(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
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
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.
dendrophil
dysphrenia
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endophragm
endotrophi
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
handscrape
handygripe
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
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.
hyporhined
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
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
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.
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.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
personhood
personhood
noun
The state or period of being a person.
The status of being considered as a person.
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
phoronidea
phrenoward
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
polyhedron
polyhedron
noun
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
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
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.
snapholder
spheradian
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.