The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
apicultures
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
campephilus
capilaceous
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
caulopteris
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
cusparidine
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dispeaceful
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
haruspicate
haruspicate
verb
To perform haruspication.
hyperacusia
hyperacusia
noun
(medicine) Hyperacusis.
hyperacusis
hyperacusis
noun
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.
impuissance
impuissance
noun
Impotence, weakness.
inauspicate
inauspicate
adj
(obsolete) inauspicious
incapsulate
incapsulate
verb
Alternative form of encapsulate
intercampus
intercampus
adj
between universities or colleges
lupercalias
mispurchase
mispurchase
noun
An erroneous purchase; the buying of incorrect goods or services.
muscicapine
muscicapine
adj
of or pertaining to Old Word flycatchers of the genus Muscicapa.
occupancies
occupancies
noun
plural of occupancy
opiliaceous
opiliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Opiliaceae.
palmicoleus
parameciums
parascenium
parascenium
noun
(historical) One of two apartments adjoining the ancient stage, probably used as dressing rooms.
pareciously
pasticheurs
pasticheurs
noun
plural of pasticheur
pasticheuse
patchoulies
paunchiness
paunchiness
noun
The state or condition of being paunchy.
peculations
peculations
noun
plural of peculation
peculiarise
peculiarise
verb
Alternative form of peculiarize
peculiarism
peculiarism
noun
peculiarity; strange behavior
pedicularis
pediculates
pediculates
noun
plural of pediculate
pentacrinus
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
perisarcous
petulancies
petulancies
noun
plural of petulancy
pezizaceous
pezizaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Pezizaceae of cup fungi.
picaresques
picaresques
noun
plural of picaresque
piperaceous
piperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.
pneumatosic
preaccusing
precautions
precautions
noun
plural of precaution
precautious
precautious
adj
Taking precautions.
pregracious
preissuance
presurgical
presurgical
adj
Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
procuracies
procuracies
noun
plural of procuracy
pseudaconin
pseudacusis
pseudataxic
pseudobchia
pseudochina
pseudochina
noun
A material that resembles, and serves as a substitute for, china.
psittaceous
psittaceous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
pugnacities
pugnacities
noun
plural of pugnacity
punicaceous
punicaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Punicaceae.
pyritaceous
pyritaceous
adj
(obsolete) Of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.
republicans
republicans
noun
plural of republican
scapigerous
scapularies
scapularies
noun
plural of scapulary
secundipara
secundipara
noun
A woman during or after her second pregnancy
semiopacous
semiopacous
adj
(obsolete) semiopaque
specularity
specularity
noun
The condition of being specular, or the degree to which something is specular
speculating
speculating
noun
speculation
verb
present participle of speculate
speculation
speculation
noun
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
(obsolete) An act of looking at something; examination, observation.
(obsolete) The faculty of sight.
(philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
(programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.
speculatist
speculatist
noun
Someone who makes speculative theories or deals in abstract ideas; a theorist.
speculative
speculative
adj
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
speculatrix
speculatrix
noun
A female speculator.
spermiducal
spermiducal
adj
Relating to the spermiduct or vas deferens.
spiraculate
spiraculate
adj
Alternative form of spiracular
superactive
superactive
adj
Highly active.
superarctic
superarctic
adj
(historical, rare) Designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.
supercandid
supercandid
adj
Very candid.
supercanine
supercanine
adj
Transcending or beyond what is typically canine.
superficial
superficial
adj
(Britain, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
(anatomy, relational) Situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
(rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
(relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
noun
(usually in the plural) A surface detail.
supersocial
supersocial
adj
Beyond the individual society.
supertragic
supertragic
adj
Very tragic.
suppliances
suppliances
noun
plural of suppliance
supplicated
supplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of supplicate
supplicates
supplicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supplicate
supremacies
supremacies
noun
plural of supremacy
supremacist
supremacist
adj
Supportive of supremacism, the belief that some groups should control others.
noun
An advocate of supremacism, a supporter of the belief that some groups should control others.
tricephalus
undisplaced
undisplaced
adj
Not displaced.
unepiscopal
unpractised
unpractised
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of unpracticed