A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adrammelech
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amherstdale
amidohexose
amidophenol
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiumidae
amphizoidae
amphodelite
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
anthemideae
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
aphroditeum
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
ashamedness
ashamedness
noun
The state or quality of being ashamed.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamitish
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bichromated
blossomhead
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cephaldemae
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chiromyidae
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chromididae
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
cumaldehyde
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
deadheadism
deadheadism
noun
The practice of travelling for free, as a deadhead.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decadrachma
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
demethylate
demethylate
verb
(chemistry) To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule
demiatheism
demiatheist
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dermathemia
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
deschampsia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
deutschmark
diachaenium
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
diathermacy
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermize
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalism
dichogamies
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
dishumanize
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
durhamville
dynamophone
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
ephemeridae
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
firmhearted
flameholder
flapmouthed
formaldehyd
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
hadentomoid
hadromerina
haematoidin
haematoidin
noun
Alternative form of hematoidin
haemorrhoid
haemorrhoid
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid
haemosporid
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
halteridium
hamadryades
hamadryases
hamadryases
noun
plural of hamadryas
hamamelidin
hamiticized
hammerdress
hammerheads
hammerheads
noun
plural of hammerhead
hamstringed
handmaidens
handmaidens
noun
plural of handmaiden
handsomeish
handsomeish
adj
Somewhat handsome.
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp
hardmouthed
hardwareman
hardwareman
noun
(obsolete) An ironmonger.
hatchminder
headmasters
headmasters
noun
plural of headmaster
headstreams
headstreams
noun
plural of headstream
heathendoms
heathendoms
noun
plural of heathendom
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
heddlemaker
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
hemadynamic
hemadynamic
adj
Alternative form of hemodynamic
hemibasidii
hemicardiac
hemidomatic
hemihydrate
hemihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells
hemimeridae
hemipyramid
hemodynamic
hemodynamic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation of blood in the body.
hemorrhaged
hemorrhaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hemorrhage
heptameride
heptameride
noun
(chemistry, dated) A seven-unit oligomer.
(music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/7 of a meride, or 1/301 of an octave.
A thing having seven parts or divisions.
hermodactyl
hermodactyl
noun
(obsolete) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
adj
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
noun
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
(countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
homesteaded
homesteaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homestead
homesteader
homesteader
noun
A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
homologated
homologated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homologate
hydromancer
hydromancer
noun
One who practices hydromancy.
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hydromyelia
hydromyelia
noun
(medicine) A disorder with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the spinal cord.