(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adventureship
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphispermous
anepigraphous
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
archaeohippus
archdisturber
archduchesses
archduchesses
noun
plural of archduchess
archegosaurus
archeptolemus
architectures
architectures
noun
plural of architecture
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
archtreasurer
archtreasurer
noun
A chief treasurer.
arctocephalus
argumentmaths
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arthropterous
aschaffenburg
atmosphereful
autoheterosis
autoprothesis
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bronchobuster
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
cephalocereus
cephalopterus
cercopithecus
chaetophorous
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
charterhouses
charterhouses
noun
plural of charterhouse
chaucerianism
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiastoneural
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
chorisepalous
choristoneura
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
cichoriaceous
cichoriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cichoriaceae.
circumspheral
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cnemidophorus
coburghership
cochlospermum
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterthrust
counterthrust
noun
A thrust made against another; a counterblow.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
creatophagous
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
crunchingness
crushableness
curmudgeonish
cushionflower
cushlamochree
cushlamochree
noun
Alternative form of cushlamachree
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
derencephalus
dermatophagus
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurised
desulphurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurise
desulphurized
desulphurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurize
desulphurizer
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
doubleheaders
doubleheaders
noun
plural of doubleheader
dumfriesshire
dumfriesshire
Proper noun
a historic county in Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Region. Its county town was
echinospermum
elasmotherium
electrophorus
electrophorus
noun
(dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.
embryophagous
ensepulchered
ensepulchered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ensepulcher
eremochaetous
ethysulphuric
eucharistical
eucharistical
adj
Alternative form of eucharistic
eucharistized
eucharistized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eucharistize
euchysiderite
eudiaphoresis
eurycephalous
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
extinguishers
extinguishers
noun
plural of extinguisher
freechurchism
frelinghuysen
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
gasterophilus
glossotherium
guaranteeship
guerrillaship
guttersnipish
guttersnipish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
gynecophorous
haemathermous
harmfulnesses
harmfulnesses
noun
plural of harmfulness
hawthornesque
hazardousness
hazardousness
noun
The condition of being hazardous
hederaceously
helodermatous
hemiamaurosis
heptacapsular
heptachronous
heptaspermous
herbivorously
herbivorously
adv
in a herbivorous manner
heterocarpous
heterocarpous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting heterocarpy
heteroclinous
heteroclitous
heteroclitous
adj
(obsolete) heteroclitic
heterocoelous
heterocoelous
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of syconoid sponges of the taxonomic group Heterocoela.
(medicine) Relating to vertebrae with centra having saddle-shaped articulations.
heterocystous
heterocystous
adj
Having heterocysts.
heterodromous
heterodromous
adj
(botany) Spiralling in opposite directions on a stem or branch
Of levers, in which the power and weight move in opposite directions
heterogeneous
heterogeneous
adj
(chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
(computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
(mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
(physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
heteromallous
heteroousiast
heteroousious
heteroousious
adj
(rare, archaic) Alternative form of heteroousian
heteropelmous
heteropelmous
adj
(anatomy) Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.
heterophagous
heteropterous
heteropterous
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the Heteroptera.
heterosexuals
heterosexuals
noun
plural of heterosexual
heterosporium
heterosporous
heterosporous
adj
(botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes.