(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
adnexopexy
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
androlepsy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
coemployed
collotyped
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
copycatted
copycatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copycat
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.
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedic
cyclopedic
adj
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.
cynipoidea
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deploredly
deploredly
adv
lamentably
deployable
deployable
adj
(of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft.
Able to be deployed.
noun
Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depuratory
depuratory
adj
Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotropy
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diabolepsy
diophysite
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
dryopteris
dykehopper
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
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.
enjeopardy
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epicycloid
epicycloid
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.
eyedropper
eyedropper
noun
A dropper for administering eyedrops.
ferrotyped
ferrotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferrotype
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydrophobe
hydrophobe
noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydrophore
hydrophore
noun
(obsolete) An instrument used to obtain specimens of water from any desired depth.
(sculpture) A sculpture of a standing female figure carrying a water vessel on her head.
(zoology) A cup-like projection that terminates the pedicels of some hydroids.
A tank used to provide water pressure.
hydrophyte
hydrophyte
noun
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
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.
hydropotes
hydropower
hydropower
noun
hydroelectric power
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
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,
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hyperploid
hyperploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number
noun
A hyperploid organism.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyphedonia
hyphodrome
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
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypoditone
hypogeiody
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties
hyporhined
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
ideoplasty
kyphosidae
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lopsidedly
lopsidedly
adv
In a lopsided manner.
lycoperdon
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
myoproteid
nonadeptly
nymphoides
ocypodidae
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
overdeeply
overdeeply
adv
Excessively deeply.
overplayed
overplayed
adj
Played too frequently.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplay
overspeedy
overspeedy
adj
Excessively speedy.
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
paedonymic
pedagogery
pedagogery
noun
Alternative form of pedagoguery
pedatrophy
pedotrophy
pedotrophy
noun
The nourishment of children
pelecypoda
pelodytoid
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
phocylides
phyllodoce
phyllopode
phymatodes
physoderma
pineywoods
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
polishedly
polishedly
adv
In a polished manner; refinedly, elegantly.
pollutedly
pollutedly
adv
In a polluted manner.
polyadelph
polyadelph
noun
(obsolete, botany) Any plant of the class Polyadelphia, having the stamens united in three or more bundles by the filament.
polyadenia
polyctenid
polyctenid
noun
(zoology) Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.
polydental
polydental
adj
(chemistry) Synonym of polydentate
polydeuces
polydeuces
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
polydymite
polydymite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
polyeidism
polyeidism
noun
(zoology) The quality or state of being polyeidic.
polyhalide
polyhedral
polyhedral
adj
(aeronautics, of a fixed-wing aircraft) Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.
(geometry, of a solid or surface) Having multiple planar faces or facets.
(mathematics, geometry) Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
polyhedric
polyhedric
adj
Polyhedral; many-sided.
polyhedron
polyhedron
noun
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
polyideism
polyiodide
polyiodide
noun
(chemistry) A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.
polymeride
polymeride
noun
(organic chemistry) Polymer.
polynemoid
polynemoid
Adjective
Characteristic of the family Polynemidae.
Noun
polyneme; threadfin
polynoidae
polyphides
polyphoned
polypodies
polypodies
noun
plural of polypody
polypterid
polypterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.
polyspored
polyspored
adj
polysporous
ponderancy
preboyhood
predestroy
prediatory
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
preholiday
preholiday
adj
Before a holiday.
prethyroid
pretyphoid
pretyphoid
adj
Before the onset of typhoid.
preworldly
preworldly
adj
(metaphysics) precosmic
proposedly
proposedly
adv
In the way that is being proposed; according to some approach or hypothesis.