(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
arachnidium
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
benzosulphimide
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
cardiopneumograph
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.
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondrofibromatous
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
churchwardenism
cnemidophorus
curmudgeonish
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
diachaenium
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
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.
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
diethylmalonylurea
diminishingturns
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
diphenylquinomethane
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
disharmonious
disharmonious
adj
Not harmonious; lacking harmony.
dishumanize
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
distinguishment
distinguishment
noun
A distinction; observation of difference.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dumbartonshire
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
ectonephridium
endothecium
endothecium
noun
(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
endothelium
endothelium
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
eunuchoidism
eunuchoidism
noun
A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
gesithcundman
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
gumpoldskirchner
hadhramautian
hadramautian
haemagglutinated
haemodilution
haemodilution
noun
Alternative form of hemodilution
hamamelidanthemum
hemagglutinated
hemagglutinated
adj
Modified by hemagglutination
hemiquinonoid
hemodilution
hemodilution
noun
(pathology) An increase in the fluid content of blood (and thus a diminution of the number of cells).
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hinduism
hologonidium
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
housemaidenly
housemaidenly
adj
Befitting a housemaid.
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
humanised
humanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanise
humanized
humanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanize
humankind
humankind
noun
The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humanoid
humanoid
adj
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
noun
A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
humanoids
humanoids
noun
plural of humanoid
humboldtianum
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
humdinger
humdinger
noun
(informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
humdrumminess
humdrumminess
noun
Synonym of humdrumness
humdrummishness
humeroabdominal
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
humidifying
humidifying
verb
present participle of humidify
humidness
humidness
Noun
humidity
humidnesses
hummingbird
hummingbird
noun
Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
hummingbirds
hummingbirds
noun
plural of hummingbird
humperdinck
hydatopneumatic
hydatopneumatolytic
hydrogenium
hydrogenium
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) Hydrogen, especially when formerly considered as a metal.
hydronium
hydronium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H₃O⁺.
hydroperitoneum
hydroperitoneum
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydropneumatization
hydropneumatosis
hydropneumopericardium
hyomandibula
hyomandibula
noun
(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish
hyomandibular
hyomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
(anatomy) Relating to the hyomandibula.
noun
(anatomy) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
hyperacidaminuria
hyperimmunized
hyperimmunized
adj
Excessively immunized, and thus containing a large quantity of (specific) antibodies
hypochondrium
hypochondrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
ichneumoned
ichneumoned
adj
parasitized by an ichneumon wasp
ichneumonid
ichneumonid
noun
Any wasp of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea
ichneumonidae
ichneumonidan
ichneumonidan
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ichneumonidae, or ichneumon wasps.
noun
(zoology) One of the Ichneumonidae.
ichneumonides
ichneumonized
ichneumonized
adj
Synonym of ichneumoned (“parasitized by an ichneumon wasp”)
ichneumonoid
ichneumonoid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea.
ichneumonoidea
indihumin
indihumin
noun
(organic chemistry) A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.
inductothermy
industrochemical
inhumed
inhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inhume
macraucheniid
macraucheniid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct hoofed mammal of the family Macraucheniidae.
macraucheniidae
macrauchenioid
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
malnourished
malnourished
adj
suffering from malnutrition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of malnourish
mandibulohyoid
mandibulohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch
Situated between the mandibular and the hyoid arch
mandibulopharyngeal
mandibulopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the mandible and the pharynx.
mesochondrium
mesonephridium
mimmouthedness
misdistinguish
misdistinguish
verb
(transitive, rare) To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.
monosulphide
monosulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of monosulfide
mouedhin
muhammadanism
muishond
muishond
noun
A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
multibranched
multibranched
adj
Having more than one branch.
multichanneled
multichannelled
multichannelled
adj
Having or involving more than one channel.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.