The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adenotyphus
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.
amphanthium
amphipneust
amphithuron
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
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.
apiculation
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.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
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
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.
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
cauponation
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
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.
cuspidation
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
eoanthropus
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
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
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.
heautophany
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
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.
impugnation
impugnation
noun
(law) The act of appealing or revoking
The act of impugning
imputations
imputations
noun
plural of imputation
inaptitudes
inaptitudes
noun
plural of inaptitude
inauspicate
inauspicate
adj
(obsolete) inauspicious
incapsulate
incapsulate
verb
Alternative form of encapsulate
inculpating
inculpating
verb
present participle of inculpate
inculpation
inculpation
noun
Blame; censure; crimination.
inculpative
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
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.
instipulate
intercampus
intercampus
adj
between universities or colleges
intercupola
juxtaposing
juxtaposing
noun
An act of juxtaposition.
verb
present participle of juxtapose
juxtaspinal
juxtaspinal
adj
Beside the spine.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
katipuneros
lilliputian
lilliputian
adj
Trivial, petty
Very small, diminutive
noun
(genetics) A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
A very small person or being.
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulated
manipulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manipulate
manipulates
manipulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate
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.
mantappeaux
manucaption
manucapture
manuscripts
manuscripts
noun
plural of manuscript
metapleuron
metapleuron
noun
An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect
monograptus
mountaintop
mountaintop
adj
Situated or occurring on the summit of a mountain.
noun
The summit of a mountain.
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.
nemopanthus
neuratrophy
neurectopia
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neuroplasty
neuroplasty
noun
Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
neuropteran
neuropteran
noun
Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.
neutropenia
neutropenia
noun
A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count.
noncaptious
nonoccupant
nonoccupant
noun
One who is not an occupant.
nonpunctual
nonpunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
nonpursuant
nonuplicate
nonuplicate
noun
A set of nine like or identical things
nucleopetal
nucleopetal
adj
Directed toward a nucleus.
nulliparity
nulliparity
noun
Never having completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks.