Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
aesculapian
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphanthium
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphipneust
amphithuron
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
anguimorpha
anisopodous
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antipendium
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
apiculation
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
aquaplaning
aquaplaning
noun
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of aquaplane
archpuritan
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
autantitypy
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocarpian
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
bulbocapnin
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
cauponation
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
clinopodium
colophonium
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
compulsions
compulsions
noun
plural of compulsion
compunction
compunction
noun
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computation
computation
noun
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
conspicuous
conspicuous
adj
Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
Obvious or easy to notice.
consulships
consulships
noun
plural of consulship
consumption
consumption
noun
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
copiousness
copiousness
noun
The state of being copious.
coploughing
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
cornucopiae
cornucopian
cornucopian
adj
in great abundance, very abundant
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
cousinships
cousinships
noun
plural of cousinship
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
criniparous
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
cuprammonia
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cusparidine
cuspidation
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
dienbienphu
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dipneumones
dispendious
dispendious
adj
(archaic) expensive, costly
dispunitive
disputation
disputation
noun
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
disputisoun
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
disruptment
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disulphonic
disulphonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of disulfonic
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
duennaships
dumpinesses
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
duplication
duplication
noun
(biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.
(genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
A folding over; a fold.
The act of duplicating.
duplicident
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
enrapturing
enrapturing
verb
present participle of enrapture
ephthianura
ephthianure
epicentrums
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epinephelus
epineuriums
epionychium
epirotulian
epitympanum
epitympanum
noun
The upper part of the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
equipendent
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
erupturient
eucalyptian
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euphemising
euphemising
verb
present participle of euphemise
euphemizing
euphemizing
verb
present participle of euphemize
euphonetics
euphonising
euphonising
verb
present participle of euphonise
euphonizing
euphonizing
verb
present participle of euphonize
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.