(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.
amphistomum
amphitokous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
anoplanthus
anthropodus
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.
aphroditous
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
aporocactus
apostrophus
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
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocarpous
autocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit formed by self-pollination
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
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
camptosorus
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
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
centropomus
cespititous
cespitulose
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
colporteurs
colporteurs
noun
plural of colporteur
compositous
compositous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
conceptuses
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
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.
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
corruptless
corruptless
adj
(archaic) Not susceptible to corruption or decay; incorruptible.
corruptness
corruptness
noun
The state of being corrupt.
corruptress
corruptress
noun
(rare) a female corrupter
coudersport
coudersport
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
counterpose
counterpose
noun
A pose taken in opposition to another.
verb
To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
counterstep
counterstep
noun
A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction.
The movement of dancers around a central point.
verb
To take an opposing step, as in dancing.
countertops
countertops
noun
plural of countertop
couplements
couplements
noun
plural of couplement
crotaphytus
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
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
depopulates
depopulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate
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.
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.
disputisoun
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
duopolistic
duopolistic
adj
Characteristic of a duopoly.
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
duplicitous
duplicitous
adj
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
dysepulotic
ectocarpous
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
endophytous
entophytous
entophytous
adj
entophytic
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.
equipostile
espousement
espousement
noun
The act of espousing; espousal.
eucalyptols
eucalyptols
noun
plural of eucalyptol
eupanorthus
euphonetics
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
expeditious
expeditious
adj
(of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
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
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
fourposters
fourposters
noun
plural of fourposter
galloptious
galluptious
galluptious
adj
wonderful; fascinating; delightful
galumptious
groupthinks
gutterspout
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.
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
homopterous
homopterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.
homotropous
homotropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to homotropy.
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
hypostomous
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
hypotenuses
hypotenuses
noun
plural of 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.
hypothenuse
hypothenuse
noun
Dated form of hypotenuse.
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
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
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
imputations
imputations
noun
plural of imputation
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
interposure
interposure
noun
The action of interposing; interposition; interposal.