(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adenophyma
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
aegopodium
amidoplast
amphiploid
amphiploid
adj
(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
noun
(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphipodal
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
amphodarch
anolympiad
anomaliped
anomalipod
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
apodematal
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campholide
campodeoid
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
compoboard
compradore
compradore
noun
Alternative form of comprador
coprodaeum
dampcourse
demipomada
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.
demophobia
demophobia
noun
(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermoptera
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmopexia
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diatropism
diatropism
noun
(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
(organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.
The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.
diplomaing
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplomatic
diplomatic
adj
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
noun
The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
dipneumona
dipsomania
dipsomania
noun
(pathology) Addiction to alcohol.
Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.
discoplasm
dromograph
dromograph
noun
A flowmeter used to record the circulation of the blood
endophragm
endoplasma
endoplasma
noun
plural of endoplasm
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
hecatomped
hemapodous
hippodamas
hippodamia
hippodamia
Proper noun
Various female Ancient Greek mythological figures, especially the queen of Pisa as the wife of Pelops.
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
macropodia
macropodia
noun
(medicine) Excessive development of the feet.
madapollam
madapollam
noun
A soft cotton fabric manufactured from fine yarns.
madreporal
madreporal
adj
Characteristic of or associated with reef coral of genus Madrepora; madreporic.
Pertaining to a sieve-like plate in echinoderms, which admits water into the ambulacral tubes;
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
malacopoda
mappemonde
mappemonde
noun
A medieval map of the known or imagined world.
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
mediapolis
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
megapodius
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
micropodal
micropodia
misopaedia
misopaedia
noun
(rare) dislike of children
monopodial
monopodial
adj
(botany) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birch twig or a cornstalk.
myriapodan
olympiadic
omphalodia
osphradium
osphradium
noun
(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
paedometer
paedometer
noun
(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.
paedonymic
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
palmelloid
palmelloid
adj
Relating to, or resembling a palmella (of algae)
palmilobed
pandemonic
pandemonic
adj
Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
paradoxism
paradoxism
noun
An avant-garde movement in the arts etc, based on heavy use of contradictions and paradoxes, founded by F. Smarandache in the 1980s.
paradromic
parapodium
parapodium
noun
(zoology) A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ.
(zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.
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.
parlormaid
parlormaid
noun
(US) A maid who takes care of the parlor.
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
paynimhood
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pedatiform
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pelomedusa
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
perameloid
phasmatoid
photodrama
photodrama
noun
a photoplay
phymatodes
physoderma
phytomonad
phytomonad
noun
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Phytomonas
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
pillowmade
placodermi
planterdom
plasmodesm
plasmodesm
noun
Alternative form of plasmodesma
plasmodial
plasmodial
adj
(biology) Resembling or relating to a plasmodium.
plasmodium
plasmodium
noun
(biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase. When capitalised as a proper name, Plasmodium is a genus of protozoan parasites responsible for such diseases as malaria
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
platformed
platformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platform
platymyoid
platysomid
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
podarthrum
podosomata
podostemad
pomaderris
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
pompadours
pompadours
noun
plural of pompadour
pompilidae
posostemad
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
postmedial
postmedial
adj
(biology) Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
(linguistics) Located after the medial element.
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
prairiedom
preabdomen
preabdomen
noun
(entomology) The anterior segments of the abdomen, distinguished from the posterior segments holding the reproductive apparatus.
The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion or sea scorpion
precommand
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
premanhood
primordial
primordial
adj
(biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
first, earliest or original
primeval
noun
A first principle or element.
prismatoid
prismatoid
noun
(mathematics) Any polyhedron whose vertices all lie in either of two parallel planes
prismoidal
prismoidal
adj
Having the form of a prismoid.
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
prodromata
prodromata
noun
plural of prodroma
programmed
programmed
adj
(Quakerism) having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of program
simple past tense and past participle of programme
promenaded
promenaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promenade
promenader
promenader
noun
(chiefly UK, music) An attender at, or devotee of, promenade concerts.
Agent noun of promenade; one who promenades.
promenades
promenades
noun
plural of promenade
psalmodial
psalmodial
adj
Relating to psalms or to psalmody
psalmodies
psalmodies
noun
plural of psalmody
psalmodist
psalmodist
noun
One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.
psalmodize
psalmodize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To practise psalmody.
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pseudoalum
pseudomica
pseudosmia
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.