(biology) A sporangium which produces only megaspores
melanospermous
melanospermous
adj
Of or relating to melanosperms.
mercaptopurine
mercaptopurine
noun
(pharmacology) An thiol antimetabolite C₅H₄N₄S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine bases and the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and that is sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia.
micrencephalus
micropulsation
micropulsation
noun
A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth.
miscomputation
miscomputation
noun
A wrong or incorrect computation
The incorrect performance of a computation.
mispunctuating
mispunctuating
verb
present participle of mispunctuate
mispunctuation
mispunctuation
noun
Incorrect or missing punctuation.
monopneumonian
monopneumonian
noun
Any lungfish of the former order Monopneumonia
monosporangium
monosporangium
noun
A sporangium that has monospores
monotropaceous
monotropaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Monotropaceae, now usually subfamily Monotropoideae in family Ericaceae, of mostly non-photosynthetic plants.
multiplication
multiplication
noun
(countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
(uncountable, arithmetic) The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
municipalities
municipalities
noun
plural of municipality
municipalizing
municipalizing
verb
present participle of municipalize
naphthinduline
naphthinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from naphthazine.
naphthoquinone
naphthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
nephrogonaduct
neurapophyseal
neurapophysial
neurapophysial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.
neuroepidermal
neuroepidermal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis.
neuroparalysis
neuroparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis because of damage to a nerve
neuroparalytic
neuroparalytic
adj
Of or pertaining to neuroparalysis
neuropathology
neuropathology
noun
Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology and histopathology (as opposed to the study of diseases generally).
neuroplasmatic
neuropsychical
neuropteroidea
neurorthoptera
neurotherapist
neurotherapist
noun
A specialist in the treatment of nervous diseases.
nitroprussiate
nonblasphemous
nonblasphemous
adj
Not blasphemous.
noncomputation
noncomputation
noun
Absence of computation; failure to compute something.
noncorpuscular
noncorpuscular
adj
Not corpuscular.
nonculpability
nonduplicating
nonduplicating
adj
Not duplicating.
nonduplication
nonduplication
noun
Lack of duplication; failure to duplicate.
nonduplicative
nonduplicative
adj
Not duplicative.
nonexculpation
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonmunicipally
nonperpetually
nonperpetuance
nonpersuadable
nonpersuasible
nonperturbable
nonpluralistic
nonpluralistic
adj
Not pluralistic.
nonpluralities
nonplutocratic
nonplutocratic
adj
Not plutocratic.
nonprejudicial
nonprejudicial
adj
Not causing one to tend to pre-judge a matter.
Not prejudicial; not pre-judging.
nonprocuration
nonprotuberant
nonpublication
nonpublication
noun
Lack of publication; failure to publish.
nonpublishable
nonpunctuating
nonpunctuation
nonpunctuation
adj
That is not punctuation.
noun
Lack of punctuation; failure to punctuate.
nonpuncturable
nonpuncturable
adj
Not puncturable.
nonpurchasable
nonpurchasable
adj
Not purchasable.
nonpurgatively
nonpurgatorial
nonrepudiation
nonrepudiation
noun
(law) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
(telecommunications) Assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message.
nonrepudiative
nonspectacular
nonspectacular
Adjective
Not spectacular.
nonspeculation
nonspeculation
noun
Absence of speculation.
nonspeculative
nonspeculative
adj
Not speculative.
nonspeculatory
nonspiritually
nonspontaneous
nonspontaneous
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) Requiring the input of external energy.
Not spontaneous.
nonstipulation
nonstipulation
noun
Absence of stipulation.
nonsupportable
nonsupportably
nonsuppurative
nonsuppurative
adj
Not suppurative.
nontherapeutic
nontherapeutic
adj
Not therapeutic
Unrelated to medical treatment
occipitonuchal
occipitonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the occiput and the back of the neck.
occupationally
occupationally
adv
as part of an occupation
occupationless
occupationless
adj
Having no occupation; jobless; idle.
omphalospinous
outsparspinned
outsparspruing
overassumption
overpersuading
overpersuading
verb
present participle of overpersuade
overpersuasion
overpersuasion
noun
excessive persuasion
overpopulating
overpopulating
verb
present participle of overpopulate
overpopulation
overpopulation
noun
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.
overpuissantly
overpurchasing
overpurchasing
verb
present participle of overpurchase
oxyquinaseptol
oxyquinaseptol
noun
Synonym of diaphtherin
pachyrhynchous
paincourtville
palaeognathous
palaeognathous
adj
Alternative form of paleognathous
palanquiningly
palatognathous
paleoanthropus
palladiumizing
palladiumizing
verb
present participle of palladiumize
panautomorphic
pandestruction
pantostomatous
pantostomatous
adj
(biology) Able to ingest food at any point on the surface of the body.
papilionaceous
papilionaceous
adj
(botany) Having a corolla in the form of a butterfly, with prominent wing-like petals; (generally) pertaining to the Faboidea (Papilionoidea) family of plants.
(figurative) Like a butterfly; showy; capricious.
(obsolete) Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies.
paralaurionite
paralaurionite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
paralinguistic
paralinguistic
adj
Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.
parasubphonate
paratuberculin
parenchymatous
parenchymatous
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Consisting or or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
(botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(medicine) Affecting the parenchyma.
parnassiaceous
paroeciousness
parsimoniously
parsimoniously
adv
In a parsimonious manner.
parthenocissus
parthenogenous
parthenogenous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to parthenogenesis.
parthenoparous
particularness
particularness
noun
Quality of being particular.
parturifacient
parturifacient
noun
(medicine) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth.
passionfulness
pasteurisation
pasteurisation
noun
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
pasteurization
pasteurization
noun
Alternative spelling of pasteurisation
pauciloquently
pauciloquently
adv
In a pauciloquent manner; using few words.
pennatulaceous
pennatulaceous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Pennatulacea.
pennsylvanicus
perambulations
perambulations
noun
plural of perambulation
percutaneously
percutaneously
adv
In a percutaneous way; through the skin.
perdurableness
perdurableness
noun
The quality of being perdurable.
perfunctionary
peridiniaceous
perilenticular
perilenticular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the lens of the eye
perlocutionary
perlocutionary
adj
Of or pertaining to perlocution.
permutableness
permutableness
noun
Quality of being permutable.
permutationist
perpendiculars
perpendiculars
noun
plural of perpendicular
persuasiveness
persuasiveness
noun
The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
pertinaciously
pertinaciously
adv
In a stubbornly resolute manner; tenaciously holding one's opinion or course of action.
perturbational
perturbational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by perturbation
phaenantherous
phanerocarpous
phenylbutazone
phenylbutazone
noun
(pharmacology) An anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug used to treat arthritis and gout.