Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.
atrophy
atrophy
noun
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb
(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
bayport
bopyrid
bopyrid
noun
(zoology) Any isopod of the family Bopyridae.
bopyrus
caproyl
caproyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from caproic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; hexanoyl
charpoy
charpoy
noun
(India) A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
coopery
coopery
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a cooper; coopered.
noun
Cooperage (cooper's workshop).
Cooperage (the art or trade of a cooper).
coparty
coppery
coppery
adj
Containing copper, especially if abundantly.
Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.
corupay
corypha
cropsey
cryptos
cryptos
noun
plural of crypto
cypriot
dioptry
dioptry
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of diopter
dryopes
ecphory
ecphory
noun
An automatic memory retrieval process engaged when a specific, proximal cue interacts with information stored in memory. The recovered product of that interaction can be the result of a strategic memory search, or it could act as fuel for subsequent strategic retrieval processes.
ekphory
ekphory
noun
Alternative form of ecphoria
emptory
entropy
entropy
noun
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.
(information theory) Shannon entropy
(statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
(thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
(uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.
The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature.
The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
eryopid
eryopid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct amphibian of the family †Eryopidae
euphory
euphory
noun
Synonym of euphoria
eyedrop
eyedrop
noun
(medicine) Medicine to be administered to the eyes.
(poetic) A tear.
foppery
foppery
noun
Stupidity.
The dress or actions of a fop.
gryphon
gryphon
noun
Alternative form of griffin
hopyard
hopyard
noun
(agriculture) An outdoor area where hops are grown.
hydrops
hydrops
noun
(medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
hyperon
hyperon
noun
(physics) Any baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks).
hyporit
isopyre
isopyre
noun
(mineralogy) A form of opal that has iron oxide impurities
keyport
kouprey
kouprey
noun
A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries
kryptol
krypton
krypton
noun
The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
lapryor
leprosy
leprosy
noun
(figurative) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
(medicine, now usually proscribed) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament of the Bible.
(obsolete) Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.
mayport
nopalry
nopalry
noun
Alternative spelling of nopalery
operary
ophryon
ophryon
noun
(anatomy) The point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella.
orphrey
orphrey
noun
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc.
(obsolete) Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.
ospreys
ospreys
noun
plural of osprey
outpray
outpray
verb
(transitive) To exceed or surpass in prayer.
overpay
overpay
verb
(transitive) To be more than an ample reward for.
(transitive, intransitive) To pay too much.
overply
overply
verb
(transitive) To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.
paroecy
paronym
paronym
noun
(rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word.
(semantics) A word derived from the same root or stem as another word.
parroty
parroty
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a parrot.
parsony
payroll
payroll
noun
(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
(euphemistic) Bribes paid to people.
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
The total sum of money paid to employees.
verb
(transitive) To place on a payroll.
peatroy
pendroy
penoyer
peroxyl
peroxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide
phorcys
phoresy
phoresy
noun
(zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
pillory
pillory
noun
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
verb
(transitive) To criticize harshly.
(transitive) To put in a pillory.
(transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
pilotry
pilotry
noun
pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot
pionery
plovery
plovery
adj
Full of plovers.
podagry
podagry
noun
Rare form of podagra.
pokorny
polarly
polarly
adv
In a polar manner
With respect to, or in the direction of a pole
polygar
polymer
polymer
noun
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
pomcroy
pomeroy
pomeroy
Proper noun
a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a city in Ohio, USA
a CDP in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Washington, USA
Noun
A kind of large English apple.
pomfrey
pommery
porkery
portify
portray
portray
verb
(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
(figuratively) To represent by an image or look.
To paint or draw the likeness of.
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
portway
pothery
pottery
pottery
noun
(countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
poultry
poultry
noun
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).
The meat from a domestic fowl.
poverty
poverty
noun
Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness
The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
powdery
powdery
adj
Of or pertaining to powder.
powdery drink
poybird
precony
precopy
precopy
verb
(transitive, computing) To copy in advance.
priorly
priorly
adv
(archaic) previously
proarmy
probity
probity
noun
Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
procity
procyon
prodigy
prodigy
noun
(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
A wonderful example of something.
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
progeny
progeny
noun
(countable, figurative) A result of a creative effort.
(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
prothyl
protyle
protyle
noun
(physics, chemistry, historical) A hypothetical base substance from which all chemical elements were believed to have been made; subatomic particles.
protyls
protyls
noun
plural of protyl
protype
protype
noun
archetype, exemplar
proudly
proudly
adv
In a proud manner.
proxeny
proxeny
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an arrangement whereby a citizen (chosen by the city) hosted foreign ambassadors at his own expense, in return for honorary titles from the state.
proxysm
pygofer
pygofer
noun
(entomology) The last segment of the abdomen of some insects
pyloric
pyloric
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to the pylorus.
pylorus
pylorus
noun
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
pyrogen
pyrogen
noun
(medicine) Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature
pyrolas
pyrolas
noun
plural of pyrola
pyrones
pyrones
noun
plural of pyrone
pyronia
pyropen
pyropes
pyropes
noun
plural of pyrope
pyropus
pyropus
noun
Obsolete form of pyrope (“type of garnet”).
pyrosis
pyrosis
noun
(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
pyrotic
pyrotic
adj
Caustic.
of, or having to do with heartburn.
noun
A caustic substance or remedy.
pyrrole
pyrrole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.
pyrrols
pyrrols
noun
plural of pyrrol
pyrroyl
ropeway
ropeway
noun
A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.
roupily
roupily
adv
In a manner as if affected with roup. In a hoarse or husky manner.
skyport
soapery
soapery
noun
A factory making soap
A shop selling soap
sportly
sportly
adj
(rare) sporty, sportive
sprowsy
stroppy
stroppy
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
topiary
topiary
adj
Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.
Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
noun
(countable) A garden decorated with such art.
(countable) One such shrub or tree.
(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.
torpify
torpify
verb
(transitive) To make torpid; to benumb.
tripody
tripody
noun
(poetry) Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.