Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.
autopsy
autopsy
noun
(rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
verb
(transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
(transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
bopyrus
boyship
calypso
calypso
noun
A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
A light blue color.
A style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
verb
(intransitive) To perform calypso.
comsymp
comsymp
noun
(slang, derogatory) A Communist sympathizer; a liberal.
copyism
copyism
noun
(archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
(archaic) plagiarism
copyist
copyist
noun
a person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
cotypes
cotypes
noun
plural of cotype
coypous
coypous
noun
plural of coypou
cropsey
cryptos
cryptos
noun
plural of crypto
cyclops
cyclops
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
(derogatory) A person with only one working eye.
(zoology) Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
A one-eyed creature of any species.
dasypod
deploys
deploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deploy
dryopes
dyspnoi
employs
employs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of employ
eponyms
eponyms
noun
plural of eponym
eyespot
eyespot
noun
(biology) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
(botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker
An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
gossipy
gossipy
adj
Prone to gossip.
gypsous
hydrops
hydrops
noun
(medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
hypopus
hypoxis
hyssops
hyssops
noun
plural of hyssop
isopoly
isopyre
isopyre
noun
(mineralogy) A form of opal that has iron oxide impurities
isotopy
isotopy
noun
(linguistics) The repetition of a basic meaning trait (seme) within a story.
(mathematics) A form of homotopy that is always an embedding.
isotype
isotype
noun
(botany, taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of the holotype, from the same genetic individual.
(immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins
joypops
joypops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of joypop
kopeysk
kyklops
leprosy
leprosy
noun
(figurative) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
(medicine, now usually proscribed) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament of the Bible.
(obsolete) Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.
lycopus
maypops
maypops
noun
plural of maypop
miscopy
miscopy
noun
An imperfect copy.
verb
To copy incorrectly; to copy with mistakes.
myopias
myopias
noun
plural of myopia
myopies
nymphos
nymphos
noun
plural of nympho
olympus
olympus
Proper noun
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.
ooscopy
ospreys
ospreys
noun
plural of osprey
otogyps
padesoy
padesoy
noun
Alternative form of paduasoy
parsony
payoffs
payoffs
noun
plural of payoff
payolas
payolas
noun
plural of payola
payouts
payouts
noun
plural of payout
peyotes
peyotes
noun
plural of peyote
peyotls
phoneys
phoneys
noun
plural of phoney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phoney
phorcys
phoresy
phoresy
noun
(zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
phyllos
phyllos
noun
plural of phyllo
physiol
phytols
phytols
noun
plural of phytol
phytons
phytons
noun
plural of phyton
pinyons
pinyons
noun
plural of pinyon
piosity
piosity
noun
Affected or exaggerated piety.
piously
piously
adv
in a pious manner
poleyns
poleyns
noun
plural of poleyn
polybus
polyose
polyose
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) polysaccharide
polypus
polypus
noun
(archaic) An octopus.
(hematology, pathology) A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
popeyes
popeyes
noun
plural of popeye
poschay
postboy
postboy
noun
(historical) A male postilion.
A boy who carries letters from the post.
potboys
potboys
noun
plural of potboy
pozsony
propyls
propyls
noun
plural of propyl
prosapy
prosely
prosify
prosify
verb
(transitive) To convert or translate into prose.
(transitive) To make prosaic or commonplace.
prosily
prosily
adv
In a prosy manner.
prosody
prosody
noun
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
protyls
protyls
noun
plural of protyl
proxysm
psychol
psychon
psychon
noun
A hypothetical particle of consciousness.
psychos
psychos
noun
plural of psycho
puposky
pygopus
pylorus
pylorus
noun
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
pyocyst
pyocyst
noun
(pathology) A cyst that contains pus
pyrolas
pyrolas
noun
plural of pyrola
pyrones
pyrones
noun
plural of pyrone
pyropes
pyropes
noun
plural of pyrope
pyropus
pyropus
noun
Obsolete form of pyrope (“type of garnet”).
pyrosis
pyrosis
noun
(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
pyrrols
pyrrols
noun
plural of pyrrol
pythios
pythons
pythons
noun
(bodybuilding, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
plural of python
scyphoi
scyphoi
noun
plural of scyphos
shipboy
shopboy
shopboy
noun
A boy employed in a shop.
skoptsy
skoptsy
Noun
A secret sect in tsarist Russia, known for practising castration and mastectomy in accordance with their teachings against sexual lust.
skyphoi
skyphoi
noun
plural of skyphos
skyphos
skyphos
noun
A deep two-handled wine cup of Ancient Greece.
skyport
slopely
soapery
soapery
noun
A factory making soap
A shop selling soap
soapily
soapily
adv
In a soapy way.
splodgy
splodgy
adj
(informal) Having the form of a splodge; marked with splotches, thick collections or marks of liquid.
sploshy
sploshy
adj
(informal) Making heavy splashing sounds.
spondyl
spondyl
noun
Alternative form of spondyle
spooney
spooney
adj
Alternative spelling of spoony
sportly
sportly
adj
(rare) sporty, sportive
sprowsy
spyboat
spyboat
noun
A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.
spyhole
spyhole
noun
(UK) Synonym of peephole
stepony
stepony
noun
(historical) A cooling drink made with raisins and sugar.
stopway
stopway
noun
(aviation) A piece of land extending beyond the runway for use in case of an aborted takeoff.
stroppy
stroppy
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
stylops
stylops
noun
(dated) Any insect in the order Strepsiptera, when the word is not capitalised. The capitalised word is the proper name of the genus Stylops.
sylphon
sympode
sympode
noun
(botany) A sympodium.
symptom
symptom
noun
(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
syncope
syncope
noun
(biology, medicine) A loss of consciousness when someone faints.
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The loss or elision of a sound, from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
(music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
synopsy
syphons
syphons
noun
plural of syphon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of syphon
teapoys
teapoys
noun
plural of teapoy
toyshop
toyshop
noun
A shop that sells toys.
typesof
typhons
typhons
noun
plural of typhon
typhose
typhose
adj
Obsolete form of typhous.
typhous
typhous
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.
waypost
waypost
noun
(figuratively) Something that guides or marks the way along a figurative journey; a temporary stopping point.
A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail.