A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenopharyngeal
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aerohydroplane
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
allophytoid
alloploidy
alloploidy
noun
Synonym of allopolyploidy
allopolyploid
allopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
allopolyploidy
allopolyploidy
noun
(genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
amblyopsidae
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
aminodiphenyl
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amylodyspepsia
amyloplastid
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
ancylopod
ancylopoda
androlepsy
androphyll
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
ankylopodia
anolympiad
anthropodeoxycholic
antiproductively
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
aphidolysin
apodeictically
apodeictically
adv
In an apodeictic manner.
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
aryepiglottidean
asterospondyli
asterospondylic
asterospondylous
autodepolymerization
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
azodiphenyl
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
benzalphenylhydrazone
blepharodyschroia
blepharosyndesmitis
bodyplate
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
campylodrome
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiopyloric
cardiopyloric
adj
Relating to the cardia and pylorus of the stomach
celidography
cephalhydrocele
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
chlorprophenpyridamine
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
choledochorrhaphy
choledochorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the common bile duct
choledography
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
cladophyllum
clinopyramid
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
clypeastroida
clypeastroidea
colodyspepsia
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
compsothlypidae
condylopoda
contemplatedly
copperytailed
correspondentially
cryptomonadales
cyanoplastid
cyathophyllidae
cyathophylloid
cyathophylloid
noun
(paleontology) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae.
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
noun
(archaic) An encyclopedia.
(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
cyclopaedias
cyclopaedias
noun
plural of cyclopaedia
cyclopaedic
cyclopaedic
adj
Alternative form of cyclopedic
cyclopaedically
cyclopaedically
adv
Alternative form of cyclopedically
cyclopaedist
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
cyclopedical
cyclopedical
adj
cyclopedic
cyclopedically
cyclopedically
adv
In a cyclopedic manner
cyclopentadiene
cyclopentadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₆; it forms complexes with some transition elements
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cyclophosphamides
cyclophosphamides
noun
plural of cyclophosphamide
cyclopteridae
cylindrocephalic
cylindrograph
dactylioglyph
dactylioglyphic
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylioglyphy
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylographer
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
dactylography
dactylography
noun
The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people.
The study of finger rings.
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
dactylopius
dactylopodite
dactylopodite
noun
The distal segment of the ambulatory limbs of some arthropods
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
dactylopteridae
dactylopterus
dactyloscopic
dactyloscopic
adj
Relating to dactyloscopy
dactyloscopy
dactyloscopy
noun
The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
dantophily
dasyphyllous
dasyphyllous
adj
(botany, rare) Having downy leaves.
decahydronaphthalene
decahydronaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
