Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
canephorus
capernutie
chapournet
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.
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
copernicus
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
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.
crapulence
crapulence
noun
intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence
sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking
crapulency
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
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
diparentum
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dukkeripen
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
elaphurine
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
encarpuspi
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
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.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epineurial
epineurial
adj
(anatomy) Of, or related to epineurium.
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.
equiparant
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
geoprumnon
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyponeuria
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.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
interpause
interpause
adj
Between pauses.
noun
An intermission.
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
interpunct
interpunct
noun
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
interpupil
interpupil
adj
Between pupils.
interrupts
interrupts
noun
plural of interrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interrupt
isopleuran
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
lupinaster
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nephroncus
neurectopy
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(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
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neuroptera
neuroptera
noun
plural of neuropteron
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
neurotropy
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.
noncapture
nonleprous
nonleprous
adj
Not leprous.
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
nonprudent
nonpuerile
nonrupture
nonrupture
noun
(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
notopterus
nulliparae
nupercaine
oenocarpus
outpreened
outpreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreen
outsharpen
overpruned
overpruned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overprune
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
painfuller
painfuller
adj
comparative form of painful: more painful
palustrine
palustrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or thriving in marshy habitats.
pandurated
pantagruel
papandreou
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
paranuclei
paranuclei
noun
plural of paranucleus
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
parturient
parturient
adj
(by extension) About to create a new product, or float a new idea.
(of a substance) Facilitating labour.
In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.
Of, related to, or caused by childbirth
noun
A substance that facilitates labour.
One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pasteurian
pasteurian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
peduncular
peduncular
adj
Of or pertaining to a peduncle
penannular
penannular
adj
Forming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening.
penguinery
penguinery
noun
(zoology) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.
peninsular
peninsular
adj
Exhibiting a narrow provincialism; parochial.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or connected with a peninsula.
noun
Misspelling of peninsula.
One who inhabits a peninsula.
pentacular
pentacular
adj
Of or relating to a pentacle.
pentamerus
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
penumbrous
penumbrous
adj
Partially shaded.
Vague; ill-defined; unclear.
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
percentual
percentual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or expressed as a percentage
perculsion
percurrent
percurrent
adj
(botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
percutient
percutient
adj
(archaic) Striking; having the power of striking or hitting.
noun
(archaic) That which has the power of striking.
perdurance
perdurance
noun
permanence, persistence
peregrinus
periculant
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.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).