(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
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.
asphyctous
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophytic
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
cumaphytic
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
euphonetic
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
heptanchus
heptateuch
heptateuch
Proper noun
The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible.
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
lymphoduct
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.
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.
pachyotous
pachytylus
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parachuter
parachuter
noun
One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parachutic
parachutic
adj
Of or relating to a parachute.
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
petrouchka
pinchcrust
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
plutarchic
plutarchic
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
spoonhutch
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
supercloth
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
thruppence
thruppence
noun
(Britain, informal, dated) Threepence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency)
thumbpiece
thumbpiece
noun
Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
tophaceous
tophaceous
adj
Relating to tophus.
gritty; sandy; rough; stony
touchpiece
touchpiece
noun
Alternative form of touch piece
turcophile
turcophile
Adjective
Favouring or sympathetic to Turkey.
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.