(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
adiathermanous
amidosulphonal
amphicondylous
anarthropodous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
azodisulphonic
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
branchiopodous
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
bullheadedness
bullheadedness
noun
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
burrheadedness
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cheilodipterus
chlamydosaurus
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chordacentrous
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
condylarthrous
conidiophorous
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
dashnaktzutiun
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delphinapterus
dermorhynchous
desmachymatous
desmepithelium
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
dikelocephalus
diplocephalous
discocephalous
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
distinguishing
distinguishing
adj
That serves to distinguish.
noun
The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
verb
present participle of distinguish
ditrichotomous
ditrichotomous
adj
(botany) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; said of a leaf or stem.
Divided into twos or threes.
dolichoglossus
dolichostylous
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
dumbartonshire
extrahazardous
figureheadless
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
gerrhosauridae
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
guldengroschen
guldengroschen
noun
(money, historical) A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century.
haemodoraceous
haemodoraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Haemodoraceae (bloodworts).
haemosporidium
hemoplasmodium
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
hernandiaceous
hernandiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
huskershredder
hydradephagous
hydrangeaceous
hydrangeaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrangeaceae.
hydrencephalus
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocellulose
hydrocellulose
noun
A hydrated form of cellulose used in the manufacture of paper etc
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalous
adj
(medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus.
Having a swollen head.
hydrocerussite
hydrocerussite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of lead carbondate, a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
hydromicaceous
hydrophthalmus
hydroselenuret
hydrosulfurous
hydrosulfurous
adj
hyposulfurous
hydrosulphuret
hydrosulphuret
noun
(chemistry, archaic) Any hydrosulfide.
hydrosulphuric
hydrosulphuric
adj
Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric
hydrosulphuryl
hyperdelicious
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperdicrotous
hyperdicrotous
adj
hyperdicrotic
ichthyosauroid
inextinguished
lecythidaceous
lecythidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts.
lepidophyllous
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
mesonephridium
mimmouthedness
misdistinguish
misdistinguish
verb
(transitive, rare) To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.
mushheadedness
nabuchodonosor
nondichogamous
nondichogamous
adj
Not dichogamous.
nondichotomous
nondichotomous
adj
Not dichotomous.
nonhazardously
nonhouseholder
nonhouseholder
noun
One who is not a householder.
nonhydrogenous
nonhydrogenous
adj
Not hydrogenous.
nonupholstered
odontognathous
odontognathous
adj
Having toothlike ridges on the jaw
osteochondrous
osteochondrous
adj
Synonym of osteocartilaginous
outlandishlike
outlandishness
outlandishness
noun
The quality of being outlandish.
overdistraught
pachydactylous
pachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having thick digits.
pachydermatous
pachydermatous
adj
(humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive.
Like an elephant
Of or relating to the pachyderms.
podophthalmous
podophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia.
predistinguish
pseudarthrosis
pseudarthrosis
noun
(architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint
(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
(surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
pseudepigrapha
pseudepigrapha
noun
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
pseudepigraphy
pseudepigraphy
noun
The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
pseudoarchaism
pseudoarchaism
noun
(countable) A false (typically invented) archaism.
(uncountable) The quality of being pseudoarchaic.
pseudoarchaist
pseudoarchaist
noun
A person who uses or invents pseudoarchaisms
pseudobrachial
pseudobrachium
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
noun
(marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
pseudobranchus
pseudochemical
pseudochemical
adj
Apparently, but not actually, chemical.
pseudochronism
pseudocyphella
pseudocyphella
noun
(lichenology) A structure in lichens that appears as a tiny pore on the outer surface, caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface.
pseudoelephant
pseudoerythrin
pseudofaithful
pseudofatherly
pseudofeverish
pseudographeme
pseudographize
pseudoheroical
pseudohistoric
pseudohistoric
adj
Alternative form of pseudohistorical
pseudoholoptic
pseudomorphine
pseudomorphine
noun
(chemistry) An inactive natural dimerization product of the morphine molecule in tandem, and thus a common impurity in morphine concentrations.
(zoology) Any ground beetle of the tribe Pseudomorphini, within the family Carabidae.
pseudomorphism
pseudomorphism
noun
(crystallography) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that of the species.
pseudomorphose
pseudomorphose
verb
to pseudomorph
pseudomorphous
pseudomorphous
adj
Not having the true form.
pseudomythical
pseudomythical
adj
Apparently, but not actually, mythical; resembling a myth; having mythic elements.
pseudoperianth
pseudosiphonal
pseudosiphonic
pseudosophical
pseudosyphilis
pseudotracheal
pseudoxanthine
pteridophytous
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadrisulphide
quarterdeckish
rhinosporidium
rhipidopterous
rhipidopterous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Rhipidoptera.
rhodomelaceous
rhodomelaceous
adj
Belonging to the Rhodomelaceae.
rhodospirillum
scelidotherium
scyphomedusoid
semidiaphanous
semidiaphanous
adj
Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
sesquihydrated
sesquisulphide
sesquisulphide
noun
(chemistry) Any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms for every two metal atoms.