(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amphinomus
amphipnous
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anocarpous
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apollonius
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.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
axiopoenus
camponotus
canephorus
conocarpus
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
drainspout
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
himantopus
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
isopleuran
manuprisor
melanoplus
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
oenocarpus
omniparous
omniparous
adj
Producing all things; omniparient.
opaqueness
opaqueness
noun
The characteristic of being opaque.
opuntiales
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outpassion
outpassion
verb
(transitive, rare) To be more passionate than; to surpass in passion.
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
paludinous
paludinous
adj
Like or relating to the genus Paludina.
Of or relating to a marsh or fen.
paludinal
panhygrous
panivorous
panivorous
adj
(formal) Eating bread.
pantomimus
paronymous
paronymous
adj
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
passionful
passionful
adj
Full of passion; passionate.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pennaceous
pennaceous
adj
(ornithology) having the structure of a normal feather
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
personarum
persuasion
persuasion
noun
(by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
phalloncus
phenacodus
plangorous
plasmoquin
pollutants
pollutants
noun
plural of pollutant
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
postulance
postulancy
postulancy
noun
The role or status of a postulant.
postulants
postulants
noun
plural of postulant
pugnacious
pugnacious
adj
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
pulsations
pulsations
noun
plural of pulsation
purgations
purgations
noun
plural of purgation
putaminous
responsusa
soundscape
soundscape
noun
An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.
An electroacoustic musical composition creating a sound portrait of a sound environment.
verb
To establish or define an acoustic environment, either a virtual one created using sound or a physical one created architecturally to have specific effects on sound.
sousaphone
sousaphone
noun
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
spinaceous
spinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling, the plant spinach, or the family of plants to which it belongs.
sporangium
sporangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
sproutland
stupration
stupration
noun
(obsolete) Rape.
subcaption
subcaption
noun
A caption that is subordinate to another caption.
verb
(transitive) To provide with a subordinate caption.
subcompany
subcompany
noun
A company forming part of a larger company.
subpoenaed
subpoenaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of subpoena
subutopian
sulphamino
sulphation
sulphation
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfation
sulphocyan
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
superadorn
supernovae
supernovae
noun
plural of supernova
supernovas
superwoman
superwoman
noun
(informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
A woman with superhuman powers.
supination
supination
noun
(anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
(anatomy) The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
(fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
syncarpous
syncarpous
adj
(botany, of a pistil) Having carpels joined together
unapposite
unapposite
adj
Not apposite.
uncaptious
uncaptious
adj
Not captious.
unhospital
unparsonic
unparsonic
adj
Not like a parson; unbecoming of a parson.
unpastoral
unpastoral
Adjective
Not pastoral.
unpersonal
unpersonal
adj
Not personal.
unspacious
unspacious
adj
Not spacious.
unvaporous
uranoscope
uranoscopy
uranoscopy
noun
(archaic) Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies; astronomy.
urophanous
usucaption
usucaption
noun
The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.
usurpation
usurpation
noun
A taking or use without right.
The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
Trespass onto another's property without permission.
utopianism
utopianism
noun
The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
utopianist
utopianist
noun
A believer in utopianism.
xiphosuran
xiphosuran
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.