(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
daphnite
depthing
elephant
elephant
noun
(Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
(paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
(uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
eophyton
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
haptenes
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
heptanes
heptanes
noun
plural of heptane
honeypot
honeypot
noun
(US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
(chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
(espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.
(slang) A vulva or vagina.
A pot of honey.
A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
meneptah
metaphen
neophyte
neophyte
noun
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
nepenthe
nepenthe
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
nephrite
nephrite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
nephtali
nephthys
nephthys
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.
norphlet
nymphets
nymphets
noun
plural of nymphet
otophone
pantheas
pantheic
pantheon
pantheon
noun
(by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
panthers
panthers
noun
plural of panther
pantheum
parthena
pathment
pathname
pathname
noun
(computing) The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories in the path needed to access it.
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
penchant
penchant
noun
(card games) In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.
(card games, uncountable) A card game resembling bezique.
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
penchute
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
pennorth
pennorth
noun
(obsolete, Britain) Alternative form of pennyworth
pentarch
pentarch
noun
A member of a pentarchy
pentheam
pentheas
pentheus
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
phaethon
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
pheasant
pheasant
noun
A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
phenates
phenates
noun
plural of phenate
phenetic
phenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
phenetol
phenetol
noun
(chemistry) The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C₆H₅.O.C₂H₅.
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phitones
phonated
phonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phonate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
photoeng
photogen
photogen
noun
(biology) A microorganism that produces phosphorescence.
(chemistry) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.
phytanes
phytanes
noun
plural of phytane
pinochet
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithecan
planchet
planchet
noun
A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
plethron
plethron
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
plunther
potheens
potheens
noun
plural of potheen
prehaunt
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prenight
pschents
pschents
noun
plural of pschent
sheepnut
sheppton
shipment
shipment
noun
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
siphonet
siphonet
noun
(zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew.
stanhope
stanhope
noun
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
stephana
stephane
stephane
noun
(historical) An Ancient Greek headdress like a coronet.
stephani
stephany
stephany
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
stephens
stephine
strephon
strephon
Proper noun
definition
therapne
thespian
thespian
adj
Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
noun
An actor or player.
thiophen
thiophen
noun
Archaic form of thiophene.
tholepin
tholepin
noun
A thole.
threapen
tiphanie
trephine
trephine
noun
(medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.
verb
(intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery.
(transitive) To perforate with a trephine.
trephone
trephone
noun
(biochemistry) Any hormone that stimulates growth and division of cultured cells
triphane
triphane
noun
(mineralogy) spodumene
tryphena
tryphena
Proper noun
An early Christian woman mentioned in the Bible.
name of biblical origin.
typhoean
typhoean
Adjective
Of or relating to Typhon or Typhoeus, a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.