(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
coppermine
coprodaeum
copromoted
copromoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copromote
copromoter
copromoter
noun
A joint promoter.
copromotes
copromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copromote
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cosmoscope
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
cramponnee
creepmouse
creepmouse
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
noun
(mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.
creepmousy
crimeproof
crimeproof
adj
Resistant to criminal activity.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to criminal activity.
crimpiness
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptomere
cryptonema
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
dampcourse
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
decempedal
decempedal
adj
(obsolete) Ten feet in length or height.
Having ten feet; decapodal.
decompiler
decompiler
noun
(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
decomposed
decomposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompose
decomposer
decomposer
noun
(ecology) An organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
decomposes
decomposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompose
decompound
decompound
adj
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
noun
A decomposite.
verb
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
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.
depictment
discompose
discompose
verb
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
dreamscape
dreamscape
noun
The landscape within a dream
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
elecampane
elecampane
noun
A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
emancipate
emancipate
adj
Freed; set at liberty.
verb
To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
To set free from slavery or bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit
To set free, as a minor from a parent
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
empathetic
empathetic
adj
Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic.
empedocles
emphatical
emphatical
adj
emphatic
emphractic
emphractic
adj
(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
empiricism
empiricism
noun
(medicine, now chiefly historical) Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; folk medicine, quackery.
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)
(social sciences, political science, sociology) used to describe research based on methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.
A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.
empiricist
empiricist
noun
an advocate or supporter of empiricism
empiristic
empiristic
adj
(physics) Relating to, or resulting from, experience or experiment; following from empirical methods or data.
emplection
emplection
noun
Alternative form of emplecton
emplectite
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
encampment
encampment
noun
A campsite.
A group of temporary living quarters and/or other temporary structures.
epagomenic
epagomenic
adj
(of Ancient Greek gods) worshiped on intercalary days
intercalary
epharmonic
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicentrum
epichilium
epichirema
epichirema
noun
(rhetoric, logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.
epicnemial
epicnemial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior of the tibia
epicoeloma
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicyemate
epidemical
epidemical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of epidemic
epimeritic
epimorphic
epimorphic
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an epimorphism.
(zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
epiplasmic
episcenium
episematic
episematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
epispermic
epispermic
adj
(botany) Pertaining or belonging to the episperm, or seed covering.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epitomical
epitomical
adj
epitomic
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
escapement
escapement
noun
(clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.
A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
An escape or means of escape.
The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
escarpment
escarpment
noun
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
espacement
exemplaric
exemplaric
adj
Relating to or characteristic of an exemplar
exomorphic
exomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to exomorphism.
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
hecatomped
hemianopic
hemianopic
adj
Alternative form of hemianopsic
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemophilic
hemophilic
adj
Describing some bacteria that grow well in blood
Of or pertaining to hemophilia
noun
An individual with hemophilia.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
heptatomic
heptatomic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of seven atoms
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
homeotypic
homeotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hyperaemic
hyperaemic
adj
Alternative form of hyperemic
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hypernomic
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypocoelom
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hyporchema
hyporchema
noun
A form of ancient Greek choral song accompanied by dance
hyporcheme
impackment
impactment
impactment
noun
impaction
imparlance
imparlance
noun
(law, obsolete) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit, but also used to obtain further time to plead or answer allegations.
(obsolete) Discussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.
impartance
impartance
noun
impartation
impatience
impatience
noun
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
impatiency
impatiency
noun
(obsolete) Impatience.
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
impeccable
impeccable
adj
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
impeccably
impeccably
adv
In a perfect or flawless manner.
impeccance
impeccance
noun
Alternative form of impeccancy
impeccancy
impeccancy
noun
The quality of being sinless.
impedances
impedances
noun
plural of impedance
impendence
impendence
noun
Alternative form of impendency
impendency
impendency
noun
That which impends.
The state of impending.
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
impingence
impingence
noun
The quality of being impingent.
implacable
implacable
adj
Adamant; immovable.
Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
Not able to be placated or appeased.
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
impolicies
impolicies
noun
plural of impolicy
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
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.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
incomplete
incomplete
adj
(botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
Not complete; not finished
noun
(Internet) A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.
(Usenet) A multipart file posted to Usenet that is incomplete and thus unusable.
A designation of being incomplete.
incomposed
incomposed
adj
(obsolete) disordered; disturbed
jacamerops
jimpricute
jumpscrape
leptomatic
leptosomic
lipochrome
lipochrome
noun
Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
lymphocele
lymphocele
noun
A collection of lymphatic fluid within the body, not bordered by epithelial lining; often a complication after pelvic surgery.
lymphocyte
lymphocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
macpherson
macrophage
macrophage
noun
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
macrospore
macrospore
noun
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
mancipable
maplecrest
mckeesport
meatoscope
meatoscope
noun
(medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
mecopteran
mecopteran
noun
Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera
mecopteron
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs