
outpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpoint
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outspinned
overpained
overpriced
overpriced
adj
Priced higher than its real worth.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprice
overprized
overprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprize
overspiced
overspiced
adj
Too strongly spiced.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspice
oviposited
oviposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oviposit
paedagogic
paedagogic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of pedagogic
paedogenic
paedogenic
adj
Alternative form of pedogenic
paedonymic
paedotribe
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
paguroidea
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
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.
palisadoed
palisadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of palisado
palisadoes
palisadoes
noun
plural of palisado
palmelloid
palmelloid
adj
Relating to, or resembling a palmella (of algae)
palmilobed
paludicole
paludicole
adj
(zoology) Paludicolous; inhabiting marshes.
pandemonic
pandemonic
adj
Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
pandoridae
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
panorpidae
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
pastorised
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
pavilioned
pavilioned
adj
Having a pavilion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pavilion
peccadillo
peccadillo
noun
A petty offense.
A small flaw or sin.
pedagogics
pedagogics
noun
The science or art of teaching; pedagogy.
pedagogies
pedagogies
noun
plural of pedagogy
pedagogish
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pedatiform
pediculoid
pediculous
pediculous
adj
Alternative form of pedicular
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pediococci
pedionomus
pedocalcic
pedodontia
pedodontic
pedodontic
adj
Relating to pedodontics
pedologies
pedologist
pedologist
noun
A scientist who specializes in pedology.
A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
pedomotive
pedomotive
adj
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
pedophilia
pedophilia
noun
(by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Sexual attraction to children by adults.
pedophilic
pedophilic
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
pedophobia
pedophobia
noun
An irrational or obsessive fear or dislike of pedophiles or pedophilia advocates.
An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children.
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pelobatoid
pelobatoid
noun
Any frog of the superfamily Pelobatoidea
pelodytoid
pemphigoid
pemphigoid
noun
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
pencilwood
pentaploid
pentaploid
adj
(genetics) That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
noun
A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.
pentapodic
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
pentiodide
pentiodide
noun
Alternative form of pentaiodide
peptonised
peptonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peptonise
peptonized
peptonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peptonize
perameloid
perbromide
perbromide
noun
(chemistry) A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.
percoidean
perdendosi
perdendosi
noun
(music) A gradual fading away.
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
peridiolum
peridiolum
noun
(botany) An inner peridium inside of which the hymenium is formed.
peridotite
peridotite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
peridromoi
peridromos
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.
peripatoid
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
peroxidate
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
peroxidize
peroxidize
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into a peroxide.
(transitive) To convert into a peroxide.
(transitive) To treat (especially hair) with a peroxide.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
perozonide
petalodies
petaloidal
petiolated
petiolated
adj
(botany, zoology) Having a petiole
petitioned
petitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petition
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
petrolized
petrolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petrolize
phacopidae
phaeodaria
philodemic
philodemic
adj
Having a love for the people.
Of or relating to the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University.
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.