Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemophilia
hemophilia
noun
US standard spelling of haemophilia.
hemophilic
hemophilic
adj
Describing some bacteria that grow well in blood
Of or pertaining to hemophilia
noun
An individual with hemophilia.
hemophilus
homeoplasy
homeoplasy
noun
The taking on by one biological tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin grafting.
homeopolar
homophiles
homophiles
noun
plural of homophile
homorelaps
hypermoral
hypermoral
adj
Extremely or excessively moral.
hypocoelom
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
impairable
impairable
adj
Able to be impaired.
impalement
impalement
noun
(botany) (obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
impalpable
impalpable
adj
Not able to be perceived by the senses (especially by touch); intangible or insubstantial; not easily grasped or understood.
impaneling
impaneling
verb
present participle of impanel
impanelled
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.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
impassable
impassable
adj
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
(of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
(of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
impassible
impassible
adj
(chiefly theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
Incapable of suffering injury or detriment.
Misspelling of impassable.
Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impeccable
impeccable
adj
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
impeccably
impeccably
adv
In a perfect or flawless manner.
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
imperdible
imperdible
adj
(obsolete) Not destructible.
imperialin
imperially
imperially
adv
In an imperial manner.
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
imperiling
imperiling
verb
present participle of imperil
imperilled
imperilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperil; alternative spelling of imperiled
impersonal
impersonal
adj
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
noun
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
impetulant
implacable
implacable
adj
Adamant; immovable.
Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
Not able to be placated or appeased.
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impledging
impledging
verb
present participle of impledge
implements
implements
noun
plural of implement
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implement
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
implorable
impolicies
impolicies
noun
plural of impolicy
impolished
impolitely
impolitely
adv
In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
impossible
impossible
adj
(colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.
(mathematics, dated) imaginary
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
noun
A skateboard trick consisting of a backflip performed in midair.
An impossibility.
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
impregable
imprenable
imprenable
adj
Obsolete form of impregnable.
improbable
improbable
adj
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
improperly
improperly
adv
in an improper manner; not properly
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
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.
intemporal
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease
kampsville
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
lageniporm
lampadaire
lampflower
lampooners
lampooners
noun
plural of lampooner
lampoonery
lampoonery
noun
The act of lampooning
lamprotype
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampyridae
laparotome
laparotome
noun
(surgery) A surgical instrument for performing laparotomy.
lemography
lepismidae
leporiform
leporiform
adj
rabbit-shaped
leptamnium
leptomatic
leptometer
leptometer
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the viscosity of oil.
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
leptomonas
leptosomic
leptosperm
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
limnophile
limpidness
limpidness
noun
The property of being limpid, clarity.
limpnesses
limpnesses
noun
plural of limpness
lipochrome
lipochrome
noun
Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
lithosperm
lumberport
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
lymphaemia
lymphedema
lymphedema
noun
(medicine) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.
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.
lymphotome
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;
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
maladapted
maladapted
adj
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
malapertly
malapertly
adv
In a malapert manner.
mancipable
manipulate
manipulate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
maplecrest
mapleshade
mapleville
mappsville
marprelate
maxilliped
maxilliped
noun
One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
mazapilite
mediapolis
meethelper
megalopine
megalopore
megalopore
noun
A relatively large pore in the shell of a chiton
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megalopyge
meiophylly
melampsora
melampyrin
melampyrin
noun
melampyrite
melampyrum
melanippus
melanoplus
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
meliphagan
meliponine
meliponine
noun
Any (stingless) bee of the tribe Meliponini.
mellophone
mellophone
noun
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups
melophonic
melopianos
melopianos
noun
plural of melopiano
meloplasty
meloplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of restoring a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
metacarpal
metacarpal
adj
Of the metacarpus.
noun
Any of the bones of the metacarpus
metalepses
metalepses
noun
plural of metalepsis
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.