(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
metropolic
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
micropipet
micropipet
noun
Alternative form of micropipette
microprint
microprint
noun
(countable) A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text
(uncountable) Extremely small print
microtypal
middleport
misappoint
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misopedist
mispointed
mispointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispoint
misreports
misreports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport
misstopped
misstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misstop
monopathic
monopathic
adj
(medicine) Affecting only one organ or function.
monopolist
monopolist
noun
One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.
monoprotic
monoprotic
adj
(chemistry) Having a single hydrogen atom; monobasic
monopteroi
monopteroi
noun
plural of monopteros
monoptical
monoptical
adj
Alternative form of monoptic
monoptotic
monotropic
monotropic
adj
(biology, of a pollnator) that collects pollen the flowers of only one species
(chemistry, physics) Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures
montpelier
montpelier
Proper noun
The state capital of Vermont in the United States of America
A district of Bristol, England.
Any of several other towns in the USA, Canada and the UK.
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
morphinist
morphinist
noun
(obsolete) One who is addicted to morphine.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
motorships
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
multipolar
multipolar
adj
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
noun
An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.
mutoscopic
mutoscopic
adj
Relating to the mutoscope.
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
myoplastic
myoproteid
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
myropolist
mythopeist
mythopoeia
mythopoeia
noun
Creation of any myth.
mythopoeic
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
notopodium
notopodium
noun
(zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
omniparent
omniparent
adj
That produces all things
noun
A universal parent; god
omniparity
omniparity
noun
Equality in every part; general equality.
omnipotent
omnipotent
adj
(biology) Describing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
Having unlimited power, force or authority.
noun
An omnipotent being.
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
omphalitis
omphalitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation or infection of the umbilicus
opacimeter
opacimeter
noun
Any instrument that measures opacity
ophelimity
ophelimity
noun
(economic) Economic satisfaction.
The ability to please another.
ophthalmia
ophthalmia
noun
(medicine) ophthalmitis
ophthalmic
ophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.
Visionary, looking to the future.
opisometer
opisometer
noun
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
opsiometer
opsiometer
noun
An old instrument for measuring vision and determining the focal length of a lens that can correct an individual's imperfect eyesight.
optimality
optimality
noun
The property of being optimal.
optimising
optimising
verb
present participle of optimise
optimistic
optimistic
adj
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
optimizers
optimizers
noun
plural of optimizer
optimizing
optimizing
adj
Carrying out optimization.
verb
present participle of optimize
optomeninx
optometric
optometric
adj
Of or pertaining to optometry
orthoprism
outjumping
outjumping
verb
present participle of outjump
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
overimport
overimport
verb
(transitive) To import too much of.
pancosmist
pancosmist
noun
A believer in pancosmism.
panoramist
panoramist
noun
A person who creates panoramas.
pantomania
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
pantomimes
pantomimes
noun
plural of pantomime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pantomime
pantomimic
pantomimic
adj
Of or relating to pantomime.
pantomimus
papiamento
paramitome
paramitome
noun
(biology) The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
paratomial
paratomium
paratorium
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
partimento
pastoriums
pateriform
pateriform
adj
Resembling a patera.
pathomania
pathomania
noun
(medicine, dated) moral insanity; psychopathy
pathonomia
patriotism
patriotism
noun
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
The actions of a patriot
The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
A name acquired from one's father.
pedatiform
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
pedomotive
pedomotive
adj
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
pelviotomy
pelviotomy
Noun
symphysiotomy
pentatomic
pentatomic
adj
(chemistry) Having five atoms in each molecule.
(chemistry) Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution.
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
pentimento
pentimento
noun
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.
peptonemia
peremption
peremption
noun
(law, obsolete) A quashing; a defeating.
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
periostoma
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
peritomize
peritomize
verb
(surgery, transitive) To perform a peritomy upon.
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
peritonism
peritonism
noun
(pathology) Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum
permeation
permeation
noun
(medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.
The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
permistion
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
petaliform
petaliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a petal.
petromilli
phantomist
phantomist
noun
(Christianity, archaic, derogatory) One who believes that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion.
phantomize
phantomize
verb
(transitive, dated, derogatory) To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
(transitive, sciences) To remove (a goal in a model) from consideration by ensuring it is achieved in advance.
phasmatoid
philomathy
philomathy
noun
The love of learning or literature.
phonematic
phonematic
adj
Pertaining to phonemes.
photomappi
phototimer
phymatosis
physostomi
picnometer
picturedom
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
piezometer
piezometer
noun
An instrument used to measure pressure.
piezometry
piezometry
noun
The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid.
pigmentose
piptomeris
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
pityocampa
pityocampe
plasmation
plasmation
noun
The act of forming or moulding.
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
platymyoid
platysomid
pleomastia
pleomastic
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
pluteiform
plutomania
plutomania
noun
(obsolete) The delusion that one is wealthy.
A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.
plutoniums
plutoniums
noun
plural of plutonium
plutonomic
plutonomic
adj
Of or pertaining to plutonomy.
pneumolith
pockmantie
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
polemicist
polemicist
noun
A person who puts forward controversial views
A person who writes polemics
polimetrum
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polyatomic
polyatomic
adj
(chemistry) (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms.
polydymite
polydymite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
polymastia
polymastia
noun
The fact or condition of having more than two mammae or nipples.
polymastic
polymastic
adj
Of, relating to, or having polymastia.
polymathic
polymathic
adj
Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
polymythic
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytomies
polytomies
noun
plural of polytomy
polytypism
polytypism
noun
(of crystals) The existence of multiple forms differing in only one of the dimensions of the unit cell.
The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies.