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
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
cassiopean
champenois
compagnies
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
disaproned
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
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
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
expansions
expansions
noun
plural of expansion
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
gossampine
hainesport
hippomanes
hippomanes
noun
(obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal.
housepaint
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
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.
inapostate
inapposite
inapposite
adj
inappropriate, not suitable for the situation
infraposed
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
isoheptane
isopentane
isopentane
noun
(organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.
isopleuran
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
melopianos
melopianos
noun
plural of melopiano
menopausic
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nonaseptic
nonaseptic
adj
Not aseptic.
nonpareils
nonpareils
noun
plural of nonpareil
nonspecial
nonspecial
Adjective
Not special.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
openairish
operations
operations
noun
plural of operation
opiniaster
opiniaster
noun
(obsolete) An opinionated person.
opiniastre
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
opuntiales
osteopenia
osteopenia
noun
The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis.
palaeornis
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
pansophies
pantomimes
pantomimes
noun
plural of pantomime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pantomime
papiliones
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
parsonsite
parsonsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
passionate
passionate
adj
(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Fired with intense feeling.
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
noun
A passionate individual.
verb
(obsolete) To express with great emotion.
(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patroniser
patroniser
noun
Alternative spelling of patronizer
patronizes
patronizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronize
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pelasgikon
pensionary
pensionary
adj
maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
pertaining to a pension
noun
(historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.
one who receives a pension; a pensioner
pensionnat
pentapolis
pentapolis
noun
A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
periastron
periastron
noun
(astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.
permansion
permansion
noun
(obsolete, rare) Permanence.
peronistas
personalia
personalia
noun
All the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual.
personalis
persuasion
persuasion
noun
(by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
phanerosis
phanerosis
noun
(of a colloid) The expansion of individual droplets such that they become visible
pistonhead
plainsoled
planetoids
planetoids
noun
plural of planetoid
planiscope
platonised
platonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platonise
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
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.
poachiness
poachiness
noun
The state of being poachy or marshy.
poinsettia
poinsettia
noun
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.
poisonable
poisonable
adj
(obsolete) poisonous
Capable of being poisoned.
polianthes
pollinates
pollinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pollinate
polonaises
polonaises
noun
plural of polonaise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polonaise
polynesian
polynesian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.
Noun
A person from Polynesia.
A language group spoken by these people.
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
postgenial
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
potentials
potentials
noun
plural of potential
predations
predations
noun
plural of predation
preevasion
prefashion
preordains
preordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preordain
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
prestation
prestation
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A payment of money; a toll or duty.
(UK, law, obsolete) The rendering of a service
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
propagines
proseminar
proseminar
noun
A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.
proserpina
proserpina
Proper noun
The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld; the Roman equivalent of Persephone.
the asteroid.
proteinase
proteinase
noun
(biochemistry) protease
psalterion
psalterion
noun
(now historical, rare) Synonym of psaltery
psiloceran
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
reappoints
reappoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reappoint
saponified
saponified
adj
Treated by saponification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of saponify
saponifier
saponifier
noun
(chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification.
saponifies
saponifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saponify
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
scaloppine
scaloppine
noun
(cooking) A thin scallop of veal (sometimes other meat) dredged in flour and then sautéed.
scorpaenid
scorpaenid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
separation
separation
noun
(law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
(military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
An object that separates two spaces.
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
The place at which a division occurs.
sinapoline
sinapoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous base, CO.(NH.C₃H₅)₂, related to urea, and extracted from mustard oil; diallyl urea.
siphonales
siphonated
snipperado
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spaniolate
spaniolize
speciation
speciation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
(taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
spermation
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
spheration
spinaceous
spinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling, the plant spinach, or the family of plants to which it belongs.
spongiidae
sporangite
stenopaeic
stenopaeic
adj
(optics) Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
stephanion
stephanion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.