(obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anaptotic
anaptotic
adj
(linguistics) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay.
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
ancipital
ancipital
adj
(botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
Double; doubtful or ambiguous.
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antapocha
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anticreep
antipasch
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antitypic
antitypic
Adjective
antitypical
apenteric
aphanitic
aphanitic
adj
(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.
aplanatic
aplanatic
adj
(optics, of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocenter
apocenter
noun
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)
apocentre
apocentre
noun
Alternative form of apocenter
appentice
appentice
noun
(architecture) penthouse; pentice
appetence
appetence
noun
The state or action of desiring or craving.
appetency
appetency
noun
Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
applicant
applicant
noun
(specific, law) A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
aspectant
aspectant
adj
Face to face.
noun
(heraldry) Animals placed face to face in a charge.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
asynaptic
asynaptic
adj
(genetics) Relating to asynapsis
attacapan
bipunctal
campanist
campanist
noun
One who studies bells.
campement
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
cantraips
cantraips
noun
plural of cantraip
caponatas
caponatas
noun
plural of caponata
caponette
caponette
noun
A capon produced by chemical castration (typically by the use of diethylstilbestrol)
caprizant
caprizant
adj
(pathology, of a pulse, obsolete, rare) Having irregular, leaping beats.
capstones
capstones
noun
plural of capstone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capstone
captaincy
captaincy
noun
(historical) An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.
The jurisdiction of a captain.
The rank or status of a captain.
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captainly
captainly
adj
Befitting a captain.
captainry
captainry
noun
(obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
captandum
captation
captation
noun
(obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Misspelling of coaptation.
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
captiving
captiving
verb
present participle of captive
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carpenter
carpenter
noun
(Canada, Britain, regional) A woodlouse.
(nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
(zoology) A carpenter bee.
A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
A two-wheeled carriage.
verb
To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.
carpentry
carpentry
noun
(countable) A carpenter's workshop.
(uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
cataplane
catharpin
catharpin
noun
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catnapers
catnapers
noun
plural of catnaper
catnapped
catnapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catnap
catnapper
catnapper
noun
One who catnaps; agent noun of catnap.
cauponate
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
centipede
centipede
noun
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
citropten
citropten
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one found in oil of yellow citron.
closplint
cocaptain
cocaptain
noun
A joint captain.
verb
(transitive) To serve as joint captain(s) of.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
coenotype
coenotype
noun
(biology) The type of organism in a coenopopulation
coleplant
competent
competent
adj
(biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
(geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
(law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Adequate for the purpose.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
complaint
complaint
noun
(law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
(law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
The act of complaining.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
compliant
compliant
adj
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
component
component
adj
Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
noun
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
composant
composant
noun
Alternative form of corposant
comptness
comptonia
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
conepates
conepates
noun
plural of conepate
conepatls
conscript
conscript
adj
Drafted into a military service or similar.
Enrolled; written; registered.
noun
A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang.
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
verb
(transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
consopite
consopite
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lull to sleep; to quieten; to compose.
contemper
contemper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
contemple
contempts
contempts
noun
plural of contempt
cooperant
cooperant
adj
Alternative form of coöperant
cooptions
cooptions
noun
plural of cooption
coparents
coparents
noun
plural of coparent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coparent
copartner
copartner
noun
A joint partner (in a business).
verb
To form a joint partnership with somebody.
copataine
copatrons
copatrons
noun
plural of copatron
copestone
copestone
noun
capstone
copintank
coportion
coportion
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) equal share
copresent
copresent
adj
present along with others.
verb
(transitive) To present along with others.
copunctal
copunctal
adj
(mathematics) Having a point in common
cornupete
cornupete
adj
(rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
corposant
corposant
noun
An electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere
corpulent
corpulent
adj
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Large in body; fat; overweight.
cottontop
cottontop
noun
An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin Saguinus oedipus
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
crapulent
crapulent
adj
Exhibiting or relating to crapulence.
crepitant
crepitant
adj
crackling; rattling
cryptonym
cryptonym
noun
A secret name, a code name.
cryptopin
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cupertino
cyanotype
cyanotype
noun
(countable) A photographic print produced by means of this process.
(uncountable) An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
cynoclept
cytopenia
cytopenia
noun
(cytology) A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
datapunch
deception
deception
noun
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
depascent
depascent
adj
(formal) Consuming.
depicting
depicting
verb
present participle of depict
depiction
depiction
noun
a drawing or painting
a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
a representation
diapnotic
diplontic
diplontic
adj
Of or pertaining to a diplont.
diptychon
ectropion
ectropion
noun
A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix
emplecton
emplecton
noun
A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
encaptive
encrypted
encrypted
adj
Being in code; having been encrypted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encrypt
endoproct
endoproct
noun
Synonym of entoproct
entopical
entoproct
entoproct
noun
(zoology) Any member of the phylum Entoprocta, mostly sessile aquatic animals.
entoptics
entoptics
noun
entoptic visual phenomena
epaenetic
epaenetic
adj
Alternative form of epænetic
epicanthi
epicanthi
noun
plural of epicanthus
epicenity
epicenity
noun
Property of being epicene.
epicenter
epicenter
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre
epicentra
epicentre
epicentre
noun
(figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
(figuratively, proscribed) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
(military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.
(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
verb
Of an earthquake: to have its epicentre (at a specified location).
epinastic
epinastic
adj
of, or relating to epinasty
epinyctis
epornitic
epornitic
adj
Attacking many birds in a region at the same time.
Pertaining to a disease of high morbidity that is occasionally present in a bird population.
noun
An outbreak of disease in a bird population.
exceptant
exceptant
adj
(archaic) Making exception.
noun
One who makes an exception.
excepting
excepting
prep
with the exception of
verb
present participle of except
exception
exception
noun
(computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.
(law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
excipient
excipient
adj
Taking an exception.
noun
(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
An exceptor.
expectant
expectant
adj
(medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
Marked by expectation.
Pregnant.
noun
A person who expects or awaits something.
expecting
expecting
adj
Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
noun
The process by which somebody expects something.
verb
present participle of expect
expection
expection
noun
Archaic or rare form of expectation.
Misspelling of exception.
fencepost
fencepost
noun
A post which helps hold up a fence.
genotypic
genotypic
adj
Of or pertaining to a genotype
haplontic
haplontic
adj
(biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote
heptanoic
heptanoic
adj
of or pertaining to heptanoic acid or its derivatives; enanthic