(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.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
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.
cumaphytic
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
emphyteuta
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
haematopus
helipterum
himantopus
humptulips
hypaethrum
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
lymphoduct
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.
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
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.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
pneumolith
podarthrum
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
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.
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.
protohuman
protohuman
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
noun
One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.
psilothrum
psithurism
psithurism
noun
(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
pumpwright
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
schumpeter
splaymouth
splitmouth
stymphalus
stymphalus
Proper noun
a town and district in Arcadia, ancient Greece
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
thumbpiece
thumbpiece
noun
Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
thumbprint
thumbprint
noun
A print, mark or impression made by a thumb.
thumpingly
thumpingly
adv
(informal) Extremely.
With thumping noises.
triumphant
triumphant
adj
Celebrating victory.
triumphing
triumphing
noun
A display of triumph.
verb
present participle of triumph
unemphatic
unemphatic
adj
Not emphatic
unshipment
unshipment
noun
The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.