(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
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
canephorus
carpodetus
cephalotus
chemopause
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
copepodous
copernicus
coproduces
coproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coproduce
corporeous
corpuscles
corpuscles
noun
plural of corpuscle
corpuscule
corpuscule
noun
Obsolete form of corpuscle.
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
coupleress
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
creepmouse
creepmouse
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
noun
(mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.
creepmousy
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
curiescopy
dampcourse
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
ectocarpus
epicoelous
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
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.
menopausic
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
oenocarpus
operculums
opinicuses
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.
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
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.
pennaceous
pennaceous
adj
(ornithology) having the structure of a normal feather
perculsion
percursory
percursory
adj
Running over slightly or in haste; cursory.
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
perochirus
peromyscus
persecutor
persecutor
noun
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
perspicous
phenacodus
phenicious
phocaceous
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.
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
porraceous
porraceous
adj
(originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.
porraceous:
postluetic
postluetic
adj
Following syphilis.
postulance
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
(dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
(law) Depending on the intention of another.
preciouses
preciouses
noun
plural of precious
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.
precocious
precocious
adj
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
preconfuse
preconsult
preconsume
preconsume
verb
(transitive) To consume beforehand.
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
precursors
precursors
noun
plural of precursor
precursory
precursory
adj
Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
noun
(medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.
predaceous
predaceous
adj
Surviving by preying on other animals.
predacious
predacious
adj
Alternative spelling of predaceous
prefocused
prefocused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefocus
prefocuses
prefocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefocus
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procedures
procedures
noun
plural of procedure
procellous
procellous
adj
(rare) stormy; tempestuous
procensure
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.
procrustes
procrustes
Proper noun
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
pronounces
pronounces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pronounce
pronucleus
pronucleus
noun
Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosecuted
prosecuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prosecute
prosecutes
prosecutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prosecute
prosecutor
prosecutor
noun
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
(law) a prosecuting attorney.
prospectus
prospectus
noun
A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
pseudoacid
pseudocarp
pseudocarp
noun
(botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part of a strawberry or fig.
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.
pseudocone
pseudocone
noun
(zoology) One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.
pseudocyst
pseudocyst
noun
(medicine) A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
pseudomica
pulpaceous
pulpaceous
adj
Of a pulpy consistency.
pultaceous
pultaceous
adj
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
reoccupies
reoccupies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reoccupy
reproduces
reproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reproduce
sceloporus
scopuliped
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
semicupola
sepiaceous
sepicolous
soundscape
soundscape
noun
An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.
An electroacoustic musical composition creating a sound portrait of a sound environment.
verb
To establish or define an acoustic environment, either a virtual one created using sound or a physical one created architecturally to have specific effects on sound.
spadiceous
spadiceous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix.
Of a bright clear brown or chestnut colour.
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.
spermoduct
spermoduct
noun
sperm duct
sphacelous
spicehouse
spicehouse
noun
A warehouse where spices are stored.
spinaceous
spinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling, the plant spinach, or the family of plants to which it belongs.
splenoncus
sporaceous
subception
subconcept
subconcept
noun
A secondary or subsidiary concept.
suboctuple
suboctuple
adj
(obsolete) Containing one part of eight; in the ratio of one to eight.
subopercle
subpotency
subpotency
noun
The quality of being subpotent.
subprocess
subprocess
noun
A process that is part of a larger overall process.
verb
(transitive) To process as part of a larger overall process.
subproject
subproject
noun
A project within a larger project.
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.
supercargo
supercargo
noun
An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).