(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.
adaptitude
adaptitude
noun
Adaptedness; special aptitude.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
aegopodium
alcelaphus
alopecurus
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
amphineura
amphoterus
amplexuses
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullulae
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipoenus
aperulosid
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apoquinine
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asphodelus
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autopepsia
autopotent
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
axiopoenus
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
boselaphus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
cajeputole
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
canephorus
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
capernutie
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitulate
capitulate
verb
(intransitive) To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
capturable
capturable
adj
That can be captured.
carpodetus
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
catapulted
catapulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catapult
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chemopause
chuprassie
cinquepace
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
coprodaeum
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corrupable
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crapulence
crapulence
noun
intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence
sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking
crapulency
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cupbearers
cupbearers
noun
plural of cupbearer
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
dampcourse
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
depauville
depeculate
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
depopulate
depopulate
adj
(obsolete) Depopulated.
verb
(intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.
(transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.
(transitive, electronics) To remove the components from a circuit board.
depudorate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depuratory
depuratory
adj
Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputative
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
dicephalus
diparentum
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplacuses
dipleurula
dipneumona
dipneustal
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
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.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
duperrault
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
ectocarpus
elaphurine
emphyteuta
emplastrum
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
encapsules
encapsules
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapsule
encarpuspi
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epauletted
epauletted
adj
Alternative form of epauleted
ephebeubea
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.