(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
alipterion
aperulosid
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
apresoline
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipolarize
bipolarize
verb
To make bipolar
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
capreoline
capreoline
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
complainer
complainer
noun
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
diploptera
dipolarize
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epichorial
epichorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the epichorion
In or of the country; rural.
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
extropical
forepaling
graecophil
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graptolite
graptolite
noun
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
heliograph
heliograph
noun
(obsolete) A photograph.
A device for photographing the sun.
A heliogram.
An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) To send a heliograph.
(transitive) To send a message by heliograph.
(transitive, dated) To photograph by sunlight.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
impersonal
impersonal
adj
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
noun
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
implorable
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
improbable
improbable
adj
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
inoperable
inoperable
adj
(medicine) Incapable of being successfully surgically operated on.
Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
intemporal
interpolar
interpolar
adj
between poles
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
isopleural
isopleuran
kiloampere
kiloampere
noun
One thousand amperes
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
laeotropic
laeotropic
adj
Turning to the left (typically in a left-handed spiral)
lageniporm
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leopardite
leprosaria
leprosaria
noun
(uncommon) Synonym of leprosarium.
leptospira
lineograph
liparocele
liparocele
noun
(rare, obsolete, medicine) A fatty tumor or cyst.
litopterna
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
nalorphine
nalorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
nonpareils
nonpareils
noun
plural of nonpareil
operatical
operatical
adj
Alternative form of operatic
ophiolater
ophiolater
noun
A snake-worshipper.
palaeornis
palicourea
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
parabolize
parabolize
verb
(intransitive) To speak in parables.
(transitive) To make (a mirror etc) parabolic.
paralogize
paralogize
verb
To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
parrotlike
parrotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parrot.
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
pastorlike
pastorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pastor.
pectoralis
pectoralis
noun
(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
pelargikon
pelargonic
pelargonic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to pelargonic acid or its derivatives
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Pelargonium
pelargonin
pelargonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin that is a glucoside of pelargonidin
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
perameloid
perflation
perflation
noun
(obsolete) The act of perflating, or blowing through.
perfoliate
perfoliate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade.
(botany, of leaves) Having the leaf round the stem at the base.
(zoology) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc.
periaxonal
periaxonal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an axon (of a nerve).
perigonial
perigonial
adj
of or related to the perigonium
periocular
periocular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the eyeball.
periodical
periodical
adj
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Periodic.
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
noun
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
periosteal
periosteal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the periosteum
periovular
periovular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ovary
(pathology) About the time of ovulation
periportal
periportal
adj
(anatomy) Around the portal vein.
periscopal
perisomial
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
peritoneal
peritoneal
adj
Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
peritropal
peritropal
adj
(botany) Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.
rotatory; circuitous
personalia
personalia
noun
All the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual.
personalis
petaliform
petaliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a petal.
petiolular
petiolular
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a petiolule.
petronilla
philopater
pileorhiza
pileorhiza
noun
(botany) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
pinaverdol
pirandello
placodermi
planorbine
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
platonizer
platonizer
noun
One who platonizes.
plebicolar
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
noun
Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
pleurodira
polarities
polarities
noun
plural of polarity
polyparies
polyparies
noun
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)
plural of polypary
polypifera
polypifera
Noun
The marine cnidarians; the Anthozoa
popularise
popularise
verb
(transitive) To make something popular.
(transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical or scientific material for a general audience.
popularize
popularize
verb
To make popular.
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
porcelanic
portglaive
portingale
portlaoise
poulardize
praecocial
praecocial
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Praecoces.
praetorial
praetorial
adj
Synonym of praetorian
praseolite
praseolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of altered iolite with a green colour and greasy lustre.
pratincole
pratincole
noun
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.
precordial
precordial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the precordium
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
preholiday
preholiday
adj
Before a holiday.
preimposal
prelogical
prelogical
adj
Before the development of logical thought.
prenominal
prenominal
adj
(grammar) That is placed before a noun
Uncommon form of praenominal.
noun
Such a word
preorbital
preorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the orbit.
Occurring before an orbit is established.
noun
A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye
prestomial
previolate
prevocalic
prevocalic
adj
(phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
proclaimer
proclaimer
noun
A public avowal of independent opinion. Used instead of disclaimer.
One who proclaims.
procnemial
procoelian
procoelian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Procoelia, a division of Crocodilia.
proethical
profitable
profitable
adj
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
Producing a profit.
proflavine
proflavine
noun
(organic chemistry) A disinfectant, acridine-3,6-diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
progenital
progenital
adj
Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
proletaire
proletaire
noun
Synonym of proletarian
promisable
promisable
adj
Able to be promised.
promycelia
promycelia
noun
plural of promycelium
propiolate
propiolate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of propiolic acid
propodiale
prorealism
prorealist
proreality
protelidae
provencial
proverbial
proverbial
adj
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
noun
(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
(euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.