(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.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adstipulate
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aequipalpia
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
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.
albumoscope
aleuroscope
alpetragius
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ampelideous
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.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphiumidae
amphogenous
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
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
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
apicultures
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
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.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apoplexious
aposepalous
aposepalous
adj
(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals
apoturmeric
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
appetitious
applaudable
applaudable
adj
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable.
applesauces
applesauces
noun
plural of applesauce
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
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
attapulgite
attapulgite
noun
(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
augitophyre
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
ausgespielt
austrophile
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autoceptive
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
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
azosulphine
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bipupillate
bipupillate
adj
(zoology) Having an eyespot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different colour, as in some butterflies.
bistipulate
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
brushpopper
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bumblepuppy
bumblepuppy
noun
(card games) Whist played in an unscientific way.
The old game of nineholes.
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
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.
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
butterpaste
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
campephilus
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capilaceous
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
carpogenous
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
caulopteris
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
centropomus
cephaleuros
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalophus
cerophilous
cespititous
cespitulose
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chapultepec
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
circumplect
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cloudscapes
cloudscapes
noun
plural of cloudscape
coleoptilum
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
colporteurs
colporteurs
noun
plural of colporteur
comephorous
comeuppance
comeuppance
noun
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compositure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compressure
compressure
noun
(archaic) Compression.
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conceptuses
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.