Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
aphidicide
aphidicide
noun
(rare) The act of killing aphids.
Any man-made substance that kills aphids.
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
campholide
catchpoled
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
cephalopod
cephalopod
noun
Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
chaetopoda
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chlidanope
cipherhood
cipherhood
noun
nothingness
clodhopper
clodhopper
noun
(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
(US) Any kind of shoe.
(military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
A peasant or yokel.
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
Wheatear; any of various passerine birds.
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
copperhead
copperhead
noun
(derogatory) Someone with ginger hair.
Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America.
Austrelaps spp. (Australian copperheads), a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
Coelognathus radiatus (syn. Elaphe radiata), the copperhead rat snake, a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
Deinagkistrodon acutus, the Chinese copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
daphnaceae
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deciphered
deciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decipher
decipherer
decipherer
noun
A person or function that deciphers.
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
diadelphic
dicephalus
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diphtheric
diphtheric
adj
Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
diphycercy
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
docentship
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endopathic
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handscrape
headpieces
headpieces
noun
plural of headpiece
hecatomped
helicopted
helicopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of helicopt
heptachord
heptachord
noun
(music) A lyre with seven chords.
(music) A system of seven sounds.
(poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
heptadecyl
heptadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
heptapodic
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
ophicleide
ophicleide
noun
(music) A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
pachyderma
pachyderma
noun
(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skin.
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
pedophilic
pedophilic
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
perichdria
phacopidae
phagedenic
phagedenic
adj
Relating to phagedena.
phenacodus
philodemic
philodemic
adj
Having a love for the people.
Of or relating to the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University.
phocylides
pholadacea
phycitidae
phyllodoce
pitchfield
podothecal
polyhedric
polyhedric
adj
Polyhedral; many-sided.
potlatched
potlatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of potlatch
precharged
precharged
adj
charged in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precharge
precharted
prechecked
prechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precheck
prechilled
prechilled
adj
chilled in advance
prechordal
prechordal
adj
In front of the notochord
prechoroid
preclothed
prepunched
prepunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepunch
princehood
princehood
noun
(obsolete) princeliness
The rank or office of a prince
The state, quality, or condition of being a prince
pseudechis
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
rehandicap
rehandicap
verb
(transitive, gambling) To recalculate the betting odds for (a race, etc.).
reproached
reproached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reproach
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
sepulchred
sepulchred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sepulchre
sheepfaced
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
sphecoidea
spheroidic
spheroidic
Adjective
spheroidal
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle