(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
empathized
empathized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empathize
hecatomped
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
photodrome
photodrome
noun
(dated) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes, the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
phymatidae
phymatodes
trophedema
trophoderm
trophoderm
noun
A trophoblast together with the vascular mesodermal layer underlying it