(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalite
acephalite
Noun
A Paulician, a member of an early gnostic Christian heresy.
achitophel
ahepatokla
ahithophel
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alpharetta
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
apotihecal
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
asphaltene
asphaltene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
asphaltite
asphaltite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various bitumens containing asphaltenes.
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
catchplate
catchplate
noun
Alternative form of catch plate
catchpoled
cattleship
celtophobe
cephalitis
cephalitis
noun
(medicine, dated) encephalitis
(medicine, dated) phrenitis
cephalotus
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
chaptalize
chaptalize
verb
To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clipsheets
clipsheets
noun
plural of clipsheet
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
cyphellate
delphinite
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
ecthlipses
ecthlipses
noun
plural of ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
noun
(phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
(phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
ectophloic
ectophloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is external to the xylem.
elephantic
elephantic
adj
(not comparable) Having elephantiasis
Of or relating to elephants
gigantic; massive
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
emphatical
emphatical
adj
emphatic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
enthalpies
enthalpies
noun
plural of enthalpy
entophytal
ephthalite
epitaphial
epitaphial
adj
Alternative form of epitaphian
epithalami
epithalamy
epithecial
epithelial
epithelial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epithelium.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
epithelize
epitheloid
epitheloid
adj
Alternative form of epithelioid
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epityphlon
euphyllite
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geothlypis
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
haplophyte
haplophyte
adj
(genetics) Having the normal number of chromosomes characteristic of the organism's gametes
hartlepool
hartlepool
Proper noun
A town and seaport in County Durham, north-east England.
helicopted
helicopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of helicopt
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.
heliophyte
heliophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight
heliotrope
heliotrope
adj
Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.
Light purple or violet.
noun
(botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
(mineralogy) A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
(surveying) An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
A light purple or violet colour.
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
helipterum
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hepatocele
hepatocele
noun
(medicine) hernia of the liver
hepatolith
hepatolith
noun
A gallstone in the biliary duct of the liver.
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
heptachlor
heptachlor
noun
An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide.
heptacolic
heptadecyl
heptadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
heptaploid
heptaploid
adj
Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noun
(biology) Such a cell or organism.
heptarchal
heptastyle
heptastyle
adj
(architecture, of a Classical temple or other structure) having seven columns
heterophil
heterophil
noun
Alternative form of heterophile
heteropoly
hilltopped
hilltopper
hilltopper
noun
(rare) Someone who lives on the top of a hill.
hippelates
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hospitalet
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hyalopsite
hypaethral
hypaethral
adj
Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypopetaly
hypopteral
hypothecal
hypothecal
adj
(microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
italophile
lanthopine
lanthopine
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.
lapithaean
lappethead
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
leptochroa
leptorchis
leptorrhin
leptothrix
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithophane
lithophane
noun
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophile
lithophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.
lithophone
lithophone
noun
(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.
Alternative form of lithopone
Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lithophyte
lithophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
(zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.
lithoscope
lithoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
lithosperm
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
lymphocyte
lymphocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
lymphotome
meethelper
menotyphla
mephitical
mephitical
adj
Alternative form of mephitic
metaphloem
metaphloem
noun
The mature form of phloem that has larger cells than the protophloem
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
myelopathy
myelopathy
noun
A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged.
A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.
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.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
oglethorpe
ophelimity
ophelimity
noun
(economic) Economic satisfaction.
The ability to please another.
ophiolater
ophiolater
noun
A snake-worshipper.
otocephaly
otocephaly
noun
A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
palaeolith
palaeolith
noun
Alternative form of paleolith
paleolithy
pamphleter
pamphleter
noun
Synonym of pamphleteer
pamphletic
pamphletic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pamphlet.
panthelism
pantophile
pathetical
pathetical
adj
(now archaic) Arousing sympathy; pathetic.
Arising from strong emotion; passionate.
patheticly
pentathlon
pentathlon
noun
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus