(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anocarpous
antepectus
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
branchipus
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
campanular
campanular
adj
campanulate; bell-shaped
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
camponotus
canephorus
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
capernutie
capitulant
capitulant
noun
One who capitulates.
cappuccino
cappuccino
noun
(countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.
(uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
centiplume
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chapacuran
chapournet
chinquapin
chinquapin
noun
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chopunnish
chumpiness
chutzpanik
cinquepace
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compounded
compounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compound
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conocarpus
conolophus
conopodium
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
conuropsis
copernicus
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crapulence
crapulence
noun
intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence
sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking
crapulency
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
cynipidous
cynopodous
decompound
decompound
adj
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
noun
A decomposite.
verb
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
encapsules
encapsules
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapsule
encarpuspi
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
episcenium
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
esculapian
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
eupittonic
eupittonic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
glucolipin
heptanchus
hiccupping
hiccupping
verb
present participle of hiccup
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypoconule
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
inculpable
inculpable
adj
Not culpable; immune from liability.
inculpably
inculpably
adv
In an inculpable way; blamelessly.
inculpated
inculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inculpate
inculpates
inculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate
insculping
insculping
verb
present participle of insculp
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
interpunct
interpunct
noun
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
launchplex
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucopenic
leucopenic
adj
Alternative form of leukopenic
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
mancipular
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
menopausic
mudcapping
mudcapping
verb
present participle of mudcap
municipium
municipium
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman town or city.
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
nephroncus
neurectopy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
noncapture
noncorrupt
noncorrupt
adj
Not corrupt
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
nuncioship
nuncioship
noun
The role or status of nuncio.
nuncupated
nuncupated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nuncupate
nupercaine
occupation
occupation
noun
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a country or region by a hostile military and/or paramilitary force.
oenocarpus
opinicuses
oppugnance
oppugnance
noun
(obsolete) Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse.
oppugnancy
oppugnancy
noun
The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance
opulencies
opulencies
noun
plural of opulency
outpricing
outpricing
verb
present participle of outprice
pancratium
pancratium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.
(historical) An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
paniculate
paniculate
adj
Having a branched cluster of flowers.
pannicular
pannicular
adj
adipose (relating to the panniculus adiposus)
membranous
panniculus
panniculus
noun
(anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.
A thin, sheet-like investment.
paranuclei
paranuclei
noun
plural of paranucleus
pauliccian
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
peculation
peculation
noun
(law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
pediculina
pediculine
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
peduncular
peduncular
adj
Of or pertaining to a peduncle
pedunculus
pedunculus
noun
A peduncle.
penicilium
pennaceous
pennaceous
adj
(ornithology) having the structure of a normal feather
pentacular
pentacular
adj
Of or relating to a pentacle.
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.