(biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
azeotropic
azeotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
capernoity
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpintero
carpintero
noun
The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
catoptrite
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
chiroptera
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
competitor
competitor
noun
(obsolete) Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal.
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
copyfitter
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
correption
correption
noun
(obsolete) chiding; reproof; reproach
A shortening in pronunciation.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
crotaphite
crotaphite
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptolite
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
descriptor
descriptor
noun
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
(linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
eccoprotic
eccoprotic
adj
Having a mild laxative effect.
noun
A mild laxative.
ectocarpic
ectocarpic
adj
Relating to brown algae of the genus Ectocarpus.
ectotrophi
ectotropic
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endotropic
eolotropic
eolotropic
adj
Alternative spelling of aeolotropic
epitrophic
ericophyte
etiotropic
etiotropic
adj
(medicine) That acts against the cause of a disease
eurytropic
evaporitic
evaporitic
adj
Of or pertaining to an evaporite
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
extropical
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
frontpiece
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
helicopter
helicopter
noun
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
heteroepic
horopteric
horopteric
adj
Of or pertaining to the horopter.
hyperstoic
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
interoptic
introscope
introspect
introspect
verb
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
(transitive) To look into.
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
isentropic
isentropic
adj
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy
laeotropic
laeotropic
adj
Turning to the left (typically in a left-handed spiral)
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leiotropic
leptorchis
mesotropic
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metropolic
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
micropipet
micropipet
noun
Alternative form of micropipette
necrotypic
nociceptor
nociceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
nonreceipt
nonreceipt
noun
Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
opacimeter
opacimeter
noun
Any instrument that measures opacity
operatical
operatical
adj
Alternative form of operatic
optometric
optometric
adj
Of or pertaining to optometry
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
pecopteris
pectoralis
pectoralis
noun
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
perception
perception
noun
(cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.
Acuity
Conscious understanding of something.
The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
Vision (ability)
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
periaortic
periaortic
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the aorta
perlection
perlection
noun
the reading through of something.
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
petrolific
petrolific
adj
Yielding petroleum.
petrologic
petrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology.
picnometer
picturedom
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
poetastric
politicker
politicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A politician; one who employs politics.
One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
porrection
porrection
noun
The act of stretching forth.
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
pratincole
pratincole
noun
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
preception
preception
noun
A precept.
preciation
preciosity
preciosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) Something of high value or worth.
(obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
(usually derogatory, countable) An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
(usually derogatory, uncountable) The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
precontain
preconvict
predicator
predicator
noun
That which predicates; that designates a property or relationship
prediction
prediction
noun
(statistics) A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
A statement of what will happen in the future.
predictors
predictors
noun
plural of predictor
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
prefiction
prelection
prelection
noun
A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
premeiotic
premeiotic
adj
Before meiosis.
premycotic
premycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to a phase of mycosis fungoides in which the patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun.
prepolitic
presolicit
proceritic
proctorize
proctorize
verb
Alternative form of proctorise
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
proethical
profection
profection
noun
(obsolete) A setting out; going forward; advance; progression.
proficient
proficient
adj
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
noun
An expert.
projacient
projectile
projectile
adj
Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
Projecting or impelling forward.
noun
(physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
projecting
projecting
adj
(psychology) Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.
Sticking out.
noun
A projecting part.
The act by which something is projected.
verb
present participle of project
projection
projection
noun
(archaic) The crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process.
(archaic) The throwing of materials into a crucible, hence the transmutation of metals.
(cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
(category theory) A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.
(geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
(grammar) The preservation of the properties of lexical items while generating the phrase structure of a sentence. See Projection principle.
(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.
(mathematics) A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
(photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
(psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own. This includes making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser.
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
projective
projective
adj
(mathematics) describing those properties of a figure that are invariant upon projection
of, relating to, or caused by a projection
projecting outward
noun
(linguistics) A statement about a conditional or potential state of affairs, as opposed to one about a situation that actually exists or existed.
(mathematics) A projective member of a category.
(psychology) An assessment test that presents subjects with some sort of stimulus to which they react by projecting or imagining details.
projectrix
projicient
projicient
noun
(obsolete) Someone or something that launches a projectile.
prolectite
proleptics
proleptics
noun
(medicine) The art and science of predicting in medicine.
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
prosection
prosection
noun
An anatomical dissection carried out by an experienced anatomist as a demonstration for others.
prosodetic
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
prosthetic
prosthetic
adj
artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis
noun
An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
protecting
protecting
verb
present participle and gerund of protect
protection
protection
noun
(computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
(economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
(insurance) Coverage.
(obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
The state of being safe.
protective
protective
adj
Serving or intended to protect.
Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
noun
(Britain) Something that protects.
A condom.
protectrix
protectrix
noun
(archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress.
protogenic
protogenic
adj
(botany) Relating to intercellular spaces formed within undifferentiated plant tissues.
(geology) Relating to crystalline or fire-formed rocks.
Of or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.
protreptic
protreptic
adj
Serving to instruct; didactic.
noun
A didactic speech, book, etc.
provection
provection
noun
(Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
(linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "nickname" for "an ekename".
pyroacetic
pyroacetic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)
pyrogentic
pyrometric
pyrometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.
receptions
receptions
noun
plural of reception
rectorship
rectorship
noun
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
respection
respection
noun
(obsolete) respect; regard
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)