(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
cosplendour
cusparidine
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depursement
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.
dipneumones
dispendious
dispendious
adj
(archaic) expensive, costly
dispunitive
disruptment
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
duennaships
dumpinesses
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
endophytous
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosporous
endosporous
adj
(botany) Having the spores contained in a case; applied to fungi.
endpleasure
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
geldesprung
groundskeep
groundspeed
groundspeed
noun
(aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
ideophonous
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
imprudences
imprudences
noun
plural of imprudence
impudencies
impudencies
noun
plural of impudency
inaptitudes
inaptitudes
noun
plural of inaptitude
ineptitudes
ineptitudes
noun
plural of ineptitude
insulphured
mudspringer
munnopsidae
neuropodous
neuropodous
adj
(zoology) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates.
nonsupposed
outspeeding
outspeeding
verb
present participle of outspeed
outspending
outspending
verb
present participle of outspend
outsplendor
outsprinted
outsprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsprint
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
pasquinaded
pasquinaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pasquinade
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
pasquinades
pasquinades
noun
plural of pasquinade
pastureland
pastureland
noun
land used for grazing animals
pathsounder
pedantesque
pedetentous
pedetentous
adj
(obsolete) Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously.
pendulosity
pendulosity
Noun
The state or quality of being pendulous.
pendulously
pendulously
adv
In a pendulous manner.
pentandrous
pentandrous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Linnean class Pentandria; having five stamens.
phagedenous
phagedenous
adj
(medicine) phagedenic
plentitudes
plentitudes
noun
plural of plentitude
pluckedness
pluckedness
noun
The quality of being plucked (in various senses).
plunderless
plunderless
adj
Without plunder.
polyadenous
polyadenous
adj
(botany and zoology, rare) Having many glands.
ponderously
ponderously
adv
In a ponderous manner; very slowly.
With the appearance of great weight.
postmundane
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
precensured
preconfused
preconsumed
preconsumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preconsume
predelusion
prediscount
prediscount
adj
Before a discount is applied.
preindustry
preindustry
adj
Before industry.
prestudying
prestudying
verb
present participle of prestudy
presubduing
presurround
profoundest
profoundest
adj
superlative form of profound: most profound
propounders
propounders
noun
plural of propounder
proudnesses
proudnesses
noun
plural of proudness
prudishness
prudishness
noun
The condition of being prudish; prudery
pseudaconin
pseudangina
pseudochina
pseudochina
noun
A material that resembles, and serves as a substitute for, china.
pseudofinal
pseudofinal
adj
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
pseudogenus
pseudogenus
noun
(genetics) A spurious genus based on apparent similarities in unrelated organisms
pseudohuman
pseudohuman
adj
Apparently, but not actually, human.
noun
A creature that is apparently, but not actually, human.
pseudomancy
pseudomania
pseudomania
noun
A condition that resembles, but is not in fact, mania.
compulsive lying
pseudomonad
pseudomonad
noun
Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic
pseudomonas
pseudomonas
noun
A pseudomonad.
pseudomucin
pseudomucin
noun
Synonym of metalbumin
pseudonoble
pseudonymal
pseudonymal
adj
pseudonymous
pseudonymic
pseudonymic
adj
Being, pertaining to, or as an pseudonym.
pseudopagan
pseudophone
pseudophone
noun
A device that changes the apparent direction that a sound comes from
pseudorunic
pseudorunic
adj
Apparently, but not actually, runic.
pseudoskink
pudginesses
pumpkinseed
pumpkinseed
noun
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
The seed of a pumpkin.
putredinous
putredinous
adj
(dated) Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.
puzzledness
puzzledness
noun
puzzlement; perplexity
pyrenodeous
recompounds
recompounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompound
redisputing
redisputing
verb
present participle of redispute
resupinated
resupinated
adj
Alternative form of resupinate
resuspended
resuspended
adj
Subject to resuspension.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of resuspend
secundipara
secundipara
noun
A woman during or after her second pregnancy
serpedinous
soundstripe
splendorous
splendorous
Adjective
Splendid, having splendor.
spodogenous
spodogenous
adj
(medicine) Caused by waste products; applied to an enlargement of the spleen caused by waste red blood cells.
stipendiums
studentship
studentship
noun
An endowment or scholarship for a student.
The position or role of a student.
stupendious
stupendious
Adjective
Stupendous.
subdiapente
subpeduncle
subsphenoid
sulphonated
sulphonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sulphonate
superabound
superabound
verb
(intransitive, stative) To abound very much; to be superabundant.
superadding
superadding
verb
present participle of superadd
supercandid
supercandid
adj
Very candid.
superceding
superceding
verb
present participle of supercede: misspelling of superseding.
superdainty
superdainty
adj
(rare) Very dainty.
superdanger
superdemand
superdivine
superdivine
adj
(rare) Beyond simply divine; greater than or transcending what is typically divine.
(rare) Exceptionally divine.
superexpand
superextend
superharden
superharden
verb
(transitive) To make superhard.
superimpend
superinduce
superinduce
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To replace (someone) with someone else; to bring into another's position; especially, to take (a second wife) quickly after the death of a first, or while she is still alive.
To bring in or introduce as an addition; to produce, cause, bring on.
To cause (especially further disease) in addition (to an existing medical condition).
To place over (something or someone); to cover.
superinduct
superinduct
verb
To induct into a higher position
To superinduce
superintend
superintend
verb
To administer the affairs of something or someone.
To oversee the work of others; to supervise.
superjoined
supermodern
supermodern
adj
Extremely modern; cutting-edge.
superordain
superseding
superseding
noun
The process by which something is superseded.
verb
present participle of supersede
suppedaneum
suppedaneum
noun
a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross
the platform in front of the altar on which celebrating priest stands
supradental
supradental
adj
(anatomy) Above the teeth
(phonetics, of a sound) Made by pressing the tongue above the top of the teeth
noun
(phonetics) Such a consonant
suspendered
suspendered
adj
Dressed in suspenders.
suspendible
suspicioned
suspicioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of suspicion
tenpounders
tenpounders
noun
plural of tenpounder
torpedinous
torpedinous
adj
Exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.