(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaporesis
diastrophe
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
diophysite
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diotrephes
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diploidies
diploidies
noun
plural of diploidy
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disapostle
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disaproned
discompose
discompose
verb
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disespouse
disespouse
verb
(poetic, transitive) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
diskophile
dispeopled
dispeopled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispeople
dispeopler
dispeopler
noun
One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispersion
dispersion
noun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
dispersoid
dispersoid
noun
Dispersoids are ultrafine nanometer-scale and numerous finely divided particles of one substance dispersed within another liquid or solid. For example carbon or niobium in a steel matrix.
colloid
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
disportive
disposable
disposable
adj
Available to be used.
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
noun
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
dispossess
dispossess
verb
(sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
To deprive someone of possession in general.
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
dispromise
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disulphone
docentship
dopinesses
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
dryopteris
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
ecospecies
ecospecies
noun
ecotype
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
ectopistes
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
elaioplast
elaioplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of lipids.
elapsoidea
ellipsoids
ellipsoids
noun
plural of ellipsoid
ellipsonic
elpasolite
elpasolite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, potassium, and sodium.
empoisoned
empoisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empoison
empoisoner
empoisoner
noun
(obsolete) A poisoner.
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
empresario
encopresis
encopresis
noun
(medicine) fecal incontinence in children
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endoscopic
endoscopic
adj
Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
endosepsis
endosiphon
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
eohippuses
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
eosophobia
eosophobia
noun
(rare) A morbid fear of dawn or daylight.
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
epeisodion
eperotesis
ephidrosis
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
epicoelous
epidermose
epidermose
noun
(biochemistry) keratin
epidermous
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
epiparodos
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epiphytous
epiploitis
epiploitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the omentum; omental peritonitis.
epipterous
epirhizous
episcopacy
episcopacy
noun
Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
episcopant
episcopant
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.
episcopate
episcopate
noun
(rare) A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
Bishops seen as a group.
The tenure in office of a bishop.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a bishop.
episcopise
episcopise
verb
Alternative form of episcopize
episcopize
episcopize
verb
(intransitive) To perform the duties of a bishop.
(transitive) To make a bishop of by consecration.
episiocele
episiotomy
episiotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
episodical
episodical
adj
episodic.
episomally
episomally
adv
In an episomal manner.
With regard to an episome.
episporium
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
epistolean
epistolean
noun
(rare) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
epistolise
epistolise
verb
Alternative form of epistolize
epistolist
epistolist
noun
A writer of epistles or letters.
epistolize
epistolize
verb
To write epistles.
epistomata
epistomian
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
epitomised
epitomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epitomise
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
epitomizes
epitomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of epitomize
epizooties
epizooties
noun
plural of epizooty
equipoised
equipoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
equipoises
equipoises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equipoise
escaloping
esophagism
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
espressivo
espressivo
adv
(music) To be played in an expressive manner.
ethiopians
eumolpides
euphemious
euphonious
euphonious
adj
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euploidies
euploidies
noun
plural of euploidy
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exotropism
expansions
expansions
noun
plural of expansion
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
explosible
explosible
adj
explosive
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
exposition
exposition
noun
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
The abandonment of an unwanted child.
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expression
expression
noun
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
(mostly preceded by with) emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
A colloquialism or idiom.
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
A specific blend of whisky.
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.