(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
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
autophytic
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
cephalotus
chapournet
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
epiphytous
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
haematopus
himantopus
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hippolytus
hippothous
hospitious
hotspurred
housekkept
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.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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.
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.
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
nautophone
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
pachyotous
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
petrouchka
philoetius
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
photonosus
phototonus
phototonus
noun
sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
plethorous
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughfoot
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
ploughtail
ploughtail
noun
The hind part or handle of a plough.
pneumolith
podarthrum
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
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.
pothunting
pothunting
noun
Careless, profiteering archeology.
The hunting of animals to be cooked as food.
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
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.
prothallus
prothallus
noun
A prothallium.
protohuman
protohuman
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
noun
One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.
psilothrum
puppethood
pushbutton
pushbutton
adj
Alternative spelling of push-button
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
shoupeltin
sitophilus
splaymouth
splitmouth
spoonhutch
strophulus
strophulus
noun
(medicine) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; red-gum.
suitorship
suitorship
noun
The role or situation of a suitor.
sulphation
sulphation
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfation
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
supercloth
supertough
supertough
adj
Exceptionally tough.
taurophile
taurophobe
tautophony
tautophony
noun
repetition of the same sound
teutophile
teutophobe
theophilus
theophilus
Proper noun
The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
name; rare in English.
theopneust
theopneust
adj
Inspired or possessed by a god.
throughput
throughput
noun
(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
tophaceous
tophaceous
adj
Relating to tophus.
gritty; sandy; rough; stony
touchpiece
touchpiece
noun
Alternative form of touch piece
toxiphagus
turcophile
turcophile
Adjective
Favouring or sympathetic to Turkey.
turkophile
turkophobe
turnplough
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.
ulatrophia
ulatrophia
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the gingival tissue.
unhospital
unhypnotic
unhypnotic
Adjective
Not hypnotic.
unphonetic
unphonetic
Adjective
Not phonetic.
untrophied
untrophied
adj
Not awarded a trophy.
upholsters
upholsters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upholster