(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
atropamine
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
capernoity
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.
correption
correption
noun
(obsolete) chiding; reproof; reproach
A shortening in pronunciation.
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.
dennisport
deperition
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
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.
endotrophi
endotropic
entotrophi
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
expenditor
expiration
expiration
noun
(euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
A cessation, extinction, ending
Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
The act of expiring.
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
ferroprint
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fortepiano
fortepiano
noun
A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
frontpiece
hainesport
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hierophant
hierophant
noun
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
One who explains or makes a commentary.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
imperation
imperation
noun
Synonym of empire
The action of governing or commanding; governance.
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importment
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
intemporal
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
interloped
interloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlope
interloper
interloper
noun
(obsolete) An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
interlopes
interlopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope
interoptic
interphone
interphone
noun
intercom
interpoint
interpoint
noun
(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
interpolar
interpolar
adj
between poles
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interposer
interposer
noun
(electronics) An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.
One who interposes.
interposes
interposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpose
intertroop
intertroop
adj
Between troops.
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
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
leptorrhin
linopteris
litopterna
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
monopteroi
monopteroi
noun
plural of monopteros
montpelier
montpelier
Proper noun
The state capital of Vermont in the United States of America
A district of Bristol, England.
Any of several other towns in the USA, Canada and the UK.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
necrotypic
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
nociceptor
nociceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
nonpainter
nonpainter
noun
A person who does not paint.
nonproteid
nonproteid
adj
(archaic) Synonym of nonprotein
nonprotein
nonprotein
adj
Having a source other than protein.
noun
That which is not a protein.
nonreceipt
nonreceipt
noun
Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
notopterid
notopterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notopteridae, the featherbacks.
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
omniparent
omniparent
adj
That produces all things
noun
A universal parent; god
operations
operations
noun
plural of operation
opiniaster
opiniaster
noun
(obsolete) An opinionated person.
opiniastre
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
orpheonist
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
overprints
overprints
noun
plural of overprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overprint
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
parsonsite
parsonsite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
partimento
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patroniser
patroniser
noun
Alternative spelling of patronizer
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
patronizer
patronizer
noun
A person who patronizes
patronizes
patronizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronize
pejoration
pejoration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time.
The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
penroseite
penroseite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal creamy grayish white mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
peptoniser
peptonizer
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
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)
peremption
peremption
noun
(law, obsolete) A quashing; a defeating.
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.
perflation
perflation
noun
(obsolete) The act of perflating, or blowing through.
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.
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
peritonaea
peritoneal
peritoneal
adj
Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
peritonism
peritonism
noun
(pathology) Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum
perkinston
perlection
perlection
noun
the reading through of something.
permeation
permeation
noun
(medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.
The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
permistion
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
peronistas
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
peroration
peroration
noun
A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
personeity
personeity
noun
(obsolete) personality
petitioner
petitioner
noun
(law) Someone who presents a petition to a court.
Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
petrolling
petronilla
petronille
petroxolin
phanariote
pianoforte
pianoforte
noun
(music, dated) A piano.
picnometer
pierrepont
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinnothere
pinnothere
noun
(obsolete) A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live symbiotically in the shells of certain molluscs.
pinspotter
pinspotter
noun
Synonym of pinsetter (person or machine)
piperitone
piperitone
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpenoid ketone 6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1-cyclohex-2-enone
pirssonite
pirssonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
platonizer
platonizer
noun
One who platonizes.
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.