(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
brachypnea
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crapulency
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cypressinn
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
dysphrenia
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
enjeopardy
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
ependymary
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gyropigeon
handygripe
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hypernomic
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyperplane
hyperplane
noun
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to hyperpnea.
hyperpnoea
hyperpnoea
noun
Alternative spelling of hyperpnea
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hyponeuria
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hyporhined
hypotensor
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
inexpertly
inexpertly
adv
In an inexpert manner.
inspiredly
inspiredly
adv
In an inspired manner
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
interparty
interparty
adj
Between political parties.
interplays
interplays
noun
plural of interplay
intrepidly
intrepidly
adv
In an intrepid manner
japanesery
kemperyman
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
lampoonery
lampoonery
noun
The act of lampooning
lycoperdon
melampyrin
melampyrin
noun
melampyrite
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
monospermy
monospermy
noun
(biology) The fertilization of an oocyte by a single spermatozoon.
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
necroscopy
necroscopy
noun
A necropsy.
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neurectopy
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neurotropy
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
overpaying
overpaying
verb
present participle of overpay
overplenty
overplying
overplying
verb
present participle of overply
oxyproline
oxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
oxyterpene
panegyrica
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
panegyrize
panegyrize
verb
(transitive) To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
pantometry
pantometry
noun
(dated) A proposed scheme for universal measurement.
A tendency to measure everything; fixation on measurement or quantitative aspects.
paracymene
paracymene
Noun
cymene
paramyelin
paraxylene
paraxylene
noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchyma
parenchyma
noun
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
(botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
parenchyme
parentally
parentally
adv
In a parental manner, like a parent.
paronymize
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
paternally
paternally
adv
In a paternal manner; fatherly.
penetrably
penetrably
adv
In a penetrable way.
penetrancy
penetrancy
noun
The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
penguinery
penguinery
noun
(zoology) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.
pennycress
pennycress
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny)
pennyearth
pennyroyal
pennyroyal
noun
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pensionary
pensionary
adj
maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
pertaining to a pension
noun
(historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.
one who receives a pension; a pensioner
perigynial
perigynies
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perikaryon
perikaryon
noun
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
perionyxis
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
perjinkety
permanency
permanency
noun
(countable) A person or thing permanently in residence.
The state or quality of permanence.
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.