(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
approbator
approbator
noun
(obsolete) A person who gives formal approval.
baralipton
barotropic
barotropic
adj
(meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.
belltopper
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
boltspreet
bootstraps
bootstraps
noun
plural of bootstrap
branchport
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.
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bronstrops
brownprint
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
comprobate
comprobate
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to concur.
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
deportable
deportable
adj
Able to be deported.
noun
(rare, sometimes offensive) Someone who is deportable.
embioptera
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
exprobrate
exprobrate
verb
(dated) To reproach or upbraid
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
libroplast
lumberport
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
operatable
operatable
adj
Alternative form of operable
pabulatory
paedotribe
parabiotic
parabiotic
adj
relating to parabiosis
parabolist
parabolist
noun
A narrator of parables.
parrotbeak
parrotbill
parrotbill
noun
Any of a group of warbler-like birds of uncertain taxonomy, now often placed in family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
pasteboard
pasteboard
adj
(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy
noun
(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.
(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
(usually uncountable) Card stock.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
periorbita
periorbita
noun
(anatomy) The area around the orbit.
portobello
portobello
noun
The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
postbulbar
postbulbar
adj
(anatomy) distal to the duodenal bulb
postbursal
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
potboilers
potboilers
noun
plural of potboiler
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
predoubter
preobtrude
preobviate
preorbital
preorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the orbit.
Occurring before an orbit is established.
noun
A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye
proambient
probathing
probatical
probations
probations
noun
plural of probation
probetting
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
proboycott
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
profitable
profitable
adj
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
Producing a profit.
profitably
profitably
adv
In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
prohibited
prohibited
adj
Forbidden; unallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
prohibiter
prohibiter
noun
One who prohibits or forbids.
prohibitor
prohibitor
noun
One who prohibits.
prohibitum
promotable
promotable
adj
Able to be promoted; eligible for promotion.
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
proratable
proratable
adj
Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately.
prosabbath
protobacco
protobacco
adj
In favour of tobacco or public smoking in general.
protoblast
protorebel
pyroborate
pyroborate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of pyroboric acid
reportable
reportable
adj
(of a disease etc) That must be reported to the proper authorities; notifiable
Capable of being reported on.
Worth reporting on; constituting news.
reprobated
reprobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reprobate
reprobater
reprobater
noun
One who reprobates.
reprobates
reprobates
noun
plural of reprobate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprobate
reprobator
reprobator
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) An old form of action to prove a witness to be perjured or biased.
reprohibit
reprohibit
verb
(rare, transitive) To prohibit (something) again.
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)
ribbentrop
saprobiont
saprobiont
noun
Synonym of saprobe
sporoblast
sporoblast
noun
A sporozoan cell, found in the oocyst of the malarial parasite in the mosquito, that produces spores and sporozoites
subproctor
subproduct
subproduct
noun
byproduct
subproject
subproject
noun
A project within a larger project.
subreption
subreption
noun
The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
subterpose
subtropics
subtropics
noun
The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.
taurophobe
tobinsport
tropicbird
tropicbird
noun
Any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics
troupsburg
tubiparous
tubiporoid
tubiporous
tubulipora
tubulipore
tubulipore
noun
(zoology) Any of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, with tubular calcareous calicles.
turboprops
turboprops
noun
plural of turboprop
turkophobe
unportable
unportable
adj
(computing) Not portable; not (easily) transferred or converted between different systems.