(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplenesses
anacalypsis
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anadiplosis
anadiplosis
noun
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
androlepsia
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anisotropal
anomphalous
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anoplanthus
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antiapostle
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiphonals
antiphonals
noun
plural of antiphonal
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antiplenist
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphidolysin
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
apollinaris
apollinaris
noun
(archaic) A type of sparkling mineral water.
apologising
apologising
verb
present participle of apologise
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
asclepieion
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
asphodeline
asplanchnic
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
bellmanship
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
blankenship
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
caesalpinia
caesalpinia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Caesalpinia.
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
calypsonian
calypsonian
noun
A calypso musician.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capableness
capableness
noun
The state or quality of being capable.
capitalness
capitalness
noun
The state or quality of being capital.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
captionless
captionless
adj
Without a caption.
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
ciliospinal
ciliospinal
adj
Relating to the ciliary body and spinal cord.
cisalpinism
companyless
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
complaisant
complaisant
adj
(archaic) Polite; showing respect.
Compliant.
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging.
compliances
compliances
noun
plural of compliance
composaline
coprostanol
coprostanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
costispinal
dappledness
dappledness
noun
The quality of being dappled.
depilations
depilations
noun
plural of depilation
diplanetism
disciplinal
disciplinal
adj
relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment
disemplaned
disemplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemplane
disparpling
disparpling
verb
present participle of disparple
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
displanting
displanting
verb
present participle of displant
displeasant
displeasant
adj
(obsolete except as archaic) Unpleasant, disagreeable.
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
dorsispinal
dorsispinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the spine.
eclipsareon
eclipsareon
noun
(historical) A device for measuring eclipses.
eclipsation
eclipsation
noun
An eclipsing.
elecampanes
elecampanes
noun
plural of elecampane
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
encapsulate
encapsulate
verb
(networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
(software, object-oriented programming) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
(transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
encephalous
encephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; said of most mollusks.
endoplasmic
endoplasmic
adj
(cytology) of or relating to endoplasm
endpleasure
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
entoplastic
entoplastic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm.
entosphenal
epanalepsis
epanalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
escalloping
espaliering
espaliering
verb
present participle of espalier
expansional
expansional
adj
Relating to expansion.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expendables
expendables
noun
plural of expendable
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
flippancies
flippancies
noun
plural of flippancy
floatplanes
floatplanes
noun
plural of floatplane
floodplains
floodplains
noun
plural of floodplain
gaplessness
gaplessness
noun
Lack of gaps; continuity.
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genyoplasty
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
halfpennies
haplessness
haplessness
noun
The characteristic of being hapless.
hemosalpinx
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
holosiphona
hospitalman
hospitalman
noun
(military, US, nautical) A seaman who is also a hospital corpsman.
hospitalmen
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hyoplastron
hyoplastron
noun
(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.
hyperplanes
hyperplanes
noun
plural of hyperplane
hypersaline
hypersaline
adj
Having an abnormally high salinity
hyposternal
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
impalements
impalements
noun
plural of impalement
incapsulate
incapsulate
verb
Alternative form of encapsulate
indeposable
indeposable
adj
Incapable of being deposed.
inescapable
inescapable
adj
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
inescapably
inescapably
adv
In an inescapable manner.
inexposable
infraspinal
infraspinal
adj
(anatomy) Below the spine; infraspinate.
(anatomy) Below the vertebral column; subvertebral.
inseparable
inseparable
adj
Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.
noun
Something that cannot be separated from something else.
inseparably
inseparably
adv
In an inseparable manner.
inspectable
inspectable
adj
Able to be inspected.
inspectoral
inspectoral
adj
Alternative form of inspectorial
instipulate
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
interplants
interplants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interplant
interpleads
interpleads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interplead
interseptal
interseptal
adj
Between septa.
interspinal
interspinal
adj
(anatomy) Between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae.
(anatomy) Between the anterior superior iliac spines.