(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthropidae
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aporrhaidae
arachnoidea
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
birdmouthed
borderlight
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
brachiopode
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cetorhinoid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chiliaedron
chiromyidae
chiropodies
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chlorodized
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondrostei
christendom
chromididae
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysopidae
chytridiose
chytridiose
adj
Relating to chytridiosis
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
coeldership
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
dechoralize
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demolishers
demolishers
noun
plural of demolisher
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
deplethoric
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dervishhood
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachoretic
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphorases
diaphorases
noun
plural of diaphorase
diaphoreses
diaphoreses
noun
plural of diaphoresis
diaphoresis
diaphoresis
noun
(physiology, medicine) Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat; sweating; perspiration; and (sometimes, more particularly):
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diarrhoetic
diarrhoetic
adj
Alternative form of diarrhetic
diarthroses
diarthroses
noun
plural of diarthrosis
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichroscope
dichroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dinornithes
dinotherian
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
diphtheroid
diphtheroid
adj
Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
noun
Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria
diplohedral
diplohedron
discoherent
discoherent
adj
(archaic) incoherent
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
disenthrone
disenthrone
verb
To move (someone or something) from a desirable location or place of honour.
To remove (someone) from their position as monarch; to deprive of a position of supremacy.
dishonorers
dishonorers
noun
plural of dishonorer
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
dorsetshire
dorsetshire
Proper noun
Dorset.
dothiorella
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
dronishness
dronishness
noun
The quality of being dronish.
drosophilae
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
echinoderes
echinoderma
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
echinodorus
echiuroidea
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
eichendorff
enarthrodia
enarthrodia
noun
(anatomy) Archaic form of enarthrosis.
enchiridion
enchiridion
noun
A dagger.
A handbook or manual.
endochorion
endochorion
noun
The vascular layer of the allantois on the inner surface of the chorion.
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
enthronised
enthronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enthronise
enthronized
enthronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enthronize
epitrochoid
epitrochoid
noun
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
eriophyidae
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
godchildren
godchildren
noun
plural of godchild
hadromerina
haemorrhoid
haemorrhoid
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid
haemosporid
halicoridae
haloperidol
haloperidol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.
handistroke
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
headworking
hebdomarian
heiresshood
heiresshood
noun
The quality of being an heiress.
hemipteroid
hemipteroid
noun
(zoology) A hemipteran or one of the closely related thrips and lice within the Exopterygota
hemorrhodin
hemorrhoids
hemorrhoids
noun
plural of hemorrhoid
hemosiderin
hemosiderin
noun
(biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron
hendrickson
herodionine
heteropidae
heteroploid
heteroploid
adj
(biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
noun
(biology) An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hierodeacon
hippodromes
hippodromes
noun
plural of hippodrome
historiated
historiated
adj
Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story.
holocentrid
holocentrid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Holocentridae of squirrelfishes and soldierfishes.
holohedrism
holohedrism
noun
The property of being holohedral.
homebuilder
homebuilder
noun
A person or company which builds houses
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hornblendic
hornblendic
adj
Of or pertaining to hornblende.
horrifiedly
horrifiedly
adv
In a horrified manner.
horsehaired
horseradish
horseradish
noun
(countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana.
(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.