(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neurophile
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
oesophagus
oesophagus
noun
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
oophorauxe
ophiouride
outsharpen
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
pajahuello
pajahuello
noun
The tick Ornithodoros coriaceus.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parachuter
parachuter
noun
One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
perihelium
perihelium
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Synonym of perihelion
perochirus
petrouchka
phaleucian
phaseolous
phenacodus
phenicious
philoetius
philologue
philologue
Noun
A philologist.
phlebodium
phocaceous
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
phyllaurea
physagogue
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
playhouses
playhouses
noun
plural of playhouse
plethorous
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
ploughhead
ploughhead
noun
The clevis or draught iron of a plough.
ploughline
ploughmell
ploughshoe
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
plushiness
plushiness
noun
The quality of being plushy.
pneumolith
poephagous
poephagous
adj
grass-eating
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
poorhouses
poorhouses
noun
plural of poorhouse
powerhouse
powerhouse
noun
(card games) A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
(figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
A power station; the building housing a power station
praehallux
praehallux
noun
Alternative form of prehallux
preexhaust
prefurnish
prehaunted
prepublish
prepublish
verb
To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
prepunched
prepunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepunch
prepunches
prepunches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepunch
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
pseudaphia
pseudechis
pseudhemal
pseudosoph
publishers
publishers
noun
plural of publisher
puckerbush
pukishness
pullshovel
pumphandle
punchiness
punchiness
noun
The condition of being punchy
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
puppethead
puppethood
purchasers
purchasers
noun
plural of purchaser
purchasery
pursership
pursership
noun
The rank or office of purser.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
puzzlehead
puzzlehead
noun
(slang) A person who enjoys solving puzzles.
A puzzleheaded person, one having a mind full of confused notions.
quakership
repurchase
repurchase
noun
The act of repurchasing.
verb
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
rhizopuses
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
russophobe
russophobe
Noun
Someone who fears or hates Russians or Russian influence.
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
sepulchers
sepulchers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sepulcher
sepulchral
sepulchral
adj
Having a hollow and deep sound.
Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
sepulchred
sepulchred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sepulchre
sepulchres
sepulchres
noun
plural of sepulchre
sheephouse
shoupeltin
shufflecap
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
siphoneous
siphoneous
adj
Of or relating to the Siphoneae.
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
sousaphone
sousaphone
noun
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
spathulate
spathulate
adj
Alternative spelling of spatulate
speakhouse
sphacelous
spheniscus
spherulate
spherulate
adj
Covered or set with spherules.
spherulite
spherulite
noun
a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
sphygmuses
spicehouse
spicehouse
noun
A warehouse where spices are stored.
spousehood
spousehood
noun
The condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle
spridhogue
squireship
squireship
noun
State or position of being a squire; squirehood.
stupidhead
stupidhead
noun
Alternative form of stupid-head
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
subspheric
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphatase
sulphatase
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase
sulphatize
sulphazide
sulphidize
sulphimide
sulphimide
noun
Alternative form of sulfimide
sulphinate
sulphinate
noun
Alternative form of sulfinate
sulphinide
sulphinide
noun
Alternative form of sulfinide
sulpholeic
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
sulphourea
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
sulphurage
sulphurate
sulphurate
adj
(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurate
sulphurean
sulphurize
sulphurize
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurize
superabhor
superchery
superchery
noun
Alternative form of supercherie
supercloth
superepoch
superether
superheavy
superheavy
adj
(linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual
(physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
Having far greater weight than usual.
noun
(physics) A superheavy element.
superhelix
superhelix
noun
(molecular biology) The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix
superheros
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.