(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocerite
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adoperation
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
albedograph
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
androlepsia
anthropidae
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
apioceridae
aplodiorite
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aporrhaidae
appearanced
appearanced
adj
(in combination, rare) Having the specified kind of appearance.
apperceived
apperceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apperceive
appertained
appertained
verb
past participle of appertain
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
appreciated
appreciated
adj
(of an investment) having risen in value
recognized as having value
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appreciate
appredicate
apprehended
apprehended
adj
(obsolete) Having come to accept an understanding of something.
Conceived; understood.
Taken; seized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprehend
apprehender
apprehender
noun
Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
apterygidae
archdapifer
argiopoidea
arkadelphia
armorplated
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
birdclapper
brachiopode
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
broadspread
broadspread
adj
widespread
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camptodrome
cancerdrops
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caperdewsie
capernoited
caprellidae
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
carpentered
carpentered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpenter
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
caryopsides
chrysopidae
cirripedial
cirripedial
adj
Relating to the cirripedians
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
coapprehend
codespairer
compendiary
compradores
compradores
noun
plural of compradore
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
copartnered
copartnered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copartner
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
craspedotal
crepidomata
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
crypturidae
cusparidine
cyprinoidea
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
deadpanners
deadpanners
noun
plural of deadpanner
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
decapitator
decapitator
noun
One who decapitates.
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
decrepitate
decrepitate
verb
(intransitive) Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
(transitive) To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departement
departition
departition
noun
(obsolete) departure
(obsolete) separation
verb
(transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
depauperize
depauperize
verb
(transitive) To free from paupers.
(transitive) To impoverish, to make poor (to make depauperate).
(transitive) To rescue from poverty.
dephycercal
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
depolarised
depolarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolarise
depolariser
depolariser
noun
Alternative spelling of depolarizer
depolarized
depolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolarize
depolarizer
depolarizer
noun
(chemistry) Any substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure.
depolarizes
depolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depolarize
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
deportation
deportation
noun
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
deprecation
deprecation
noun
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprecators
deprecators
noun
plural of deprecator
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depreciable
depreciable
adj
Able to be depreciated.
depreciated
depreciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depreciate
depreciates
depreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate
depreciator
depreciator
noun
(economics) One who depreciates.
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
depredators
depredators
noun
plural of depredator
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
depredicate
depressanth
depressants
depressants
noun
plural of depressant
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.