(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP, releasing phosphate and available energy
asperly
atrepsy
bespray
cropsey
cyperus
cyperus
noun
Any sedge of genus Cyperus.
cyphers
cyphers
noun
plural of cypher
cypress
cypress
noun
Alternative form of Cyprus (“type of fabric”)
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
dryopes
grapeys
gyppers
gypster
gypster
noun
A trickster or swindler.
isopyre
isopyre
noun
(mineralogy) A form of opal that has iron oxide impurities
jaspery
jaspery
Adjective
Resembling jasper.
leprosy
leprosy
noun
(figurative) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
(medicine, now usually proscribed) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament of the Bible.
(obsolete) Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.
ospreys
ospreys
noun
plural of osprey
parleys
parleys
noun
plural of parley
parsaye
parsley
parsley
noun
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
(uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
verb
to add parsley to
pessary
pessary
noun
(contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap.
(medicine) A vaginal suppository.
A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
phoresy
phoresy
noun
(zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
phrasey
phrensy
phrensy
noun
Obsolete spelling of frenzy
physrev
players
players
noun
plural of player
prayers
prayers
noun
plural of prayer
precyst
precyst
noun
A structure, in many protozoans, that develops into a cyst
prepays
prepays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepay
presbyt
presidy
presley
pressey
pressly
pressly
adv
(obsolete) closely; concisely
prestly
preyers
preyers
noun
plural of preyer
prosely
psycter
psykter
psykter
noun
An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.
pursley
pursley
noun
(dialect) The plant purslane.
purveys
purveys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purvey
pyrales
pyrenes
pyrenes
noun
plural of pyrene
pyrites
pyrites
noun
plural of pyrite
pyrones
pyrones
noun
plural of pyrone
pyropes
pyropes
noun
plural of pyrope
replays
replays
noun
plural of replay
respray
respray
noun
An act of respraying.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spray again.
retypes
retypes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retype
sceptry
sepiary
sleepry
soapery
soapery
noun
A factory making soap
A shop selling soap
sparely
sparely
adv
In a spare manner; sparsely or frugally.
spectry
sperity
spicery
spicery
noun
(archaic) A repository of spices.
Spices, in general.
spidery
spidery
adj
Characterized by many spindly extensions.
Infested with, or containing many spiders.
Like a spider.
spivery
spivery
noun
Alternative spelling of spivvery
splayer
splayer
noun
One who splays.
sprayed
sprayed
adj
(UK, dialect, obsolete) chapped with cold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spray
sprayer
sprayer
noun
A device, machine or vehicle used for spraying, where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water, weed killers, crop performance materials, pest maintenance chemicals, as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients.
An object used for spraying, such as a spray bottle.
One who sprays.
sprayey
sprayey
adj
Branching.
Full of spray.
spready
spready
adj
(of a microorganism) Having a tendency to spread more easily.
(tanning, of an animal hide) Having a large surface area in proportion to its weight.
Tending to spread horizontally.
noun
(informal) A spreadsheet.
(tanning, dated) A spready hide.
spretty
spryest
spurrey
spurrey
noun
Alternative form of spurry
syphers
syphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sypher