(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
adelarthrosomatous
adenotyphus
adiathermanous
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
anarthropodous
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthropodus
aphroditeum
aphroditous
arthrodirous
arthropodous
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
aunthoods
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoheader
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
beautihood
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
chaetopodous
chapournetted
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondrofibromatous
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondrosarcomatous
chordacentrous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choudrant
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
condylarthrous
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
cordylanthus
coulthard
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdash
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
countershade
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
dartmouth
dartmouth
Proper noun
A town and port in Devon, England.
A town in Massachusetts
A community in Nova Scotia
A town in Victoria, Australia
Popular short form of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, U.S.
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dermatophagus
desmachymatous
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
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
deutencephalon
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diacanthous
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dibothriocephalus
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dictyosiphonaceous
diethylmalonylurea
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
diplarthrous
dipleurobranchiate
disauthorize
disauthorize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
disconanthous
dishallucination
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
dithalous
dorcatherium
dothideaceous
dothideaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Dothideaceae.
doublehatching
doublehearted
doublehearted
adj
Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
doubleheartedness
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughthouse
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
dumbartonshire
duodenocholangitis
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
edriophthalmatous
edriophthalmous
edriophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids.
electrohydraulic
electrohydraulic
adj
Both electric and hydraulic.
electrohydraulically
electrohydraulically
adv
In a electrohydraulic manner
eleutherodactyl
eleutherodactyli
eleutherodactylus
enchondromatous
enchondromatous
adj
Relating to enchondroma.
endotheliulia
epithelioglandular
eupanorthidae
extrahazardous
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
gnathopodous
goddaughter
goddaughter
noun
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.