(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.
dinophilea
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
docentship
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dysphrenia
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
endopathic
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endosiphon
endotrophi
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
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
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
hippomedon
hyphedonia
hyphenised
hyphenized
hyphenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenize
hypnoidize
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoadenia
hypoditone
hyporhined
indophenin
indophenol
indophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of blue or green dyes produced by oxidation of phenols and aromatic diamines
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
midshipmen
midshipmen
noun
plural of midshipman
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
nymphoides
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
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.
phagedenic
phagedenic
adj
Relating to phagedena.
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phenetidin
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
pholadinea
phoronidea
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
pistonhead
pondfishes
pondfishes
noun
plural of pondfish
preholding
prehominid
prehominid
noun
Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids.
preinhered
princehood
princehood
noun
(obsolete) princeliness
The rank or office of a prince
The state, quality, or condition of being a prince
pythonidae
radiophone
radiophone
noun
A photophone.
A radiotelephone.
rehandicap
rehandicap
verb
(transitive, gambling) To recalculate the betting odds for (a race, etc.).
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
siphonated
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
sphenopsid
sphenopsid
noun
Any horsetail of the former order Sphenopsida, now Equisetopsida
spheradian
sphindidae
sphingidae
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
sulphinide
sulphinide
noun
Alternative form of sulfinide
sylphidine
unbishoped
unbishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbishop
undecipher
undecipher
verb
(transitive) To decipher.
underpitch
underpitch
Verb
To fill underneath; to stuff.
unperished
unperished
adj
Not perished.
unplighted
unplighted
adj
Not plighted or pledged.
unpolished
unpolished
adj
Deprived of polish.
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Not refined in manners or style
unpunished
unpunished
adj
Not punished
untrophied
untrophied
adj
Not awarded a trophy.
videophone
videophone
noun
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.
A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.