(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
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.
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
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.
dendraspis
dendrophil
dennisport
deperition
depreciant
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
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.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
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.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
diparentum
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
disaproned
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
dispensers
dispensers
noun
plural of dispenser
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
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.
drainpipes
drainpipes
noun
Synonym of drainpipe trousers
plural of drainpipe
dreepiness
drepanidae
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
dukkeripen
dysphrenia
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endocarpic
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
endotrophi
endotropic
epicaridan
epidendral
epidendric
epidendron
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
expenditor
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
handygripe
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
heptandria
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
hyporhined
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
infraposed
inspiredly
inspiredly
adv
In an inspired manner
inspirited
inspirited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inspirit
interloped
interloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlope
interpaved
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interppled
intrepidly
intrepidly
adv
In an intrepid manner
isoprenoid
isoprenoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene units.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
mainprised
mainprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mainprise
meperidine
meperidine
noun
(pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
misspender
misspender
noun
One who misspends.
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
neodiprion
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nonproteid
nonproteid
adj
(archaic) Synonym of nonprotein
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
notopterid
notopterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notopteridae, the featherbacks.
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
overpained
pairedness
pairedness
noun
The quality of being paired.
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.
palisander
palisander
noun
rosewood
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
pandoridae
panorpidae
paradisean
paradisean
adj
paradisiacal
paraffined
paraffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paraffin
simple past tense and past participle of paraffine
paramedian
paramedian
adj
(surgery) to one side of the median position
parcidenta
parmenides
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
(dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.
(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.
noun
(dated) An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.
A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
penderecki
pentamerid
pentandria
percoidean
perdendosi
perdendosi
noun
(music) A gradual fading away.
perdicinae
peridental
peridental
adj
Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
peridineae
peridinial
peridinian
peridinium
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
perozonide
perpending
perpending
verb
present participle of perpend
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
phoronidea
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
picarooned
picarooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picaroon
pieridinae
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinaverdol
pincerweed
pinnigrade
pinnigrade
noun
(zoology) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.
pinpricked
pinpricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinprick
pinstriped
pinstriped
adj
(of a suit) Made from such fabric.
(of fabric) Having pinstripes.
Wearing a suit of this fabric.
pioneerdom
piperidine
piperidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, formally derived by the hydrogenation of pyridine; many of its derivatives are alkaloids or pharmaceuticals
pirandello
plundering
plundering
noun
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.