An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
acipenseridae
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adventureship
alectoropodes
aleksandropol
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
antispreading
aphrosiderite
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
asclepiadeous
asphodelaceae
aspidocephali
asterolepidae
baldpatedness
bandspreading
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bespottedness
blepharydatis
bloodripeness
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
bretwaldaship
bridemaidship
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
cardiospermum
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
chenopodiales
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chondroseptum
cladophorales
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
cnemidophorus
colodyspepsia
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
coredemptress
coredemptress
noun
A female coredeemer.
corespondency
corespondents
corespondents
noun
plural of corespondent
corpusculated
corpusculated
adj
That has corpuscles
correspondent
correspondent
adj
(with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
noun
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
Someone who or something which corresponds.
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
corruptedness
corruptedness
noun
The state of being corrupted.
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
cryptocleidus
cuneoscaphoid
cyprinodontes
dactylopterus
dasyproctidae
decapitations
decapitations
noun
plural of decapitation
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
deceptiveness
deceptiveness
noun
the state or quality of being deceptive
decompensated
decompensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompensate
decompensates
decompensates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompensate
decomposition
decomposition
noun
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
decompressive
decompressive
adj
That decompresses.
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deipnosophism
deipnosophist
deipnosophist
noun
A master of the art of dining, particularly learned conversation in the manner of Athenaeus's characters.
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
departisanize
depasturation
depersonalise
depersonalise
verb
Alternative spelling of depersonalize
depersonalize
depersonalize
verb
(psychiatry, intransitive) To suffer an episode of depersonalization.
(transitive) To present (something) as an impersonal object.
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.
dephosphorize
dephysicalize
dephysicalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of physical form.
deplasmolysis
depoliticizes
depoliticizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize
depopulations
depopulations
noun
plural of depopulation
depreciations
depreciations
noun
plural of depreciation
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
depressionary
depressionary
adj
(economics) Characteristic of a depression
depressomotor
depressomotor
adj
(medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.
deprogrammers
deprogrammers
noun
plural of deprogrammer
depthlessness
depthlessness
noun
Absence of depth.
deputationist
derencephalus
dermanaplasty
dermapostasis
dermatocoptes
dermatophagus
dermatoplasty
dermatoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
desmoneoplasm
desmopyknosis
despecificate
despecificate
verb
(rare) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
desperateness
desperateness
noun
The state or quality of being desperate.
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
despoliations
despoliations
noun
plural of despoliation
despondencies
despondencies
noun
plural of despondency
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurised
desulphurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurise
desulphurized
desulphurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurize
desulphurizer
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process
deuteroscopic
developedness
developedness
noun
The quality of being developed.
dextrotropous
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
dialypetalous
dialypetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous.
dialysepalous
diapensiaceae
diaphanoscope
diaphanoscope
noun
A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.
diencephalons
dilettantship
diospyraceous
diphthongised
diphthongised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise
dipleidoscope
dipleidoscope
noun
(astronomy) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's centre is on the meridian.
diplocephalus
diploglossate
dipterocarpus
dipterologist
dipterologist
noun
One who studies flies, the Diptera.
directorships
directorships
noun
plural of directorship
disacceptance
disacceptance
noun
The act or concept of not accepting.
disappearance
disappearance
noun
The action of disappearing or vanishing.
disappendancy
disappreciate
disappreciate
verb
(transitive) To undervalue; not to esteem.
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
discapacitate
discapacitate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of capacity; to incapacitate.
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
discompliance
discompliance
noun
(obsolete) Failure or refusal to comply.
discomposedly
discomposedly
adv
In a discomposed manner.
discoplacenta
discrepancies
discrepancies
noun
plural of discrepancy
discrepencies
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.