Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosporin
amphispore
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
aperulosid
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apocarpies
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apospories
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apresoline
archispore
areopagist
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspersoria
aspersoria
noun
plural of aspersorium
avoyership
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
brehonship
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
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.
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
choeropsis
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
clinospore
coappriser
coheirship
coheirship
noun
The state of being a coheir
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compromise
compromise
noun
(computer security) A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
verb
(intransitive) To find a way between extremes.
(transitive) To breach (a security system).
(transitive) To cause impairment of.
(transitive, intransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
copernicus
copperskin
coprisoner
coprisoner
noun
A fellow prisoner.
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
corpselike
corpselike
adj
Resembling a corpse.
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
crosspiece
crosspiece
noun
(nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
curiescopy
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
demorphism
dennisport
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depositors
depositors
noun
plural of depositor
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
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.
descriptor
descriptor
noun
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
(linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
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.
despoilers
despoilers
noun
plural of despoiler
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaporesis
diastrophe
diotrephes
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
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
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
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.
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.
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
disportive
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.
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
dryopteris
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
empoisoner
empoisoner
noun
(obsolete) A poisoner.
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
empresario
encopresis
encopresis
noun
(medicine) fecal incontinence in children
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
eperotesis
ephidrosis
epidermose
epidermose
noun
(biochemistry) keratin
epidermous
epiparodos
epipterous
epirhizous
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.
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
espressivo
espressivo
adv
(music) To be played in an expressive manner.
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
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
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
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.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
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.
fireproofs
fireproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fireproof
fishpotter
floriscope
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gossipries
gossipries
noun
plural of gossipry
hainesport
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hemosporid
herophilus
hesperinon
hesperinos
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
holdership
holdership
noun
The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else.
The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
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.
hyperstoic
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
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.
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.