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.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adrianople
androlepsy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(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.
anomaliped
aperulosid
apodematal
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
appledrone
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
asphodelus
asplenioid
atelopodia
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campholide
capilotade
capilotade
noun
A type of stew, typically of several different meats.
carpopedal
carpopedal
adj
Pertaining to the hands and feet.
catchpoled
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
cephalopod
cephalopod
noun
Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
chlidanope
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
deoppilant
deoppilate
deoppilate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through.
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
noun
(neologism, US politics, often derogatory) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deployable
deployable
adj
(of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft.
Able to be deployed.
noun
Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
depopulate
depopulate
adj
(obsolete) Depopulated.
verb
(intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.
(transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.
(transitive, electronics) To remove the components from a circuit board.
deportable
deportable
adj
Able to be deported.
noun
(rare, sometimes offensive) Someone who is deportable.
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diabolepsy
dinophilea
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
diploptera
diplotegia
dipolarize
disapostle
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disposable
disposable
adj
Available to be used.
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
noun
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
elapsoidea
endocarpal
endocarpal
adj
(botany) Relating to the endocarp.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endoplasma
endoplasma
noun
plural of endoplasm
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
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.
epipodiale
episodical
episodical
adj
episodic.
escalloped
escalloped
adj
Alternative form of escaloped
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
eupolidean
explodable
explodable
adj
That can be exploded.
flapdoodle
flapdoodle
noun
(countable) A speaker or writer of nonsense.
(countable) Thingamabob.
verb
To con; to deceive with nonsense.
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
guadeloupe
guadeloupe
Proper noun
An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
An island group, including the island of Guadeloupe, constituting one of the overseas departments of France.
haploidies
haploidies
noun
plural of haploidy
heptaploid
heptaploid
adj
Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noun
(biology) Such a cell or organism.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
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.
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
ideoplasty
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
leopardess
leopardess
noun
A female leopard.
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leopardite
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
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
madreporal
madreporal
adj
Characteristic of or associated with reef coral of genus Madrepora; madreporic.
Pertaining to a sieve-like plate in echinoderms, which admits water into the ambulacral tubes;
mediapolis
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
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.
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
nonadeptly
opalinidae
outplanned
outplanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplan
outpleased
outpleased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplease
overlapped
overlapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overlap
overleaped
overplaced
overplaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplace
overplayed
overplayed
adj
Played too frequently.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplay
paddleboat
paddleboat
noun
(nautical) A boat propelled by a paddle wheel
(nautical, US, Canada, Australia) a pedalo
paddlecock
paddlecock
noun
(UK, dialect) The lumpfish.
paddlefoot
paddlefoot
noun
(military, aviation, slang) A member of the groundcrew.
paddlewood
paddlewood
noun
The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks.
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
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
pallholder
palmelloid
palmelloid
adj
Relating to, or resembling a palmella (of algae)
palmilobed
paludicole
paludicole
adj
(zoology) Paludicolous; inhabiting marshes.
panelboard
panelboard
noun
(US) a distribution board
pardonable
pardonable
adj
Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
pastoraled
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.
pedocalcic
pedophilia
pedophilia
noun
(by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Sexual attraction to children by adults.
pelecypoda
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pelobatoid
pelobatoid
noun
Any frog of the superfamily Pelobatoidea
pelomedusa
pentaploid
pentaploid
adj
(genetics) That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
noun
A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.
perameloid
percolated
percolated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of percolate
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.