Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
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.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aerosporin
afterdrops
agamospore
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
amphispore
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
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
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
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
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
apresoline
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archispore
areopagist
areroscope
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.
arrephoros
arsenophen
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspersoria
aspersoria
noun
plural of aspersorium
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
autostoper
avoyership
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
beachdrops
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
canephoros
canephorus
capeadores
carpodetus
carposperm
carposperm
noun
(biology) The egg of a red alga
carpospore
carpospore
noun
A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
cercospora
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chamaerops
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chrosperma
coappriser
companeros
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
cooperates
cooperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cooperate
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
copperases
copperases
noun
plural of copperas
coreplasty
corporales
corporales
noun
plural of corporale
corporeals
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
dampcourse
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
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.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatopsy
desperados
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
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
eavesdrops
eavesdrops
noun
plural of eavesdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eavesdrop
ectocarpus
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.
espronceda
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
forepassed
forepassed
adj
(timewise) That has previously passed; past, bygone
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
hainesport
harpooners
harpooners
noun
plural of harpooner
hasteproof
holophrase
homorelaps
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hypaethros
hyperbolas
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
jacamerops
jeapordous
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
kanephoros
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs