(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aftersupper
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
aleuroscope
alpetragius
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphipleura
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
apicultures
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
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.
apoturmeric
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
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
asparaguses
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asteropaeus
atropaceous
augitophyre
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austrophile
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
axospermous
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
buprestidae
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.
butterpaste
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carpogenous
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
caulopteris
cephaleuros
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
copurchaser
copurchaser
noun
A joint purchaser.
cornucopiae
corporature
corporature
noun
(obsolete) The state of being embodied; bodily existence.
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
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
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crepitacula
crepuscular
crepuscular
adj
(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
crypturidae
cupuliferae
cusparidine
cyperaceous
cyperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
depauperize
depauperize
verb
(transitive) To free from paupers.
(transitive) To impoverish, to make poor (to make depauperate).
(transitive) To rescue from poverty.
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
deradelphus
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
dipleurulas
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
displeasure
displeasure
noun
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
verb
(archaic) To displease or offend.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
duplicature
duplicature
noun
A doubling; a fold, as of a membrane.
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
ectocarpous
elaeocarpus
empyreumata
endopleural
endpleasure
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
eoanthropus
ephthianura
ephthianure
epibaterium
epibaterius
epidemiarum
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
epirotulian
equiparable
equiparable
adj
(archaic, rare) comparable, equatable
equipartile
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
eudipleural
eudipleural
adj
(biology) Having bilaterally symmetric pleura / antimeres
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
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
eurypharynx
eurypterida
eurypygidae
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
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.
expurgative
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
exsuperance
extracampus
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulate
freemanspur
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
germiparous
grapefruits
grapefruits
noun
plural of grapefruit
haruspicate
haruspicate
verb
To perform haruspication.
hauynophyre
hebecarpous
hemiramphus
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hippeastrum
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
hyperacuity
hyperacuity
noun
sensory performance finer than the receptor grain
hyperacusia
hyperacusia
noun
(medicine) Hyperacusis.
hyperacusis
hyperacusis
noun
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.
hyperbrutal
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
hyperneuria
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
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.
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.