(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.
alopecurus
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
aspiculous
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autoptical
autoptical
adj
Alternative form of autoptic
cajeputole
calocarpum
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.
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
cephalotus
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
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
colipyuria
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
colporteur
colporteur
noun
A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compsilura
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
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.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conolophus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
copularium
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
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
copulatory
copulatory
adj
Pertaining to copulation
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corpuscles
corpuscles
noun
plural of corpuscle
corpuscule
corpuscule
noun
Obsolete form of corpuscle.
corrupable
corruptful
corruptful
adj
(obsolete) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
coupeville
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
coupleress
coupleteer
coupleteer
noun
One who writes couplets.
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
diplodocus
diplodocus
noun
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
dodecuplet
dodecuplet
noun
(music) A group of twelve notes, typically to be played in place of eight
duodecuple
duodecuple
Adjective
Twelvefold.
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
duplicator
duplicator
noun
A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
duplicious
epicoelous
eucalyptol
eucalyptol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
glucolipid
glucolipid
noun
Any glycolipid whose carbohydrate component is glucose.
glucolipin
hypoconule
lappaceous
lappaceous
adj
(botany) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucopenic
leucopenic
adj
Alternative form of leukopenic
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
leucophore
leucophore
noun
(histology) Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light.
leucophyre
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
lycopodium
lycopodium
noun
club moss
lymphoduct
occupiable
occupiable
adj
Capable of being occupied
Suitable for occupancy
operculata
operculate
operculate
adj
Having an operculum.
noun
Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum
operculums
opulencies
opulencies
noun
plural of opulency
overpublic
ovicapsule
ovicapsule
noun
(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
(zoology) An ootheca.
paleaceous
paleaceous
adj
(botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff
palicourea
palmaceous
palmaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms.
paludicole
paludicole
adj
(zoology) Paludicolous; inhabiting marshes.
paratoluic
parciloquy
pascagoula
pauciloquy
pauciloquy
noun
(uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.
peculation
peculation
noun
(law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pediculoid
pediculous
pediculous
adj
Alternative form of pedicular
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
perculsion
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
periocular
periocular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the eyeball.
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
phalloncus
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
pilocarpus
pilocereus
pinicolous
placuntoma
pleurocarp
pleurocarp
noun
(botany) Any pleurocarpic moss.
pleurocele
pleurocera
pleuronect
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
plutocracy
plutocracy
noun
A controlling class of the wealthy.
Government by the wealthy.
plutocrats
plutocrats
noun
plural of plutocrat
plutonomic
plutonomic
adj
Of or pertaining to plutonomy.
pneumocele
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
poculation
poculation
noun
(rare) Drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor.
poculiform
poculiform
adj
Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
noun
A variety of snowdrop with petals of the same length.
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polycletus
polyclitus
polycodium
polydeuces
polydeuces
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
polyneuric
polyoicous
polysaccum
polytocous
polytocous
adj
(biology) Giving birth to multiple offspring at the same time; multiparous.
ponticular
ponticular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the ponticulus
ponticulus
ponticulus
noun
(anatomy) a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear
populicide
populicide
noun
The slaughter of a people; a massacre.
populistic
populistic
adj
Populist.
portcullis
portcullis
noun
(historical) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
verb
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
portulacas
portulacas
noun
plural of portulaca
postbuccal
postbuccal
adj
posterior to the mouth
postcaudal
postcrural
postcrural
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the leg or thigh
postfurcal
postfurcal
adj
Relating to a postfurca
postluetic
postluetic
adj
Following syphilis.
postocular
postocular
adj
Situated behind the eyes.
noun
Any of the scales lying directly behind and in contact with the eye of a reptile.
postulance
postulancy
postulancy
noun
The role or status of a postulant.
poulticing
poulticing
verb
present participle of poultice
pouncingly
pouncingly
adv
In a pouncing manner; with a pouncing motion.
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
preclosure
preclosure
adj
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
precollude
preconsult
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procedural
procedural
adj
(computing) Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed.
Related to procedure.
noun
(literature) A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.
procellous
procellous
adj
(rare) stormy; tempestuous
processual
processual
adj
Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science
Of or relating to the methodological study of cultural change and variability in archaeology
proclivous
proclivous
adj
(zoology) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.
inclined towards something; tending by nature
procoelous
procoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the procoelians.
Hollowed or cupped in front.
proconsuls
proconsuls
noun
plural of proconsul
proculcate
procurable
procurable
adj
Able to be procured.
producible
producible
adj
Able to be produced
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.