An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
antipoenus
apophonies
apophonies
noun
plural of apophony
apothesine
appointees
appointees
noun
plural of appointee
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apresoline
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
asplenioid
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
axiopoenus
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bisphenoid
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
brehonship
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
cassiopean
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
champenois
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
cispontine
cispontine
adj
On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
clinospore
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
compagnies
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
conspecies
conspecies
noun
(zoology) A subspecies or variety.
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
copernicus
copperskin
coprisoner
coprisoner
noun
A fellow prisoner.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
deiphontes
dennisport
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deposition
deposition
noun
(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depression
depression
noun
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
The act of lowering or pressing something down.
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
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
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disaproned
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
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.
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.
disulphone
docentship
dopinesses
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
ellipsonic
empoisoned
empoisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empoison
empoisoner
empoisoner
noun
(obsolete) A poisoner.
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
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epeisodion
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
episcopant
episcopant
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.
epistolean
epistolean
noun
(rare) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
epistomian
escaloping
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
ethiopians
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
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
expansions
expansions
noun
plural of expansion
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
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.
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.
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
floppiness
floppiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being floppy
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
gossampine
hainesport
hesperinon
hesperinos
hippomanes
hippomanes
noun
(obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal.
hippomenes
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
housepaint
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypogynies
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
iconoscope
iconoscope
noun
an early television camera having a mosaic of photoactive cells
idiosepion
imparsonee
imparsonee
adj
(UK, law, religion) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession.
noun
(UK, law, religion) A clergyman so inducted.
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.
impoisoner
impoisoner
Noun
A poisoner.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposement
imposement
noun
(obsolete) imposition
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
impression
impression
noun
(advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
(painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
(philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
(printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
An outward appearance.
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
verb
To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
imprisoner
imprisoner
noun
One who imprisons.
inapostate
inapposite
inapposite
adj
inappropriate, not suitable for the situation
inceptions
inceptions
noun
plural of inception
incomposed
incomposed
adj
(obsolete) disordered; disturbed
indisposed
indisposed
adj
(euphemistic) In the lavatory/WC.
(euphemistic) Undressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors.
Mildly ill.
Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
infraposed
inspection
inspection
noun
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
The act of examining something, often closely.
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
interlopes
interlopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interposer
interposer
noun
(electronics) An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.
One who interposes.
interposes
interposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpose
introscope
introspect
introspect
verb
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
(transitive) To look into.
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
ionosphere
ionosphere
noun
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
isentropic
isentropic
adj
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy
isoheptane
isopentane
isopentane
noun
(organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.
isophorone
isophorone
noun
(chemistry) An α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone, a colourless to yellowish liquid with a characteristic smell, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.