(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anocarpous
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipoenus
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
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.
apollonius
apoquinine
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autopotent
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
axiopoenus
bagpudding
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
branchipus
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
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.
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).
chutzpanik
cinquepace
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conocarpus
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.
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.
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
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dadupanthi
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diparentum
dipneumona
dipneustal
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disputanta
disputants
disputants
noun
plural of disputant
drainspout
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
elaphurine
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
encapsules
encapsules
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapsule
encarpuspi
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
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
epiguanine
epiguanine
noun
The modified purine nucleobase 7-methylguanine, a methylated version of guanine.
epineurial
epineurial
adj
(anatomy) Of, or related to epineurium.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epulafquen
equiparant
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
esculapian
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euploeinae
eupolidean
eupolyzoan
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
expugnable
expugnable
adj
Capable of being taken by storm
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gaspinsula
gnaphalium
gnaphalium
noun
Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
heptanchus
himantopus
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hyponeuria
impetulant
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
imputation
imputation
noun
(game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
(genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
(statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Opinion; intimation; hint.
That which has been imputed or charged.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
inaptitude
inaptitude
noun
The quality of being inapt.
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
interpause
interpause
adj
Between pauses.
noun
An intermission.
intragroup
intragroup
adj
Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
isopleuran
japanesque
jeanpaulia
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
launchplex
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leptamnium
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.