(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
anocarpous
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
branchipus
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
campanular
campanular
adj
campanulate; bell-shaped
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canephorus
capernutie
chapacuran
chapournet
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conocarpus
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
conuropsis
copernicus
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crapulence
crapulence
noun
intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence
sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking
crapulency
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
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
diparentum
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
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.
drainspout
dukkeripen
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
elaphurine
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
encarpuspi
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epineurial
epineurial
adj
(anatomy) Of, or related to epineurium.
epineurium
epineurium
noun
(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equiparant
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
geoprumnon
groundplot
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyponeuria
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
impureness
impureness
noun
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
interpause
interpause
adj
Between pauses.
noun
An intermission.
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
interpunct
interpunct
noun
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
interpupil
interpupil
adj
Between pupils.
interrupts
interrupts
noun
plural of interrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interrupt
intragroup
intragroup
adj
Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
irruptions
irruptions
noun
plural of irruption
isopleuran
juniorship
juniorship
noun
The rank or position of junior; juniority.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
luminophor
lupanarian
lupanarian
adj
Pertaining to a brothel or prostitution; characteristic of illicit sexual desire or activity.
lupinaster
mancipular
manipulary
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
manuprisor
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
minigroups
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
naupliform
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nephroncus
neurectopy
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neurophile
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neuroptera
neuroptera
noun
plural of neuropteron
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
neurospora
neurotropy
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
noncapture
noncorrupt
noncorrupt
adj
Not corrupt
nonleprous
nonleprous
adj
Not leprous.
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
nonpopular
nonpopular
adj
Not popular.
nonpremium
nonpremium
adj
Not premium
nonprudent
nonpuerile
nonpursuit
nonpursuit
noun
Absence of pursuit; failure to pursue something.
nonrupture
nonrupture
noun
(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.
nonsupport
nonsupport
noun
(countable) One who fails to provide support
(uncountable)A lack of support
(uncountable)The failure to provide for one's family or other dependents
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.