(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
courtiership
courtiership
noun
The role or status of courtier.
creatureship
creatureship
noun
The condition of being a creature.
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
curietherapy
curietherapy
noun
brachytherapy
dichapetalum
dryopithecus
euphuistical
euphuistical
adj
Euphuistic.
eupyrchroite
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
hematocolpus
heterocarpus
hippocentaur
hippocentaur
noun
centaur
holopneustic
hypoeutectic
hypoeutectic
adj
Having a composition that lies to the left of the eutectic point in a phase diagram
inductophone
inductophone
noun
(historical) A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.
lectureships
lectureships
noun
plural of lectureship
leucitophyre
leucophanite
leucophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.
luteotrophic
luteotrophic
adj
Alternative form of luteotropic
neuratrophic
neurotrophic
neurotrophic
adj
Of or relating to neurotrophy.
neutrophilic
neutrophilic
adj
In microscopy and chemistry, not staining strongly with acidic or alkaline stains, but staining strongly with pH-neutral stains
Of or pertaining to neutrophils
oreopithecus
outpreaching
outpreaching
verb
present participle of outpreach
pachypterous
paramuthetic
pasticheuses
pentachenium
pentateuchal
pentateuchal
adj
Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch, also known as the Torah.
perichaetium
perichaetium
noun
(botany) perichaeth
perichaetous
perichaetous
adj
(zoology) Surrounded by setae; said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaeta).
peritrichous
peritrichous
adj
(biology) Having flagella around the body or around the mouth
peritrochium
peritrochium
noun
(mechanics) The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.
pharmaceutic
pharmaceutic
adj
pharmaceutical
phenaceturic
phlyctaenula
photocurrent
photocurrent
noun
Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect
photoinduced
photoinduced
adj
induced as a result of interaction with electromagnetic radiation in the visible and near-visible range.
photonuclear
photonuclear
adj
(physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon.
photoreduced
photoreduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photoreduce
photoreduces
photoreduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photoreduce
physonectous
picturephone
picturephone
noun
videophone
plattdeutsch
pliopithecus
polychaetous
polychaetous
adj
Relating to polychaetes
prehepaticus
prerheumatic
prerheumatic
adj
Before the onset of rheumatism.
pulchritudes
pulchritudes
noun
plural of pulchritude
pycnanthemum
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
siphunculate
siphunculate
adj
Alternative form of siphunculated
sivapithecus
sulphethylic
sulphoacetic
superbitches
superbitches
noun
plural of superbitch
superethical
superethical
adj
More than ethical; above ethics.
suprahepatic
suprahepatic
adj
(anatomy) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; applied to the branches of the hepatic veins.
tapachulteca
thecasporous
thecasporous
adj
(botany) Having the spores in thecae, or cases.
theopneustic
theopneustic
Adjective
divinely inspired
therapeutics
therapeutics
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease; the science of healing; any therapeutic material or treatment
thermocouple
thermocouple
noun
(physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
thunderclaps
thunderclaps
noun
plural of thunderclap
trachypterus
tricephalous
unalphabetic
unalphabetic
adj
(archaic) Illiterate.
underpitched
underpitched
adj
Given too low a pitch.
undespatched
undespatched
adj
Alternative spelling of undispatched
undispatched
undispatched
adj
That has not been dispatched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of undispatch
unemphatical
unemphatical
adj
Not emphatical.
unmetaphysic
unmetaphysic
adj
(archaic) Not metaphysical.
unphlegmatic
unphlegmatic
adj
Not phlegmatic.
urethrascope
urethrascope
noun
Alternative form of urethroscope
urethroscope
urethroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the interior of the urethra.
urethroscopy
urethroscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra.