(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophora
adenophore
adenophyma
adiphenine
adiphenine
Noun
An antispasmodic drug.
adnephrine
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
aphelandra
aphelandra
noun
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
aphidiinae
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
bisphenoid
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chlidanope
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.
daphnaceae
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deiphontes
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
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.
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
dentaphone
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.
dinophilea
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
docentship
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dysphrenia
edaphodont
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endopathic
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophragm
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endosiphon
endotrophi
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
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
handygripe
headphones
headphones
noun
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
heptandria
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
hippomedon
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyphedonia
hyphenated
hyphenated
adj
Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
Written with a hyphen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate
hyphenised
hyphenized
hyphenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenize
hypnoidize
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoadenia
hypoditone
hyporhined
indophenin
indophenol
indophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of blue or green dyes produced by oxidation of phenols and aromatic diamines
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
midshipmen
midshipmen
noun
plural of midshipman
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nymphoides
openhanded
openhanded
adj
Done with an open hand.
Frank and tolerant.
Generous.
Loose and full.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of openhand
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
pandlewhew
panhandled
panhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panhandle
panhandler
panhandler
noun
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
panhandles
panhandles
noun
plural of panhandle
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pedanthood
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
personhood
personhood
noun
The state or period of being a person.
The status of being considered as a person.
phagedaena
phagedaena
noun
Alternative form of phagedena
phagedenic
phagedenic
adj
Relating to phagedena.
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phenacodus
phenetidin
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phenylated
phenylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by the addition of phenyl groups.
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
pholadinea
phoronidea
phrenoward
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
pistonhead
polyhedron
polyhedron
noun
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
polyphoned
pondfishes
pondfishes
noun
plural of pondfish
powderhorn
powderhorn
noun
A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
prehandled
prehardens
prehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preharden
prehaunted
preholding
prehominid
prehominid
noun
Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids.
preinhered
premanhood
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
pumphandle
pythonidae
radiophone
radiophone
noun
A photophone.
A radiotelephone.
rehandicap
rehandicap
verb
(transitive, gambling) To recalculate the betting odds for (a race, etc.).
reprehends
reprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprehend
rhodophane
rhodophane
noun
(biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals.
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
siphonated
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
snapholder
sphenodont
sphenodont
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
sphenopsid
sphenopsid
noun
Any horsetail of the former order Sphenopsida, now Equisetopsida
spheradian
sphindidae
sphingidae
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
sulphinide
sulphinide
noun
Alternative form of sulfinide
sylphidine
telephoned
telephoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of telephone