(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.
antepenuit
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.
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.
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
aprilesque
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
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
autopepsia
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
axiopoenus
beautyship
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bistipuled
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbump
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
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.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
centiplume
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chirrupper
chumpiness
chuprassie
cinquepace
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.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
copernicus
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
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coupeville
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.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curiescopy
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
demipuppet
depauville
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
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.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
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
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
diparentum
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplacuses
dipleurula
dipleurule
dipneumona
dipneustal
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disespouse
disespouse
verb
(poetic, transitive) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputeful
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
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.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dukkeripen
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
elaphurine
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
encarpuspi
eohippuses
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.
epicentrum
epichilium
epicoelous
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
epicuticle
epicuticle
noun
(biology) The outermost portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermous
epiguanine
epiguanine
noun
The modified purine nucleobase 7-methylguanine, a methylated version of guanine.
epiloguing
epiloguing
verb
present participle of epilogue
epiloguize
epiloguize
verb
Alternative form of epilogize
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epineurial
epineurial
adj
(anatomy) Of, or related to epineurium.
epineurium
epineurium
noun
(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epiphloeum
epiphloeum
noun
(botany) A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
epiphytous
epipleurae
epipleural
epipleural
adj
(anatomy) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra
Relating to an epipleuron
noun
An epipleural bone
epipterous
epirhizous
episcenium
episporium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.