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
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
coappriser
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.
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaporesis
diastrophe
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
empresario
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
epiparodos
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.
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
hainesport
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
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.
impresario
impresario
noun
A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.
infraposed
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
isopleural
isopleuran
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
leprosaria
leprosaria
noun
(uncommon) Synonym of leprosarium.
leptospira
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
mesocarpic
mesocarpic
adj
Relating to, or composed of mesocarp
microspace
microspace
noun
A very small space
miscompare
miscompare
verb
To compare incorrectly.
myoparesis
nonpareils
nonpareils
noun
plural of nonpareil
openairish
operations
operations
noun
plural of operation
operatives
operatives
noun
plural of operative
opiniaster
opiniaster
noun
(obsolete) An opinionated person.
opiniastre
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
oreophasis
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
overpraise
overpraise
verb
To praise to an excessive degree.
palaeornis
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
paroptesis
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
parsonsite
parsonsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
pastorised
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
patriotess
patriotess
noun
(rare) A female patriot.
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
pectoralis
pectoralis
noun
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
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
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.
periosteal
periosteal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the periosteum
periostoma
periscopal
perisomial
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
permansion
permansion
noun
(obsolete, rare) Permanence.
peronistas
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
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
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
noun
Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
podiatries
poetastric
polarities
polarities
noun
plural of polarity
polyparies
polyparies
noun
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)
plural of polypary
pomaderris
popularise
popularise
verb
(transitive) To make something popular.
(transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical or scientific material for a general audience.
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
portlaoise
praetorius
praseolite
praseolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of altered iolite with a green colour and greasy lustre.
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
(dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
(law) Depending on the intention of another.
predacious
predacious
adj
Alternative spelling of predaceous
predations
predations
noun
plural of predation
preevasion
prefashion
preimposal
preordains
preordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preordain
presbyopia
presbyopia
noun
(pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
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
prestomial
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
proaeresis
proairesis
proatheism
proatheist
promisable
promisable
adj
Able to be promised.
propagines
prorealism
prorealist
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
psiloceras
pteropsida
pterosauri
pyospermia
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
radioscope
radioscope
noun
An instrument for detecting or studying X-rays.
reappoints
reappoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reappoint
repositary
respirator
respirator
noun
A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.
rhapsodies
rhapsodies
noun
plural of rhapsody
rhapsodize
rhapsodize
verb
(intransitive) To perform a rhapsody.
(intransitive) To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
(transitive) To recount or describe (something) as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
(transitive) To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.