(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
alopecurus
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
cephalotus
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
composable
composable
adj
Capable of being composed (as from multiple constituent or component elements).
compostela
coreplasty
corporales
corporales
noun
plural of corporale
corporeals
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
episodical
episodical
adj
episodic.
escalloped
escalloped
adj
Alternative form of escaloped
escaloping
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
gloeocapsa
halopsyche
haploscope
haploscope
noun
An optical device that presents a separate image to each eye
isocephaly
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
lactoscope
lactoscope
noun
An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity
lappaceous
lappaceous
adj
(botany) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
leptoclase
leptoclase
noun
(geology) A thin fracture, in sedimentary rocks, either normal or oblique to the bedding plane
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
mesocephal
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nonspecial
nonspecial
Adjective
Not special.
opalescent
opalescent
adj
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
ovicapsule
ovicapsule
noun
(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
(zoology) An ootheca.
paleaceous
paleaceous
adj
(botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff
palmaceous
palmaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms.
paracresol
paracresol
noun
One of the three isomeric forms or recognized varieties of cresol.
pectorales
pectoralis
pectoralis
noun
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
percolates
percolates
noun
plural of percolate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of percolate
periscopal
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phascolome
phascolome
noun
(zoology) A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
planiscope
plasmocyte
plasmocyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell.
pleomastic
pleonastic
pleonastic
adj
(grammar) Redundant.
(linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
polycrates
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
postcaecal
postcaecal
adj
anterior to the caecum
postcoenal
postrectal
postrectal
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the rectum
postulance
potlatches
potlatches
noun
plural of potlatch
processual
processual
adj
Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science
Of or relating to the methodological study of cultural change and variability in archaeology
psiloceran
psiloceras
pulpaceous
pulpaceous
adj
Of a pulpy consistency.
pultaceous
pultaceous
adj
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
recollapse
recollapse
noun
A second or subsequent collapse.
verb
To collapse again.
sapropelic
sapropelic
adj
Of or pertaining to sapropel.
sarcophile
sarcophile
noun
(zoology) A carnivorous animal, especially a marsupial.
scaleproof
scaleproof
adj
Resistant to the buildup of scale (the mineral deposit).
scallopers
scallopers
noun
plural of scalloper
scaloppine
scaloppine
noun
(cooking) A thin scallop of veal (sometimes other meat) dredged in flour and then sautéed.
scopelidae
semicupola
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
sophoclean
sophoclean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works.
speculator
speculator
noun
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.