A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
androgametophore
bridgehampton
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
desmognathae
desmognathism
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dromaeognathae
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
ergatandromorph
ergatandromorph
noun
(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker
ergatandromorphic
gentlemanhood
gentlemanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentleman.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grandmotherhood
grandmotherhood
noun
The state of being a grandmother.
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
grandmotherliness
grandmotherliness
noun
The quality of being grandmotherly.
grandmotherly
grandmotherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
In the manner of a grandmother.
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
homesteading
homesteading
verb
present participle of homestead
hydromagnesite
hydromagnesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O, used as a fire retardant.
hydromagnetic
hydromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
lymphangiectodes
lymphangioendothelioma
lymphangioendothelioma
noun
(pathology) acquired progressive lymphangioma (in which endothelial cells are the main component)
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
magnetohydrodynamic
magnetohydrodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to magnetohydrodynamics.
magnetohydrodynamically
magnetohydrodynamically
adv
In a magnetohydrodynamic way.
magnetohydrodynamics
magnetohydrodynamics
noun
(nautical, engineering) the study of the interaction of water with magnetic fields and its application
(physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core
megalornithidae
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parthenogonidium
phagodynamometer
phagodynamometer
noun
An instrument that measures the force required to crush a given food in masticating.
radiocinematograph
radiocinematograph
noun
(medicine, historical) An X-ray machine with a camera, able to record moving pictures of the internal organs.
stepgrandmother
stepgrandmother
noun
The mother of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.
thingumadoodle
xanthogenamide
zygomaticosphenoid
zygomaticosphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and sphenoid bone.
