(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
aphelandra
aphelandra
noun
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
dysphrenia
endophragm
handscrape
handygripe
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
heptandria
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
panhandler
panhandler
noun
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
phoronidea
phrenoward
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
prehandled
prehardens
prehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preharden
prehaunted
premanhood
radiophone
radiophone
noun
A photophone.
A radiotelephone.
rehandicap
rehandicap
verb
(transitive, gambling) To recalculate the betting odds for (a race, etc.).
rhodophane
rhodophane
noun
(biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals.
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
snapholder
spheradian
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.