(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amphinomus
amphipnous
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anocarpous
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apollonius
apoquinine
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autopotent
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
axiopoenus
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
camponotus
canephorus
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.
cappuccino
cappuccino
noun
(countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.
(uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
chapournet
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conocarpus
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.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
dipneumona
drainspout
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euploeinae
eupolidean
eupolyzoan
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
himantopus
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hyponeuria
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
imputation
imputation
noun
(game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
(genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
(statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Opinion; intimation; hint.
That which has been imputed or charged.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
intragroup
intragroup
adj
Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
isopleuran
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
ludolphian
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
manuprisor
melanoplus
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
naupliform
nautophone
neopallium
neopallium
noun
neocortex
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuroptera
neuroptera
noun
plural of neuropteron
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
noncapture
nonpopular
nonpopular
adj
Not popular.
nudophobia
occupation
occupation
noun
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a country or region by a hostile military and/or paramilitary force.
oenocarpus
omniparous
omniparous
adj
Producing all things; omniparient.
opaqueness
opaqueness
noun
The characteristic of being opaque.
oppugnance
oppugnance
noun
(obsolete) Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse.
oppugnancy
oppugnancy
noun
The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance
opuntiales
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outparagon
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outpassion
outpassion
verb
(transitive, rare) To be more passionate than; to surpass in passion.
outpatient
outpatient
adj
(healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
noun
(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
outplanned
outplanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplan
outplaying
outplaying
verb
present participle of outplay
outpraying
outpraying
verb
present participle of outpray
outrapping
outrapping
verb
present participle of outrap
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
pabulation
pabulation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The act of eating or feeding.
paleofauna
paleofauna
noun
(geology, zoology) The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils
palinuroid
palinuroid
adj
Relating to the members of superfamily Palinuroidea
paludinous
paludinous
adj
Like or relating to the genus Paludina.
Of or relating to a marsh or fen.
paludinal
panhygrous
panivorous
panivorous
adj
(formal) Eating bread.
pantagogue
pantagogue
noun
(archaic) A medicine once believed capable of purging away all morbid humours.
pantomimus
papandreou
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
papulation
papulation
noun
(medicine) The formation of papules.
parazonium
parazonium
noun
A long ceremonial dagger from Roman times.
paronymous
paronymous
adj
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
passionful
passionful
adj
Full of passion; passionate.
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.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pennaceous
pennaceous
adj
(ornithology) having the structure of a normal feather
pennopluma
pentalogue
pentalogue
noun
A series of five statements.
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
pequannock
pernambuco
personarum
persuasion
persuasion
noun
(by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
phalloncus
phenacodus
pianologue
pianologue
noun
A performance where one person plays a piano with a long speech.
pigeonneau
placuntoma
plangorous
plasmoquin
plaudation
playground
playground
noun
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
pleuronema
ploughgang
ploughgang
noun
A ploughgate.
ploughland
ploughland
noun
(historical) Synonym of carucate
land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
plutomania
plutomania
noun
(obsolete) The delusion that one is wealthy.
A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.
pneumatoce
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pneumogram
pneumogram
noun
(medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
poculation
poculation
noun
(rare) Drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor.
pollutants
pollutants
noun
plural of pollutant
polyangium
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.