(chemistry) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
(grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disprovement
dissepiments
dissepiments
noun
plural of dissepiment
distemperate
distemperate
adj
(obsolete) diseased; disordered
(obsolete) immoderate
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
distemperoid
distemperure
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
dopaminergic
dopaminergic
adj
Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine.
Of or relating to dopamine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance that affects the production of dopamine
doppelkummel
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
drapetomania
drapetomania
noun
(dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.)
The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness.
drosophyllum
dyophysitism
dysmeromorph
dysphemistic
dysphemistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
dysporomorph
eidoptometry
emptyhearted
endomorphies
endomorphism
endomorphism
noun
(geology) The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock
(mathematics) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself
endoperidium
endoperidium
noun
The inner layer of a two-layered peridium.
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
endospermous
epidemically
epidemically
adv
In the manner of an epidemic.
Regarding epidemics.
epidemiology
epidemiology
noun
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
(sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
epidermatoid
epidermatoid
adj
(anatomy, rare, dated) epidermoid
epidermatous
epidermoidal
epididymides
epididymides
noun
plural of epididymis
epididymitis
epididymitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the epididymis
epipedometry
epitendineum
epitendineum
noun
(anatomy) The fibrous sheath surrounding a tendon
experimented
experimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of experiment
extemporised
extemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporise
extemporized
extemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporize
flameproofed
flameproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flameproof
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
forepromised
forepromised
adj
Promised beforehand.
glossopodium
hammondsport
hamperedness
handstamping
handstamping
verb
present participle of handstamp
hecatompedon
hemidiapente
hemispheroid
hemispheroid
noun
A half of a spheroid.
hemophilioid
herpetomonad
hippodromist
hippodromist
noun
(archaic) One who trains or rides horses as part of a circus.
homoperiodic
hydromorphic
hydromorphic
adj
(soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water
Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”)
hydrophilism
hydrophyllum
hydrophyllum
noun
Any waterleaf of the genus Hydrophyllum
hydrophytism
hydrophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is abundant.
hydrotropism
hydrotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.
hyperendemic
hyperendemic
adj
(medicine) That has a high and continued incidence in an area
hyperpyramid
hyperpyramid
noun
A higher-dimensional shape analogous to the three-dimensional pyramid.
hypocleidium
hypocleidium
noun
(anatomy) A median process on the furculum of many birds, where it is connected with the sternum.
hypodactylum
hypodermatic
hypodermatic
adj
Alternative form of hypodermic
hypodermella
hypodermises
hypodermosis
hypogonadism
hypogonadism
noun
A defect of the reproductive system that results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes).
hypopygidium
hypostomides
hypsodontism
idiomography
idiomorphism
idiomorphous
idiomorphous
adj
(mineralogy) occurring as distinct crystals
having a unique, characteristic form
imparadising
imparadising
verb
present participle of imparadise
imparalleled
imparalleled
adj
(obsolete) unparalleled
impardonable
impardonable
adj
(obsolete) unpardonable
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
impedibility
impedimental
impedimental
adj
Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing.
imperforated
imperforated
adj
Not perforated; having no opening or aperture; imperforate.
imperialised
imperialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperialise
imperialized
imperialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperialize
impersonated
impersonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impersonate
impignorated
impignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impignorate
imponderable
imponderable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
noun
(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
An imponderable question.
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
impoundments
impoundments
noun
plural of impoundment
impoverished
impoverished
adj
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Reduced to poverty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impoverish
impredicable
improducible
improduction
impropriated
impropriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impropriate
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
improvisedly
imprudential
impudentness
impudentness
noun
Quality of being impudent.
impudicities
impudicities
noun
plural of impudicity
incomposedly
ipsedixitism
ipsedixitism
noun
An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion; an ipse dixit.
isodimorphic
isodimorphic
adj
isodimorphous
laemodipodan
lampadedromy
lampadephore
lampadephore
noun
A torchbearer; one who carries a torch.
leontopodium
lepidomelane
lepidomelane
noun
(mineralogy) A black iron-potash mica, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales.
lepidosperma
lepismatidae
leptodermous
leptodermous
adj
(biology) Having a thin skin or wall
leptomedusae
leptomedusan
limpidnesses
lithopaedium
lophiomyidae
lophodermium
lymphadenoid
lymphadenoid
adj
Resembling a lymphatic gland or lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenoma
lymphadenoma
noun
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any malignant lymphatic tumor, including lymphosarcoma or lymphadenocarcinoma.
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any pseudoleukaemia, especially Hodgkin's disease.
(biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenome
lymphodermia
lymphomatoid
lymphomatoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata
macropodidae
macropodinae
macropyramid
macropyramid
noun
(crystallography) A macroprism.
madreporacea
madreporaria
madreporians
madreporians
noun
plural of madreporian
madreporites
madreporites
noun
plural of madreporite
madreporitic
madreporitic
adj
Relating to or composed of madreporite.
malacopodous
maldeveloped
maldeveloped
adj
developed in an improper or faulty way
malimprinted
malpracticed
mandarinship
mandarinship
noun
The role or status of a mandarin.
meanspirited
mediatorship
mediatorship
noun
The office or character of a mediator.
mediopalatal
mediopalatal
adj
(phonetics) Involving the middle of the palate.
mediopassive
mediopassive
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.
noun
(grammar) A mediopassive construction; a phrase that uses the mediopassive voice.
mediopontine
megapodiidae
meliphagidae
meliphagidan
melodiograph
melodiograph
noun
A form of melograph.
mesoappendix
mesoappendix
noun
(anatomy) Part of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.
mesoperiodic
mesopodialia
mesopodialia
noun
(anatomy) The bones of the carpus and tarsus.
metaperiodic
micrographed
micrographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of micrograph
micropodidae
midparentage
mimeographed
mimeographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph
misappraised
misappraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misappraise
misapprehend
misapprehend
verb
(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.