(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
disulphone
eohippuses
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epiphloeum
epiphloeum
noun
(botany) A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.
epiphytous
epirhizous
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
eriophorum
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euphemious
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphonious
euphonious
adj
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
fireplough
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
hemipodius
hemophilus
herophilus
housepaint
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hyponeuria
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
mesohippus
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
nephrodium
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.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
ophiouride
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
perochirus
phenicious
philoetius
philologue
philologue
Noun
A philologist.
phlebodium
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughline
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
pneumolith
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
rhizopuses
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
shoupeltin
siphoneous
siphoneous
adj
Of or relating to the Siphoneae.
spicehouse
spicehouse
noun
A warehouse where spices are stored.
spridhogue
sulpholeic
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
taurophile
teutophile
theophilus
theophilus
Proper noun
The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.