(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
anderstorp
antependia
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antilipoid
antilipoid
noun
(biochemistry) A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antispadix
aplodontia
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
baptanodon
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
compendent
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
dadupanthi
dantophily
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
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.
deiphontes
delphinite
dennisport
dentaphone
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
deoppilant
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
department
department
noun
(historical) A military subdivision of a country
(in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
(obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
(often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A specified aspect or quality.
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
dependants
dependants
noun
plural of dependant
dependents
dependents
noun
plural of dependent
deperition
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depictment
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depilitant
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deportment
deportment
noun
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Self-discipline.
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deposition
deposition
noun
(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depreciant
depressant
depressant
adj
(pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity.
noun
(mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
(pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
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.
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despectant
despondent
despondent
adj
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
desponsate
desponsate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To betroth.
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diipenates
dimplement
dimplement
noun
The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions.
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diparentum
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diplanetic
dipneustal
diprotodan
diprotodon
diprotodon
noun
Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
disappoint
disappoint
adj
(Internet slang) disappointed
verb
(transitive) To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
(transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
(transitive, dated) To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.
(transitive, obsolete) To prevent (something planned or attempted).
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispensate
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
displanted
displanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displant
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disputanta
disputants
disputants
noun
plural of disputant
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
docentship
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
drainspout
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
edaphodont
endopathic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endopodite
endopodite
noun
(biology) The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.
endoprocta
endotrophi
endotropic
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
expediente
expedients
expedients
noun
plural of expedient
expediment
expediment
noun
Obsolete form of expedient.
expediting
expediting
verb
present participle of expedite
expedition
expedition
noun
(collective) The group of people making such excursion.
(military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage
(now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
(obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose
The process or activities of performing expediter tasks.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.
expenditor
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
glyptodont
glyptodont
noun
Any extinct South American edentate of the family Glyptodontidae.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
groundplot
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
heptandria
hyphenated
hyphenated
adj
Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
Written with a hyphen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoditone
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
idempotent
idempotent
adj
(mathematics) (said of a binary operation) Such that all of the distinct elements it can operate on are idempotent (in the sense given just above).
(mathematics) (said of an algebraic structure) Having an idempotent operation (in the sense given above).
(mathematics) (said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation, such as a group or semigroup) Such that, when it operates on itself, the result is equal to itself.
(mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.
noun
(mathematics) An idempotent element.
(mathematics) An idempotent structure.
impediment
impediment
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress.
impedition
impedition
noun
(obsolete) A hindrance; that which impedes.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
inadaptive
inadaptive
adj
Not adaptive.
inaptitude
inaptitude
noun
The quality of being inapt.
inculpated
inculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inculpate
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
indisputed
indisputed
adj
(obsolete) Undisputed.
ineptitude
ineptitude
noun
An instance of being inept.
The quality of being inept.
inexpected
inexpected
adj
Obsolete form of unexpected.
inlapidate
inlapidate
verb
(archaic, transitive) To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.
insipidity
insipidity
noun
(countable) Something that is insipid; an insipid utterance, sight, object, etc.
(uncountable) The condition of being insipid; insipidness.
inspirited
inspirited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inspirit
interloped
interloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlope
interpaved
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interppled
intrepidly
intrepidly
adv
In an intrepid manner
lapidating
lapidating
verb
present participle of lapidate
lapidation
lapidation
noun
(law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative