(botany) Having an inferior ovary that is completely buried within the receptacle.
epimysium
epimysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscles
epinyctis
epiphyses
epiphyses
noun
plural of epiphysis
epiphysis
epiphysis
noun
(anatomy) The pineal gland.
(anatomy) The rounded end of any long bone.
(zoology) A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.
epiphytes
epiphytes
noun
plural of epiphyte
epistylar
epistylar
adj
Of or relating to an epistyle.
epistyles
epistyles
noun
plural of epistyle
epistylis
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
eponymies
eponymies
noun
plural of eponymy
eponymism
eponymism
noun
The use of eponyms.
eponymist
eponymist
noun
One whose name is used as an eponym; a person after whom something is named.
eponymous
eponymous
adj
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
eriophyes
escapeway
esemplasy
eucalypts
eucalypts
noun
plural of eucalypt
eurypylus
euryscope
expressly
expressly
adv
Exclusively.
In an express or explicit manner.
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
exsputory
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
extispicy
extispicy
noun
(countable) A specific instance of such divination.
(uncountable) Haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
eyepieces
eyepieces
noun
plural of eyepiece
eyepoints
eyepoints
noun
plural of eyepoint
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
flypapers
flypapers
noun
plural of flypaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flypaper
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
foreplays
foreplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreplay
gallywasp
gaspingly
gaspingly
adv
With gasps.
geloscopy
geloscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by means of laughter.
genotypes
genotypes
noun
plural of genotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genotype
geophytes
geophytes
noun
plural of geophyte
gipsology
gipsyhead
gipsyhood
gipsylike
gipsylike
adj
Alternative form of gypsylike
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
goodyship
goodyship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
gossypine
gossypium
gossypols
gossypols
noun
plural of gossypol
gossypose
gossypose
Noun
raffinose
gymnogyps
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
gynospore
gypsology
gypsuming
gypsydoms
gypsyhead
gypsyhood
gypsyisms
gypsyisms
noun
plural of gypsyism
gypsylike
gypsylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy.
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
gypsywise
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
gyroscope
gyroscope
noun
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.
hairspray
hairspray
noun
Alternative form of hair spray
haplessly
haplessly
adv
In a hapless manner.
haruspicy
haruspicy
noun
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
hemoscopy
hispidity
hispidity
noun
The quality of being hispid.
holotypes
holotypes
noun
plural of holotype
homoplasy
homoplasy
noun
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
homospory
homospory
noun
The quality of being homosporous.
horoscopy
horoscopy
noun
(astrology) The aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth.
The casting of horoscopes.
horseplay
horseplay
noun
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
verb
To engage in horseplay.
humphreys
hushpuppy
hushpuppy
noun
(Southern US) A small deep-fried cornmeal cake.
hydrophis
hydropses
hypacusia
hypacusis
hypaspist
hypaspist
noun
(historical, military, Ancient Greece) A type of lightly armoured foot soldier equipped with an aspis (shield) and spear.
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
hyperopes
hyperopes
noun
plural of hyperope
hyphemias
hyphenise
hyphenism
hyphenism
noun
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
hypinosis
hypinosis
noun
(medicine) A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.
hypnocyst
hypnocyst
noun
(biology) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.
hypnotics
hypnotics
noun
plural of hypnotic
hypnotise
hypnotise
verb
(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.
hypnotism
hypnotism
noun
The art of inducing hypnosis.
hypnotist
hypnotist
noun
A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.
hypobasal
hypobasal
adj
Below or anterior to a base or to the basal wall
hypobases
hypobasis
hypoblast
hypoblast
noun
(embryology) A type of tissue that forms from the inner cell mass and later is incorporated into the endoderm
hypocaust
hypocaust
noun
An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
hypochnus
hypocrisy
hypocrisy
noun
An instance of any or all of the above.
The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
hypoderms
hypoderms
noun
plural of hypoderm
hypogeous
hypogeous
adj
(biology) Living or maturing underground; subterranean
hyponasty
hyponasty
noun
(botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface
hyponoias
hypopepsy
hypophyse
hypopitys
hypoplasy
hypopneas
hypopneas
noun
plural of hypopnea
hypopyons
hypopyons
noun
plural of hypopyon
hyposarca
hyposarca
noun
anasarca
hyposcope
hypospray
hypospray
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A kind of jet injector.
hypostase
hypostasy
hypostasy
noun
(obsolete) hypostasis
hypostoma
hypostoma
noun
hypostome
hypostome
hypostome
noun
(anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa
hypostyle
hypostyle
adj
(architecture) Having a roof supported on a row of columns.
noun
(architecture) A building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns.
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
hypothecs
hypothecs
noun
plural of hypothec
hypothesi
hypotonus
hypotonus
Noun
hypotonia
hypsiloid
hypsiloid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the Greek letter upsilon.
hypsipyle
hypsipyle
Proper noun
The daughter of and queen of at the time of the curse by the island’s subsequent and the two-year on the island, during which time she bore twin sons.
hypsistus
hypsodont
hypsodont
adj
(dentistry) Describing teeth that have large crowns (characteristic of herbivores)
noun
Any organism whose teeth have large crowns.
impiously
impiously
adv
In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly.
impostury
impostury
noun
Obsolete form of imposture.
impulsory
impulsory
adj
Of, relating to, or caused by an impulse.
insipidly
insipidly
adv
In an insipid manner.
isography
isography
noun
(archaic) The imitation of another's handwriting.
(mathematics) An automorphism of transformation networks.
(music) The relationship between two pitch class sets that can be arranged into K-nets that are isographic (in the mathematical sense).
isopentyl
isopentyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) isoamyl
isophylly
isopolity
isopolity
noun
Equal rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights.
isopropyl
isopropyl
noun
(chemistry) the univalent organic radical (CH₃)₂CH-
isopycnal
isopycnal
noun
(meteorology, oceanography) A line connecting points of constant density in the ocean or in the atmosphere.
isopycnic
isopycnic
adj
(physics) Of points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal densities.
noun
A line on a chart connecting points of equal density.
ispraynik
jaspilyte
kalyptras
keyesport
krupskaya
ladypalms
ladyships
ladyships
noun
plural of ladyship
lampistry
lampyrids
lampyrids
noun
plural of lampyrid
lapsingly
lapsingly
adv
While lapsing; so as to lapse.
layperson
layperson
noun
A person who is not a cleric.
One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
leprosery
leprosery
noun
A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
leprosity
leprosity
noun
(alchemy, of metals) The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold.
(biology, of plants, now rare) Synonym of scaliness.
(medicine, now rare) Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.