simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
adiaphoretic
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulator
agriotypidae
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anarthropoda
andropetalar
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphroditidae
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
appropriated
appropriated
adj
set aside for a specified purpose
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appropriate
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
aproterodont
arthropodous
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
backstrapped
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
botryopterid
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
buttstrapped
cardiopathic
cardiopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to cardiopathy
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cardioptosis
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpopoditic
carpopoditic
adj
Relating to a carpopodite
carrottopped
catadioptric
catadioptric
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric) elements.
cataphracted
cataphracted
adj
Covered with a cataphract.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
ceratopsidae
chandragupta
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chiropodists
chiropodists
noun
plural of chiropodist
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplast
chromeplated
cleidotripsy
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
coeditorship
coeditorship
noun
The position or job of being an coeditor.
coleopteroid
coleopteroid
adj
Shaped like a beetle.
compromitted
compromitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromit
computerdoms
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
contraponend
contraponend
noun
(logic) The original proposition involved in a contraposition.
copperplated
copperplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copperplate
copresidents
copresidents
noun
plural of copresident
coproduction
coproduction
noun
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.
corespondent
corespondent
noun
(law) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with committing adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding.
counterpaled
counterpaned
counterpaned
adj
Fitted with a counterpane.
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterposed
counterposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpose
creditorship
creditorship
noun
The state of being a creditor, of being owed money.
cryptodirous
cryptodouble
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
cyclopteroid
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dasyproctine
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deaspiration
deaspiration
noun
The act, process or result of deaspirating.
decapitators
decapitators
noun
plural of decapitator
decempartite
decempartite
adj
Having ten parts
decipherment
decipherment
noun
Decryption.
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
decrepitated
decrepitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate
decrepitates
decrepitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate
decrepitness
decrepitness
noun
decrepitude.
decrepitudes
decrepitudes
noun
plural of decrepitude
decreptitude
deemstership
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
demographist
deoperculate
deoperculate
adj
(botany) Having the lid removed; said of the capsules of mosses.
deparliament
departements
departmental
departmental
adj
Of or pertaining to a department.
depasturable
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
depilatories
depilatories
noun
plural of depilatory
depopulators
depopulators
noun
plural of depopulator
deportations
deportations
noun
plural of deportation
depositaries
depositaries
noun
plural of depositary
depositories
depositories
noun
plural of depository
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprecations
deprecations
noun
plural of deprecation
depreciating
depreciating
adj
That degrades the value of something; deprecating.
That is declining in value.
verb
present participle of depreciate
depreciation
depreciation
noun
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
The decline in value of assets.
The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
depreciative
depreciative
adj
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
noun
A statement with a tendency to deprecate.
depreciators
depreciators
noun
plural of depreciator
depreciatory
depreciatory
adj
pertaining to depreciation
depredations
depredations
noun
plural of depredation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
dermapterous
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatophone
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatoplasm
dermatoplast
dermatoptera
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dermatrophia
dermopterous
descriptions
descriptions
noun
plural of description
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
desmotropism
desperations
desperations
noun
plural of desperation
dessertspoon
dessertspoon
noun
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
deuteranopes
deuteranopes
noun
plural of deuteranope
deuteranopia
deuteranopia
noun
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.
deuteranopic
deuteranopic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deuteroprism
deuteroscopy
deuteroscopy
noun
(obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification.
Second sight.
deutonephron
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
dexiotropism
dexiotropous
dextropinene
dextrotropic
diageotropic
diageotropic
adj
(botany) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.
diaphemetric
diaphemetric
adj
(medicine, archaic) Relating to the measurement of tactile sensibility.
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
dicaryophyte
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
dictyopteran
dictyopteran
noun
Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order Dictyoptera: the termites, cockroaches and mantids
dictyopteris
dietotherapy
dietotherapy
noun
Medical treatment by following a certain diet.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dioptrically
dioptrically
adv
In a dioptric manner.
dioptrometer
dioptrometry
dioptrometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye.