A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphitokous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apiculation
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
appetitious
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocarpian
autoceptive
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
autopoloist
autopotamic
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
caulopteris
cauponation
cespititous
cespitulose
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
coleoptilum
compositous
compositous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compunction
compunction
noun
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computation
computation
noun
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
consumption
consumption
noun
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
cooruptibly
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
cotylopubic
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
cuspidation
dactylopius
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
dipotassium
dipotassium
noun
(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of potassium in a compound
disputation
disputation
noun
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
disputisoun
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
duopolistic
duopolistic
adj
Characteristic of a duopoly.
duplication
duplication
noun
(biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.
(genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
A folding over; a fold.
The act of duplicating.
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
duplicitous
duplicitous
adj
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
dysepulotic
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epipetalous
epipetalous
adj
(botany) Borne on the petals or corolla.
epirotulian
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euphonetics
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
eurypteroid
eurypteroid
adj
(paleontology) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus.
euthytropic
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
expeditious
expeditious
adj
(of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulata
forcipulate
galloptious
galluptious
galluptious
adj
wonderful; fascinating; delightful
galumptious
groupthinks
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
hippotragus
hippuritoid
hydropultic
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hypothecium
hypothecium
noun
The layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium
impetuosity
impetuosity
noun
The condition or quality of being impetuous, impatient; fury; violence.
The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
Vehemence; furiousness of temper.
impetuously
impetuously
adv
In an impetuous manner; with sudden force
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
importunate
importunate
adj
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
(of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
verb
(rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
importuning
importuning
noun
The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
verb
present participle of importune
importunite
importunity
importunity
noun
(obsolete) An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness.
A constant and insistent demanding.
imposterous
imposterous
adj
(obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
imposthumes
imposthumes
noun
plural of imposthume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imposthume
impostumate
imposturism
imposturous
imposturous
adj
Alternative spelling of imposterous
impoundment
impoundment
noun
A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir
The act of impounding
The state of being impounded
impugnation
impugnation
noun
(law) The act of appealing or revoking
The act of impugning
imputations
imputations
noun
plural of imputation
incorrupted
incorrupted
adj
Archaic form of uncorrupted.
incorruptly
incorruptly
adv
Without corruption.
inculpation
inculpation
noun
Blame; censure; crimination.
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
inopportune
inopportune
adj
Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
intercouple
intercouple
adj
Between couples.
verb
(transitive) To couple (separate items) together.
intercupola
interposure
interposure
noun
The action of interposing; interposition; interposal.
interruptor
interruptor
noun
Alternative form of interrupter
isopetalous
istiophorus
iteroparous
iteroparous
adj
(biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime
juxtaposing
juxtaposing
noun
An act of juxtaposition.
verb
present participle of juxtapose
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.