The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphithuron
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anguimorpha
anthropodus
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
archpuritan
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autocarpian
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
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.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpogenous
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contrapunto
contrapunto
noun
(music) counterpoint
cornucopiae
cornucopian
cornucopian
adj
in great abundance, very abundant
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
counterpace
counterpaly
counterpane
counterpane
noun
(dated) The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.
counterpart
counterpart
noun
(law) A duplicate of a legal document.
(paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
One who or that which resembles another.
verb
(transitive) To counterbalance.
counterplan
counterplan
noun
A plan set up in opposition to another plan.
verb
To set up a plan in opposition to another plan.
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterplea
counterplea
noun
(law) A plea made in opposition to another.
counterpray
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
criniparous
cuprammonia
cusparidine
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
endopleural
endpleasure
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
eoanthropus
ephthianura
ephthianure
epirotulian
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
eupanorthus
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
eurypharynx
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
exsuperance
freemanspur
harrumphing
harrumphing
verb
present participle of harrumph
hauynophyre
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
hydnocarpus
hyperneuria
impecuniary
impecuniary
adj
impecunious
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
importunate
importunate
adj
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
(of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
verb
(rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
infrapubian
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
intercampus
intercampus
adj
between universities or colleges
intercupola
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
katipuneros
keraulophon
leprechauns
leprechauns
noun
plural of leprechaun
lupercalian
lupercalian
Adjective
Relating to or the Lupercalia.
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulator
manipulator
noun
A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.
Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
manucapture
manuscripts
manuscripts
noun
plural of manuscript
metapleuron
metapleuron
noun
An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect
monocarpous
monocarpous
adj
Synonym of monocarpic
monograptus
naturopaths
naturopaths
noun
plural of naturopath
naturopathy
naturopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.
naupliiform
nauseaproof
neuratrophy
neurectopia
neurography
neurography
noun
(anatomy) imaging of the nerves
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neuroplasty
neuroplasty
noun
Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
neuropodial
neuropodial
adj
Relating to a neuropodium
neuropteran
neuropteran
noun
Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.
neurosporas
neutropenia
neutropenia
noun
A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count.
nonpurchase
nonpurchase
adj
Not involving a purchase
noun
A failure to purchase something
nonpursuant
nonvaporous
nonvaporous
adj
Not vaporous.
nulliparity
nulliparity
noun
Never having completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks.
nulliparous
nulliparous
adj
(of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs.
(of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth.
numberplate
numberplate
noun
Alternative spelling of number plate
nuncupatory
nuncupatory
adj
Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
outcapering
outcapering
verb
present participle of outcaper
outpraising
outpraising
verb
present participle of outpraise
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
palanquiner
palinuridae
pancratiums
pancratiums
noun
plural of pancratium
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
panegyricum
panicularia
panjandrums
panjandrums
noun
plural of panjandrum
panneuritic
panneuritis
panzerfaust
panzerfaust
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Panzerfaust
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
parabolanus
parabolanus
noun
(historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
parachuting
parachuting
noun
The sport of jumping with a parachute.
verb
present participle of parachute
paradentium
paragnathus
paragnathus
noun
(zoology) One of the small, horny, tooth-like jaws of certain annelids.
(zoology) One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.
paragonimus
paraguayans
paramountcy
paramountcy
noun
The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence.
paramountly
paramountly
adv
In a paramount manner.
paranuclear
paranuclear
adj
(cytology) Near and outside of the nucleus.
(of a nation) Not currently having nuclear weapons, but having the capacity or infrastructure to build them in a short period of time.
paranucleic
paranuclein
paranucleus
paranucleus
noun
(cytology) An accessory nucleus; a smaller body in the cell resembling the nucleus.
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
parascenium
parascenium
noun
(historical) One of two apartments adjoining the ancient stage, probably used as dressing rooms.