simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
afterdrops
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
aperulosid
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
capeadores
carpodetus
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
compressed
compressed
adj
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Pressed tightly together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compress
coproduces
coproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coproduce
correspond
correspond
verb
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
(obsolete) To have sex with.
cosplendor
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
dampcourse
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
decomposer
decomposer
noun
(ecology) An organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
decompress
decompress
verb
(intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(intransitive, informal) To relax.
(transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
demorphism
dennisport
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depositors
depositors
noun
plural of depositor
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depression
depression
noun
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
The act of lowering or pressing something down.
depressors
depressors
noun
plural of depressor
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatopsy
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.
desmotrope
desmotropy
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
desperados
despoilers
despoilers
noun
plural of despoiler
developers
developers
noun
plural of developer
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaporesis
diastrophe
diotrephes
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disaproned
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
dispeopler
dispeopler
noun
One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispersion
dispersion
noun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
dispersoid
dispersoid
noun
Dispersoids are ultrafine nanometer-scale and numerous finely divided particles of one substance dispersed within another liquid or solid. For example carbon or niobium in a steel matrix.
colloid
disportive
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
dispromise
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
dryopteris
eavesdrops
eavesdrops
noun
plural of eavesdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eavesdrop
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
ephidrosis
epidermose
epidermose
noun
(biochemistry) keratin
epidermous
epiparodos
espronceda
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
forepassed
forepassed
adj
(timewise) That has previously passed; past, bygone
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
hemosporid
holdership
holdership
noun
The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else.
The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotspurred
hydropotes
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
improvised
improvised
adj
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
infraposed
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
isoprenoid
isoprenoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene units.
jeapordous
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
leopardess
leopardess
noun
A female leopard.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misreposed
monospored
monospored
adj
monosporous
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
nonprossed
nonprossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nonpros
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outpressed
outpressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpress
outpursued
outspreads
outspreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread
overpassed
overpassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpass
overprased
overspeedy
overspeedy
adj
Excessively speedy.
overspends
overspends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overspend
overspiced
overspiced
adj
Too strongly spiced.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overspice
overspread
overspread
verb
(intransitive) To be spread or scattered about.
(transitive) To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
oversupped
oversupped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversup
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
pasteboard
pasteboard
adj
(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy
noun
(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.
(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
(usually uncountable) Card stock.
pastoraled
pastorised
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pedometers
pedometers
noun
plural of pedometer
pedosphere
pedosphere
noun
The outermost layer or "skin" of the Earth, subject to soil formation processes.
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.
peridromos
peropodous
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.
personated
personated
verb
past participle of personate
personhood
personhood
noun
The state or period of being a person.
The status of being considered as a person.
pescadores
physoderma
plunderous
plunderous
adj
Tending to plunder.
podiatries
polyspored
polyspored
adj
polysporous
pomaderris
ponderosae
postformed
postformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postform
postholder
postholder
noun
The holder of a post (title).
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
posturised
posturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturise
posturized
posturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturize