(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amphoterus
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
camponotus
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
haematopus
himantopus
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
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
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
imputation
imputation
noun
(game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
(genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
(statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Opinion; intimation; hint.
That which has been imputed or charged.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
lipomatous
lipomatous
adj
Relating to a lipoma.
lumberport
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
lymphoduct
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
monotypous
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
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.
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
notopodium
notopodium
noun
(zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium.
outcompass
outcompass
verb
(transitive) To exceed the compass or limits of.
outcompete
outcompete
verb
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
outjumping
outjumping
verb
present participle of outjump
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
outperform
outperform
verb
To perform better than something or someone.
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
outtrumped
outtrumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrump
pantomimus
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
paratomium
paratorium
pastoriums
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
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.
permutator
permutator
noun
(electrical) A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.
petrolatum
petrolatum
noun
petroleum jelly
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
picturedom
placuntoma
platysomus
pleurotoma
pleurotomy
pleurotomy
noun
(medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura.
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.
pneumatoce
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pneumolith
pneumotomy
pneumotomy
noun
(dated) Synonym of pneumonectomy
podarthrum
polimetrum
polymastus
polytomous
polytomous
adj
(botany) subdivided into many parts
(mathematics) Describing a variable that has multiple (more than two) categories
portsmouth
portsmouth
Proper noun
A city in southern England
A town in Dominica
A city in Iowa
A city in New Hampshire
A city in Ohio
A town in Rhode Island
A city in Virginia
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
posthumous
posthumous
adj
(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone.
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
Taking place after one's own death.
postludium
postnotums
postpartum
postpartum
adj
Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
adv
After giving birth.
noun
(informal) Ellipsis of postpartum depression.
The period immediately following childbirth.
postulatum
postulatum
noun
A postulate.
potassiums
potassiums
noun
plural of potassium
poultrydom
poultrydom
noun
The realm or sphere of poultry.
poultryman
poultryman
noun
A male poulterer.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
precompute
precompute
verb
(transitive) To compute in advance; to precalculate.
prestomium
proamateur
proctodeum
proctodeum
noun
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
prohibitum
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
promptuary
promptuary
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.
noun
(arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
(obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook.
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
prostomium
prostomium
noun
(zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
protegulum
protohuman
protohuman
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
noun
One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.
psilothrum
pteropegum
pterygodum
ptolemaeus
pulmometer
pulmometer
Noun
A spirometer.
pulmometry
pulmometry
noun
The measurement of the capacity of the lungs.
pulmonated
pulmonated
adj
(anatomy) pulmonate
pulmonitis
pulmonitis
noun
pneumonitis
pulpectomy
pulpectomy
noun
(dentistry) The surgical removal of all of the dental pulp.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
puritandom
putaminous
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
recomputed
recomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompute
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
scrumption
spermoduct
spermoduct
noun
sperm duct
splaymouth
splitmouth
subcompact
subcompact
noun
Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car.
suboptimal
suboptimal
adj
Worse than optimal.
suboptimum
suboptimum
adj
suboptimal
noun
A point or value below an optimum.
suppositum
suppositum
noun
(logic) Something supposed to be true; an assumption
tlepolemus
topinambou
toponymous
tropaeolum
typonymous
typonymous
adj
Synonym of typonymic
uncomplete
uncomplete
adj
Obsolete form of incomplete.
uncomputed
uncomputed
Adjective
Not computed.
unimported
unimported
adj
Not imported.
unpromoted
unpromoted
Adjective
Not promoted.
unprompted
unprompted
adj
Without being told to say or do something
unpromptly
untemporal
upmountain
upmountain
adv
Higher up a mountain.
utopianism
utopianism
noun
The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.