(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
autostoper
canephorus
carpodetus
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.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
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
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
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
ectocarpus
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
epidermous
epipterous
epirhizous
episporium
eumorphous
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
eurypylous
eurypylous
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exosporous
exosporous
adj
Relating to an exospore.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
herophilus
hotspurred
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
isopleural
isopleuran
isopterous
isopterous
adj
Having the wings equal.
jeapordous
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
lapeyrouse
lipoferous
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
mouseproof
mouseproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by mice.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
nephroncus
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
nonleprous
nonleprous
adj
Not leprous.
notopterus
oenocarpus
operculums
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outpressed
outpressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpress
outpresses
outpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpress
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
outpursued
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
overpluses
overpluses
noun
plural of overplus
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
oversupped
oversupped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversup
oversupply
oversupply
noun
An excessive supply.
verb
To supply more than is needed.
palaeosaur
palaeosaur
noun
(zoology) Any of various prehistoric animals that have been named Palaeosaurus.
palaverous
palaverous
adj
Verbose; wordy.
papaverous
papaverous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy.
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
paulospore
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
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.
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
penumbrous
penumbrous
adj
Partially shaded.
Vague; ill-defined; unclear.
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.
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perilously
perilously
adv
In a perilous manner.
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
perivenous
perivenous
adj
(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
perjurious
perjurious
adj
Of or pertaining to perjury.
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
peromelous
peromyscus
peropodous
persecutor
persecutor
noun
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
personarum
perspicous
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.
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
petroleous
petroleous
adj
Characteristic of oil or petroleum.
Containing petroleum.
Pertaining to the mining of petroleum.
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
petroleuse
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
piliferous
piliferous
adj
Containing or producing hair.
piligerous
piligerous
adj
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
pilocereus
piniferous
pirouettes
pirouettes
noun
plural of pirouette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirouette
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.
plethorous
plunderous
plunderous
adj
Tending to plunder.
polymerous
polymerous
adj
(biology) Having many parts or members in each set.
(chemistry) Polymeric.
polypterus
polyuresis
polyuresis
noun
Synonym of polyuria
pomiferous
pomiferous
adj
(botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries.
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples
poorhouses
poorhouses
noun
plural of poorhouse
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.
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
poriferous
poriferous
adj
Having pores.
Of or related to the Porifera.
porousness
porousness
noun
The quality of being porous; porosity
porraceous
porraceous
adj
(originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.
porraceous:
portentous
portentous
adj
Of momentous or ominous significance.
Ominously prophetic.
Puffed up with vanity.
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
posturised
posturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturise
posturized
posturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturize