(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
borophenol
bromphenol
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
chlidanope
cholophein
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
collophane
colophenic
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
dinophilea
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
disulphone
encephalon
encephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
entophytal
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epityphlon
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hyalophane
hyalophane
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic crystalline mineral, a barium-rich potassium feldspar.
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.
hypoconule
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
iconophile
iconophile
noun
A person who loves icons, illustrations, pictures.
indophenol
indophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of blue or green dyes produced by oxidation of phenols and aromatic diamines
lanthopine
lanthopine
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.
leptorrhin
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
limnophile
lineograph
lithophane
lithophane
noun
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophone
lithophone
noun
(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.
Alternative form of lithopone
Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
mellophone
mellophone
noun
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups
melophonic
menotyphla
morpholine
morpholine
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications.
nalorphine
nalorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
necrophile
necrophile
noun
(sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
nephrocele
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neurophile
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nonepochal
nonepochal
adj
Not epochal.
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nonspheral
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
oenophiles
oenophiles
noun
plural of oenophile
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
pantophile
penelophon
pentathlon
pentathlon
noun
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
perhalogen
perihelion
perihelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
(figurative) The highest point or state; the peak, zenith.
periheloin
phaenology
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
phelonions
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phenolions
phenologic
phenologic
adj
phenological
phenomenal
phenomenal
adj
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
(sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
phenoplast
phenoplast
noun
(chemistry) phenolic resin.
pheromonal
pheromonal
adj
Of or pertaining to a pheromone
philofelon
philogeant
philoneism
philoneism
noun
The love of novelty or innovation.
phlegethon
phlegmonic
pholadinea
phonetical
phonetical
adj
of, or pertaining to phonetics.
phonologer
phonologer
noun
A phonologist.
phonophile
phosphenyl
phrenology
phrenology
noun
(medicine, biology) The pseudo-science, now discredited, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
phylogenic
phylogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to phylogeny
phylogenetic
pigeonhole
pigeonhole
noun
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
(figurative) A category.
A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.
One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons.
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
verb
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
ploughline
pneumolith
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polyethnic
polyethnic
adj
(of a group or society) That contains people who together represent multiple ethnicities, especially such that they coexist and interact harmoniously.
(of a person) Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.
polyhedron
polyhedron
noun
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
polyphenol
polyphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties
polyphoned
preholding
rhizoplane
rhizoplane
noun
The microenvironment of a root system near the surface.
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
sceliphron
shinhopple
shinhopple
noun
The hobblebush.
shoupeltin
siphonales
siphonless
siphonless
adj
Without a siphon.
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
snapholder
sophoclean
sophoclean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works.
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
sphenolith
stenophile
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
synaloepha
synaloepha
noun
Alternative form of synalepha
synaloephe
telephoned
telephoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of telephone
telephoner
telephoner
noun
A person who telephones, especially one who does so for a commercial organization.
telephones
telephones
noun
plural of telephone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telephone
telephonic
telephonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.
thiopental
thiopental
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth serum.
thiophenol
thiophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aromatic thiol equivalent to a phenol
unhoopable
unploughed
unploughed
adj
(figuratively) Unexplored or unknown.
(of a field or land) Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass).
unpolished
unpolished
adj
Deprived of polish.
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Not refined in manners or style
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone