Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
amphirhinal
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
androlepsia
anilopyrine
anisotropal
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
anoplothere
anteopercle
anteropygal
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antiprelate
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
apollinaire
apollinaris
apollinaris
noun
(archaic) A type of sparkling mineral water.
apparelling
apparelment
apparelment
noun
The manner in which someone is clothed, including accessories.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appleringie
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
balanophora
balanophore
bardolphian
barkpeeling
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
bellerophon
bellerophon
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
bilipyrrhin
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
carpogonial
carpogonial
adj
Relating to a carpogonium.
centripetal
centripetal
adj
(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
Directed or moving towards a centre.
Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
chlorophane
chlorophane
noun
(biology) The yellowish-green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina.
(mineralogy) A variety of fluorspar, which, when heated, gives a striking emerald-green light.
chloroprene
chloroprene
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
chlorphenol
chlorphenol
noun
Alternative form of chlorophenol
chlorpicrin
chlorpicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A heavy, colourless, pungent liquid, CCl₃.NO₂, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.
chlorpikrin
coleopteran
coleopteran
noun
(coleopterology) Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies
coleopteron
colorpoints
colorpoints
noun
plural of colorpoint
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
contraplete
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copplecrown
coprincipal
coprincipal
noun
One of a group of people who act jointly as principals (in various senses).
coprolagnia
coprolagnia
noun
coprophilia
coprostanol
coprostanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol
corpulences
corpulences
noun
plural of corpulence
corpulently
corpulently
adv
In a corpulent manner.
cosplendour
counterpaly
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.
counterplot
counterplot
noun
A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.
counterploy
counterploy
noun
A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.
counterpole
counterpole
noun
The exact opposite.
counterpull
counterpull
noun
A pull or influence against an existing pull or influence.
crippleness
crippleness
noun
lameness
cripplingly
cripplingly
adv
In a way that cripples, or is crippling
ctenophoral
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
diplocarpon
diplohedron
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
discipliner
discipliner
noun
Agent noun of discipline: one who disciplines.
disparpling
disparpling
verb
present participle of disparple
doppelgnger
dorsispinal
dorsispinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the spine.
eclipsareon
eclipsareon
noun
(historical) A device for measuring eclipses.
endopleural
endpleasure
ensculpture
ensepulcher
ensepulcher
verb
(transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
ensepulchre
ensepulchre
verb
(transitive) To confine in, or as if in, a sepulchre.
enterpillar
epanaphoral
epicondylar
epicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epirotulian
espaliering
espaliering
verb
present participle of espalier
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
flipperling
flipperling
noun
(rare, literary) A young seal.
floripondio
floripondio
noun
The flowering plant Brugmansia arborea.
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
gallinipper
gallinipper
noun
(US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.
geldesprung
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
grapplement
grapplement
noun
(obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
grippleness
grippleness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being gripple.
harpoonlike
heliotropin
heliotropin
noun
piperonal
hepatorenal
hepatorenal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the liver and the kidneys
heptangular
heptangular
adj
Having seven angles.
hexaplarian
horripilant
hydroplaned
hydroplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane
hydroplaner
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hyoplastron
hyoplastron
noun
(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.
hypercarnal
hypercarnal
adj
Extremely carnal.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
hypernormal
hypernormal
adj
(mathematics) A matrix M is hypernormal if, given any n by n diagonal matrix G with entries of 1 or -1, MᵀGM = G.
(psychology) Having or relating to a personality that makes one try hard to appear normal to others.
hyperpencil
hyperplanes
hyperplanes
noun
plural of hyperplane
hypersaline
hypersaline
adj
Having an abnormally high salinity
hypocentral
hypocentral
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
hypolocrian
hyposternal
imperialine
imperilling
imperilment
imperilment
noun
The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
implementer
implementer
noun
A person who implements something.
implementor
implementor
noun
Alternative spelling of implementer
imploration
imploration
noun
The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.
imploringly
imploringly
adv
Beseechingly; in a manner that beseeches or implores.
importantly
importantly
adv
(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
impregnable
impregnable
adj
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
imprudently
imprudently
adv
Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
incorporeal
incorporeal
adj
(law) Relating to an asset that does not have a material form; such as a patent.