simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
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.
aggadoth
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
amygdalolith
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
androgametophore
angiohydrotomy
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
appendorontgenography
archdogmatist
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
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.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
boltheading
branchiostegidae
bridgehampton
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
cathodography
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
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.
cryptophagidae
cystoradiography
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.
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
decryptograph
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
demographist
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.
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatophagus
dermatorrhagia
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
desmopathologist
desmopathology
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dioptograph
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongalize
diphthongally
diphthongally
adv
By means of a diphthong.
diphthongation
diphthongation
noun
diphthongisation
diphthongia
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
dittographic
dittographic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dittography.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
doghearted
doghearted
adj
Alternative form of dog-hearted
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doublehatching
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
dromaeognathae
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
duodenocholangitis
electrocardiograph
electrocardiograph
noun
a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity
electrocardiographic
electrocardiographic
adj
of or pertaining to an electrocardiogram (ECG) or electrocardiograph
electrocardiographically
electrocardiographically
adv
By means of electrocardiography
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrocardiography
electrocardiography
noun
the science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
electrosherardizing
endoesophagitis
endognath
endognath
noun
(zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endognathion
endognathion
noun
A craniometric point in the inner segment of the premaxilla
enteradenographic
enteradenography
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epigonichthyidae
epithelioglandular
ergatandromorph
ergatandromorph
noun
(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker
ergatandromorphic
erythrodegenerative
erythrodegenerative
adj
Relating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
galacthidrosis
garthrod
gastornithidae
gastrochaenidae
gastrodiaphanoscopy
gastrohydrorrhea
gelatinochloride
gentlemanhood
gentlemanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentleman.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
ghostland
ghostland
noun
A land inhabited by ghosts.
A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.