(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
anosphresia
anthropidae
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphaniptera
aphrogeneia
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
argiphontes
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
cataphrenia
cataphrenic
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charpentier
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphtherin
diaphtherin
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid
diphtherian
ephthianura
ephthianure
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
genarchship
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
handicapper
handicapper
noun
(Canada, US) A disabled person.
A horse entered in a handicap race.
One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
harpoonlike
havenership
havenership
noun
The role or status of havener.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hebephrenia
hebephrenia
noun
(clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses.
(obsolete) A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty characterized by silly behavior and inappropriate laughter.
hemipterans
hemipterans
noun
plural of hemipteran
heparinized
heparinized
adj
Treated with heparin
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heparinize
herpestinae
hesperidian
hexaplarian
hierophancy
hierophancy
noun
The role or the work of a hierophant.
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
hooperating
hydrophinae
hyperaction
hyperaction
noun
excessive action, as of a biological system
hypercapnia
hypercapnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
hypercapnic
hypercapnic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypercapnia.
hypercrinia
hypermanias
hypermnesia
hypermnesia
noun
(psychology) An elevated level of memory recall.
hyperneuria
hypernomian
hypersaline
hypersaline
adj
Having an abnormally high salinity
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypoadrenia
hypophrenia
interparish
interparish
Adjective
Between parishes.
interphases
interphases
noun
plural of interphase
kataphrenia
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
learnership
learnership
noun
A work based learning program that sometimes leads to some form of formal recognition of acquired skills; a scholarship.
lichenopora
managership
managership
noun
The office or period of a manager.
marinership
marinership
noun
(archaic) Arts or skills of a mariner; seamanship.
metanephric
metanephric
adj
(embryology) Of or pertaining to the metanephros.
metanephroi
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
nalorphines
neanthropic
necrophagia
necrophagia
noun
the consumption of dead flesh or carrion
the practice of feeding on (eating) corpses
necrophilia
necrophilia
noun
(medicine) Pathological fascination with death.
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
necrophobia
necrophobia
noun
an abnormal fear of death or corpses
negrophobia
negrophobia
Noun
Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.
neophrastic
nephphridia
nephratonia
nephritical
nephritical
adj
Alternative form of nephritic
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
nonseraphic
oreophasine
organophile
overheaping
overheaping
verb
present participle of overheap
paintership
paintership
noun
The state or position of being a painter.
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
pantotheria
parahematin
paranephric
paraphrenia
paraphrenia
noun
(psychiatry) Any of a group of psychotic illnesses involving delusions, distinct from paranoia and schizophrenia.
paraphrenic
paraphrenic
adj
Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.
noun
A person who has paraphrenia.
paratherian
parenthesis
parenthesis
noun
(mathematics, logic) Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
(rhetoric) A digression; the use of such digressions.
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
parenthetic
parenthetic
adj
(of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling
Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
parishioner
parishioner
noun
A member of a parish.
partnership
partnership
noun
(cricket) The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period,
An association of two or more people to conduct a business
The state of being associated with a partner.
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pentahydric
pentahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) Having five hydroxy groups.
pentarchies
pentarchies
noun
plural of pentarchy
perianthial
perianthial
adj
Alternative form of perianthal
perianthium
perianthium
noun
(botany) The perianth.
periconchal
perignathic
perignathic
adj
Surrounding the jaws
perihernial
perinephral
perinephria
perionychia
peritrichan
petrarchian
phaeodarian
phaeodarian
noun
Any radiolarian of the class Phaeodarea
phanerozoic
phanerozoic
adj
Alternative form of Phanerozoic
phantomizer
phantomizer
noun
One who phantomizes.
philandered
philandered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of philander
philanderer
philanderer
noun
One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.
philodendra
phrenetical
phrenodynia
phrenograih
phronimidae
phryganeoid
phrygianize
physicianer
pinfeathers
pinfeathers
noun
plural of pinfeather
pinfeathery
planisphere
planisphere
noun
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place
Any representation of part of a sphere on a plane surface
plantership
plantership
noun
The occupation or position of a planter; the management of a plantation, as in the United States or West Indies.
platyrrhine
platyrrhine
adj
(anatomy) Having a broad, flat nose.
noun
(zoology) Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini
pomatorhine
preachiness
preachiness
noun
The quality of being preachy
preachingly
preachingly
adv
In a way that preaches.
preadhering
preadmonish
preadmonish
verb
To admonish in advance.
precharging
precharging
verb
present participle of precharge
prehandicap
prehandicap
adj
Before the onset of a physical or mental disability.
prehandling
preteaching
profanchise
prothalline
pyrophanite
pyrophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and titanium.
radiophones
radiophones
noun
plural of radiophone
renographic
renographic
adj
Relating to renography.
reproaching
reproaching
noun
The act of showing reproach.
verb
present participle of reproach
retinopathy
retinopathy
noun
(medicine) Non-inflammatory disease of the retina.
rhinophidae
rhipipteran
rhizoplanes
rhizoplanes
noun
plural of rhizoplane
semaphoring
semaphoring
verb
present participle of semaphore
senatorship
senatorship
noun
The characteristics, role, or position of a senator.