Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
diparentum
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
epicentrum
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.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epineurium
epineurium
noun
(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
geoprumnon
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
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.
impureness
impureness
noun
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pentamerus
penumbrous
penumbrous
adj
Partially shaded.
Vague; ill-defined; unclear.
peridinium
perigonium
perigonium
noun
(botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
(dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
perizonium
perizonium
noun
A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom
pernambuco
personarum
pleuronema
pneumatria
pneumogram
pneumogram
noun
(medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
praemunire
praemunire
noun
(figurative) A difficulty or predicament.
(figurative) Crime, offence, wrongdoing.
(in extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
(law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
The penalty for this offence.
The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
verb
(law, historical) To charge with the offence of praemunire; to subject to the penalties of praemunire.
precentrum
precommune
preconsume
preconsume
verb
(transitive) To consume beforehand.
pregeminum
preimbuing
premundane
presternum
presternum
noun
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
preumbonal
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
pulmonifer
purlieuman
purlieuman
noun
(historical) An owner of lands in the purlieu.
purlieumen
purlieumen
noun
plural of purlieuman
recompound
recompound
verb
(transitive) To compound again or anew.
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
supermanly
supermanly
adj
Characteristic of a superman
superminis
superminis
noun
plural of supermini
superwoman
superwoman
noun
(informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
A woman with superhuman powers.
superwomen
superwomen
noun
plural of superwoman
trumpeting
trumpeting
noun
(mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft.
action of the verb to trumpet
verb
present participle of trumpet
uncompared
uncompared
adj
Not compared.
uncrumpled
uncrumpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrumple
understamp
underswamp
undertrump
undertrump
verb
(card games) To play a lower trump card than the previous one in a trick.
unhampered
unhampered
adj
Not hampered.
unimpaired
unimpaired
adj
Not impaired.
unimparted
unimparted
adj
Not imparted.
unimperial
unimplored
unimplored
adj
Not implored.
unimported
unimported
adj
Not imported.
unimproved
unimproved
adj
Not selectively bred for better quality or productiveness
Not used or employed advantageously
not tilled, built on, or otherwise improved for use.