(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crapulency
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cypressinn
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hypernomic
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to hyperpnea.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
lycoperdon
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
necroscopy
necroscopy
noun
A necropsy.
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
neurectopy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
panegyrica
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
paracymene
paracymene
Noun
cymene
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchyma
parenchyma
noun
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
(botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
parenchyme
penetrancy
penetrancy
noun
The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
pennycress
pennycress
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny)
permanency
permanency
noun
(countable) A person or thing permanently in residence.
The state or quality of permanence.
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
pertinency
pertinency
noun
(countable, dated) Something that is relevant to the matter at hand.
The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
picnickery
piercingly
piercingly
adv
In a piercing manner.
placentary
placentary
adj
Relating to the placenta.
noun
(botany) The projecting line or ridge formed by the union of several placentas.
polyneuric
ponderancy
precedency
precedency
noun
(obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent.
Precedence; superiority.
precentory
precopying
precopying
verb
present participle of precopy
precyclone
precynical
prepotency
prepotency
noun
(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
presidency
presidency
noun
(Britain, historical) One of the three original provinces of British India.
(Christianity) The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.
(Mormonism) A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.
The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
The office or role of president.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
prevalency
prevalency
noun
prevalence
prevenancy
prevenancy
noun
(obsolete) The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., by way of favour or courtesy; obligingness.
prevoyance
princessly
princessly
adj
Befitting a princess; noble, dainty, etc.
procyonine
procyonine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, a raccoon.
Raccoon-like.
noun
Any member of the Procyonidae; raccoon.
proeconomy
prominency
prominency
noun
Prominence.
propenylic
purveyance
purveyance
noun
(Britain, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
The act of purveying.
pycnometer
pycnometer
noun
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
pycnospore
pycnospore
noun
(botany) Synonym of stylospore, Synonym of pycniospore
pyrenocarp
pyrogentic
pyromancer
pyromancer
noun
(fantasy) One who has a magical ability to conjure or control fire.
One who performs pyromancy
pyrotechny
pyrotechny
noun
(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.
(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.
The manufacture and use of fireworks.
The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.
recipiency
recipiency
noun
recipience
repellency
repellency
noun
The ability to repel; the characteristic of repelling.
repugnancy
repugnancy
noun
(archaic) Resistance, fighting back.
The quality of being repugnant: (logical) opposition, contradiction, incompatibility.
The quality of being repugnant: offensiveness, repulsion.
screenplay
screenplay
noun
(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show.
verb
To write a screenplay.
superfancy
superfancy
adj
Very fancy.
syncarpies
trepidancy
trepidancy
noun
(rare) Trembling caused by fear or nervous agitation.