(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alphatoluic
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
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
anoplanthus
anthropodus
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
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.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
aporocactus
apostrophus
apoturmeric
appetitious
artocarpous
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
asteropaeus
astroscopus
atropaceous
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
autocarpous
autocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit formed by self-pollination
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autoceptive
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
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
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
autophonous
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
autorrhaphy
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
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.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
camptosorus
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
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
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
catawampous
caulopteris
cauponation
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
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
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contrapunto
contrapunto
noun
(music) counterpoint
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corporature
corporature
noun
(obsolete) The state of being embodied; bodily existence.
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
counterpace
counterpaly
counterpane
counterpane
noun
(dated) The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.
counterpart
counterpart
noun
(law) A duplicate of a legal document.
(paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
One who or that which resembles another.
verb
(transitive) To counterbalance.
counterplan
counterplan
noun
A plan set up in opposition to another plan.
verb
To set up a plan in opposition to another plan.
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterplea
counterplea
noun
(law) A plea made in opposition to another.
counterpray
crotaphytus
cryptoglaux
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
cuspidation
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
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.
depopulated
depopulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depopulate
depopulates
depopulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
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.
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
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.
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
ectocarpous
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
eoanthropus
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
eucalypteol
eucalyptole
eucalyptole
noun
Alternative form of eucalyptol
eucalyptols
eucalyptols
noun
plural of eucalyptol
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
eupanorthus
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
expostulate
expostulate
verb
(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
flapmouthed
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulata
forcipulate
galloptious
galluptious
galluptious
adj
wonderful; fascinating; delightful
galumptious
heautophany
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hippotragus
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
hypothallus
hypothallus
noun
(botany) The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.