(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
experiment
experiment
noun
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
hemipteran
hemipteran
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
noun
A hemipter.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hempstring
impairment
impairment
noun
(accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
A deterioration or weakening
A disability or handicap
The result of being impaired
an inefficient part or factor.
impartance
impartance
noun
impartation
impartment
impartment
noun
The act of imparting something, or the thing imparted; disclosure.
imperation
imperation
noun
Synonym of empire
The action of governing or commanding; governance.
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
importment
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
imprinters
imprinters
noun
plural of imprinter
imprinting
imprinting
noun
(psychology, ethology) Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
verb
present participle of imprint
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
intemporal
inwrapment
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
microprint
microprint
noun
(countable) A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text
(uncountable) Extremely small print
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
mispresent
mispresent
verb
(transitive) To present badly or wrongly.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
misreprint
monoprotic
monoprotic
adj
(chemistry) Having a single hydrogen atom; monobasic
monopteroi
monopteroi
noun
plural of monopteros
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.
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
omniparent
omniparent
adj
That produces all things
noun
A universal parent; god
omniparity
omniparity
noun
Equality in every part; general equality.
palermitan
panaritium
panaritium
noun
(medicine) The purulent inflammation of a digit.
pancratism
pancratium
pancratium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.
(historical) An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
panoramist
panoramist
noun
A person who creates panoramas.
parliament
parliament
noun
(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
parmentier
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
partimento
patarinism
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.
pentamerid
pentaprism
pentaprism
noun
(photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras
pentremite
pentremite
noun
(zoology) Any member of species of †Pentremites.
peppermint
peppermint
noun
(countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint.
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
peremption
peremption
noun
(law, obsolete) A quashing; a defeating.
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
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
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
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
permitting
permitting
noun
An act or instance of permitting something.
verb
present participle of permit
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
picnometer
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pilferment
pitcherman
planimeter
planimeter
noun
An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.
planimetry
planimetry
noun
(mathematics) The measurement of distances, angles and areas on a plane, especially on a map or image
plantarium
pneumatria
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
portamenti
portamenti
noun
plural of portamento
preeminent
preeminent
adj
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
preemotion
preempting
preempting
verb
present participle of preempt
preemption
preemption
noun
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
(law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
The purchase of public land by the occupant.
The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
premention
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
premoisten
premoisten
verb
To moisten in advance.
premonitor
premonitor
noun
One who, or that which, gives premonition.
preominate
preominate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To be a portent or omen of.
(obsolete, rare) To feel foreboding about; to prophesy.
primianist
printerdom
printerdom
noun
The world of printers and printing.
printmaker
printmaker
noun
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
prisonment
prisonment
noun
(now rare) Imprisonment.
proambient
promotions
promotions
noun
plural of promotion
promptings
promptings
noun
plural of prompting
prostigmin
provitamin
provitamin
noun
(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
puritandom
puritanism
puritanism
noun
(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
pyromantic
pyromantic
adj
Of or relating to pyromancy.
noun
A practitioner of pyromancy.
ramparting
ramparting
verb
present participle of rampart
redemptine
redemption
redemption
noun
Rescue upon payment of a ransom.
Salvation from sin.
The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
reimplants
reimplants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reimplant
repinement
repinement
noun
The act of repining.
reshipment
reshipment
noun
(countable) A second or subsequent shipment.
(uncountable) The condition of being reshipped.
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
scrimption
scrimption
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) A small portion; a little bit; a scrap.
scrumption
spartanism
spartanism
noun
A devotion to the habits and qualities of the ancient Spartans, especially to an indomitable spirit, undaunted hardihood, and stark simplicity.
spearmints
spearmints
noun
plural of spearmint
spermation
spirantism
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
thumbprint
thumbprint
noun
A print, mark or impression made by a thumb.
trampoline
trampoline
noun
(programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
(uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
verb
(intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.
(transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
tripewoman
tripewoman
noun
(historical) A female seller of tripe.
tritonymph
tritonymph
noun
The instar between deutonymph and adult in some organisms.
triumphant
triumphant
adj
Celebrating victory.
triumphing
triumphing
noun
A display of triumph.
verb
present participle of triumph
trumpeting
trumpeting
noun
(mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft.
action of the verb to trumpet
verb
present participle of trumpet
tryptamine
tryptamine
noun
(countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
(uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.