The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
aesculapian
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphipneust
amphogenous
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antipendium
aphelenchus
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
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.
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
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
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
azosulphine
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.
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carpogenous
comeuppance
comeuppance
noun
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
cornucopiae
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
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
cusparidine
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
duennaships
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
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.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
endopleural
endpleasure
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
eoanthropus
epagomenous
ephthianura
ephthianure
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epirotulian
epitympanum
epitympanum
noun
The upper part of the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
eucalyptian
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
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
expoundable
expoundable
adj
Able to be expounded.
expungeable
expungeable
adj
Alternative form of expungible
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
filipendula
freemanspur
gelandejump
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
hauynophyre
heautophany
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
houppelande
houppelande
noun
(historical, Middle Ages) A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hyperneuria
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
impecuniary
impecuniary
adj
impecunious
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.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
impuissance
impuissance
noun
Impotence, weakness.
inaptitudes
inaptitudes
noun
plural of inaptitude
inauspicate
inauspicate
adj
(obsolete) inauspicious
incapsulate
incapsulate
verb
Alternative form of encapsulate
inculpative
induplicate
induplicate
adj
(botany) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in aestivation.
(botany) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; said of leaves in vernation.
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
instipulate
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
ipecacuanha
ipecacuanha
noun
(medicine, pharmaceutics) The flowering plant Carapichea ipecacuanha.
(medicine, pharmaceutics) The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation of this root used as a drug; ipecac.
katipuneros
keraulophon
leprechauns
leprechauns
noun
plural of leprechaun
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
lupercalian
lupercalian
Adjective
Relating to or the Lupercalia.
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulable
manipulable
adj
Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.
Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.
manipulated
manipulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manipulate
manipulates
manipulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate
mantappeaux
manucapture
metapleuron
metapleuron
noun
An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect
monopneumoa
munnopsidae
muscicapine
muscicapine
adj
of or pertaining to Old Word flycatchers of the genus Muscicapa.
musophagine
nauseaproof
nemopanthus
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.