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
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
aesculapian
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.
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
amphanthium
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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphipneust
amphithuron
amphogenous
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
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
anisopodous
anomphalous
anoplanthus
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
anthropodus
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antipendium
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphelenchus
apiculation
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.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquaplaning
aquaplaning
noun
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of aquaplane
archpuritan
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
autantitypy
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocarpian
autophonous
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bulbocapnin
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.
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.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
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
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
cauponation
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
comeuppance
comeuppance
noun
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
computation
computation
noun
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contrapunto
contrapunto
noun
(music) counterpoint
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
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
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
cuprammonia
cusparidine
cuspidation
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
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.
disputation
disputation
noun
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
duennaships
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
duplication
duplication
noun
(biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.
(genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
A folding over; a fold.
The act of duplicating.
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.