(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.
alopecurus
cephalotus
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
corpuscles
corpuscles
noun
plural of corpuscle
corpuscule
corpuscule
noun
Obsolete form of corpuscle.
coupleress
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
epicoelous
lappaceous
lappaceous
adj
(botany) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
operculums
opulencies
opulencies
noun
plural of opulency
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.
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pediculous
pediculous
adj
Alternative form of pedicular
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.
perculsion
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
pilocereus
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
polycletus
polydeuces
polydeuces
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
postluetic
postluetic
adj
Following syphilis.
postulance
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
preclosure
preclosure
adj
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preconsult
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procellous
procellous
adj
(rare) stormy; tempestuous
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
procoelous
procoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the procoelians.
Hollowed or cupped in front.
pronucleus
pronucleus
noun
Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
pseudocele
pseudocele
noun
Alternative form of pseudocoel
pseudocoel
pseudocoel
noun
(biology) The body cavity of certain nematodes (primitive invertebrates), which is analogous to a coelom but lacking mesodermal cells, i.e. not lined with mesothelium.
pulpaceous
pulpaceous
adj
Of a pulpy consistency.
pultaceous
pultaceous
adj
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
sceloporus
scopuliped
semicupola
sepicolous
speciously
speciously
adv
In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct.
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.
(rugby) Synonym of field goal
One who forms theories; a theorist.
One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
sphacelous
splenoncus
suboctuple
suboctuple
adj
(obsolete) Containing one part of eight; in the ratio of one to eight.
subopercle
sulpholeic
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.