One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
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.
melampsora
mesocarpic
mesocarpic
adj
Relating to, or composed of mesocarp
mesophragm
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
microspace
microspace
noun
A very small space
miscompare
miscompare
verb
To compare incorrectly.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
myoparesis
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
nonpareils
nonpareils
noun
plural of nonpareil
nonspeaker
nonspeaker
noun
One who cannot speak; a mute.
One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
nonspheral
oenocarpus
oosporange
oosporange
noun
Synonym of oosporangium
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
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outsharpen
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outspreads
outspreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread
overpassed
overpassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpass
overpasses
overpasses
noun
plural of overpass
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpass
overplease
overplease
verb
To please excessively.
overpraise
overpraise
verb
To praise to an excessive degree.
overprased
overprases
oversplash
overspread
overspread
verb
(intransitive) To be spread or scattered about.
(transitive) To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
palaeornis
palaeosaur
palaeosaur
noun
(zoology) Any of various prehistoric animals that have been named Palaeosaurus.
palaverous
palaverous
adj
Verbose; wordy.
palmerston
papaverous
papaverous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy.
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
parachrose
parachrose
adj
(mineralogy) Changing colour by exposure to weather.
paracresol
paracresol
noun
One of the three isomeric forms or recognized varieties of cresol.
parastemon
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
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.
parsonages
parsonages
noun
plural of parsonage
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
parsonsite
parsonsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
passometer
passometer
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring the number of paces taken by a walker.
pasteboard
pasteboard
adj
(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy
noun
(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.
(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
(usually uncountable) Card stock.
pastoraled
pastorales
pastorales
noun
plural of pastorale
pastorates
pastorates
noun
plural of pastorate
pastorised
pastorless
pastorless
adj
Without a pastor.
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
patriotess
patriotess
noun
(rare) A female patriot.
patrollers
patrollers
noun
plural of patroller
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
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
patronless
patronless
adj
Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.
paulospore
pearlstone
pearlstone
noun
(mineralogy) perlite
peashooter
peashooter
noun
(slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
pectorales
pectoralis
pectoralis
noun
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pellagrose
pellagrose
adj
Alternative form of pellagrous
pellagrous
pellagrous
adj
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
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.
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
percolates
percolates
noun
plural of percolate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of percolate
perforates
perforates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perforate
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.
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
permafrost
permafrost
noun
Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
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.
personable
personable
adj
(law, obsolete) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.
(of a person) Having a pleasant or manner; friendly; amiable.
(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.
personably
personably
adv
In a personable manner.
personages
personages
noun
plural of personage
personalia
personalia
noun
All the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual.
personalis
personally
personally
adv
As a person.
Concerning oneself.
I'm really annoyed with her, personally.
In a personal manner.
In person.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
personarum
personated
personated
verb
past participle of personate
personator
personator
noun
One who personates.
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.
persuasory
persuasory
adj
Persuasive.
pescadores
phaeospore
phaeospore
noun
A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order (Phaeosporeae) of dark green or olive-colored algae.
phalaropes
phalaropes
noun
plural of phalarope
phanerosis
phanerosis
noun
(of a colloid) The expansion of individual droplets such that they become visible
physoderma
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
planospore
plastomere
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
pleasurous
pleasurous
adj
(rare) Characterized by pleasure.
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
noun
Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
podiatries
poetasters
poetasters
noun
plural of poetaster
poetastery
poetastery
noun
Inferior poetry.
poetastric
polarities
polarities
noun
plural of polarity
polycrates
polymerase
polymerase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
polyparies
polyparies
noun
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)
plural of polypary
polyphaser
polyphaser
noun
A machine generating more than one pressure wave.
pomaderris
ponderosae
poormaster
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
porraceous
porraceous
adj
(originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.
porraceous:
portalless
portlaoise
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
postmaster
postmaster
noun
(Britain) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
(Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
(archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.