Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
ergophile
ergophile
noun
A person who enjoys working.
esophagal
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
geophilid
geophilus
grecophil
guelphish
guelphism
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
heptaglot
heptaglot
noun
(rare) A book in seven languages.
hiplength
hypallage
hypallage
noun
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
ideoglyph
ideoglyph
noun
A symbol expressing an idea.
iphlgenia
melograph
melograph
noun
A device designed for analysing and plotting the frequency characteristics of ethnic music.
negrophil
negrophil
noun
Alternative form of negrophile
nephology
nephology
noun
The branch of meteorology that studies clouds.
oleograph
oleograph
noun
(art) A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on canvas, that attempts to imitate oil painting
penlights
penlights
noun
plural of penlight
phalanger
phalanger
noun
An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
phalanges
phalanges
noun
plural of phalange
plural of phalanx
phellogen
phellogen
noun
(botany) The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem.
phenalgin
phenalgin
noun
An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic, and resembling phenacetin in its therapeutic action.
phenology
phenology
noun
(biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.
philabegs
philabegs
noun
plural of philabeg
philibegs
philibegs
noun
plural of philibeg
phlegmier
phlegmier
adj
comparative form of phlegmy: more phlegmy
phlogosed
phylogeny
phylogeny
noun
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
pleaching
pleaching
noun
(horticulture) A technique of interweaving living and dead branches through a hedge for stock control; plashing.
gerund of pleach: an act of entwining or interweaving.
verb
present participle of pleach
plenshing
plighters
plighters
noun
plural of plighter
ploughers
ploughers
noun
plural of plougher
ploughmen
ploughmen
noun
plural of ploughman
polyphage
polyphage
noun
A person who eats to excess
Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an omnivore
preflight
preflight
adj
(computing) Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.
Taking place before the start of a flight.
noun
An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
verb
To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
shapleigh
sheepling
sheepling
noun
A little or young sheep; lamb.
spleughan
spleughan
noun
Alternative form of spleuchan
sulphogel
telegraph
telegraph
noun
(chiefly historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.
(uncommon) Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
(video games) A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.
verb
(figurative) To clearly communicate to another nonverbally, whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign, especially unintentionally.
To use a telegraph.
tragelaph
tragelaph
noun
Any member of the genus Tragelaphus of spiral-horned antelopes.