Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lipotrophy
lithograph
lithograph
noun
A printed image produced by lithography.
verb
To create a copy of an image through lithography.
lithoprint
lithoprint
noun
A print made by lithography.
lithosperm
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
martyrship
martyrship
noun
martyrdom.
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
meethelper
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
metagraphy
metagraphy
noun
(art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy
(linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration
metamorphy
metamorphy
noun
The quality of being metamorphic.
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metaphragm
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
metatrophy
meteograph
metropathy
metropathy
noun
(medicine) Synonym of metropathia
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
morphinist
morphinist
noun
(obsolete) One who is addicted to morphine.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
motorships
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
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.
myoatrophy
naprapathy
naprapathy
noun
A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
necropathy
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
nephometer
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
nephrotome
nephrotome
noun
(biology, dated) A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
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.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
noctograph
noctograph
noun
(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
nosotrophy
nosotrophy
noun
(obsolete) The care and nursing of the sick.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
oariopathy
octothorpe
octothorpe
noun
(chiefly US, typography) The hash or square symbol (#), used mainly in telephony and computing.
oglethorpe
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
oophoritis
oophoritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the ovaries.
ophiolater
ophiolater
noun
A snake-worshipper.
ophiolatry
ophiolatry
noun
snake worship
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
opotherapy
opotherapy
noun
organotherapy
optography
optography
noun
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.
oratorship
oratorship
noun
The role or status of an orator.
ornithopod
ornithopod
noun
A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
orotherapy
orotherapy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The use of serum to treat disease.
orpheonist
orthoepies
orthoepies
noun
plural of orthoepy
orthoepist
orthoepist
noun
An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
orthograph
orthograph
noun
An orthographic projection.
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
orthopathy
orthopathy
noun
An alternative-medicine philosophy advocating a vegetarian raw-food diet with periods of intermittent fasting.
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
orthophony
orthophony
noun
The art of correct articulation / speaking
orthophyre
orthophyre
noun
(geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar
orthoplasy
orthoplasy
noun
(historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution.
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
orthopnoea
orthopnoea
noun
Shortness of breath when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
orthoprism
orthoptera
orthoptera
noun
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts
orthoptics
orthoptics
noun
The study and treatment of muscular irregularities of the eye.
orthoscope
orthoscope
noun
An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
orthotropy
orthotropy
noun
The condition of being orthotropic.
osteophore
outsharpen
pachometer
pachometer
noun
Alternative form of pachymeter
pachymeter
pachymeter
noun
Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
palmchrist
pamphleter
pamphleter
noun
Synonym of pamphleteer
panatrophy
panatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of all parts of a structure or the body; general atrophy
pantagraph
pantagraph
noun
Alternative form of pantograph
pantamorph
pantheress
pantheress
noun
A female panther.
pantherine
pantherine
adj
Like a panther, especially in colour.
noun
(biochemistry) muscimol
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the genus Panthera.
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the subfamily Pantherinae.
pantherish
pantherish
adj
Like a panther; catlike.
pantograph
pantograph
noun
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
verb
To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.
pantomorph
pantothere
pantothere
noun
(zoology) Any of the Pantotheria, a (now abandoned) taxon of Mesozoic mammals.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
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.
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
parapathia
paraphrast
paraphrast
noun
(rare) someone who paraphrases
pararthria
pararthria
noun
disordered articulation of speech
parashioth
parasithol
parastichy
parastichy
noun
(botany) A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
paratheria
parathesis
parathesis
noun
(grammar) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
(printing) The matter contained within brackets.
(rhetoric) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.
A thorough examination of a topic, juxtaposing both thesis and antithesis in order to achieve a final synthesis.
An abstract idea that embodies a shared social worldview.
parathetic
parathetic
adj
Of or pertaining to parathesis.
parathymic
parathymic
adj
Beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus
parathyrin
parathyrin
Noun
parathyroid hormone
paratrophy
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pardanthus
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parentship
parentship
noun
The condition, state, or status of a parent.
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
paristhmic
paristhmic
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsillar.
parritches
parritches
noun
plural of parritch
parrotfish
parrotfish
noun
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
parrothood
parrothood
noun
The condition of being a parrot.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
partheniae
parthenian
parthenian
Adjective
Of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
parthenope
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
pastorhood
pastorhood
noun
The role or status of a pastor.
pastorship
pastorship
noun
Dignity or office of a pastor.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
patcheries
patcheries
noun
plural of patchery
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathometer
pathometer
noun
A lie detector.
patriarchs
patriarchs
noun
plural of patriarch
patriarchy
patriarchy
noun
(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
A power structure in which men are dominant.
patronship
patronship
noun
(uncommon) Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).
Alternative form of patroonship
peashooter
peashooter
noun
(slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.