The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demophobia
demophobia
noun
(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.
demorphism
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophobe
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endophragm
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
hecatomped
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemosporid
hermokopid
hippiedoms
hippodrome
hippodrome
noun
(US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
(archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.
A horse racing course.
verb
(US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.
hippomedon
hyphodrome
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
impolished
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
nephrodium
nymphoides
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
pemphigoid
pemphigoid
noun
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
phelloderm
phelloderm
noun
(botany) The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants
philodemic
philodemic
adj
Having a love for the people.
Of or relating to the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University.
phlebodium
photodrome
photodrome
noun
(dated) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes, the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
phymatodes
physoderma
prehominid
prehominid
noun
Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids.
premanhood
rhodosperm
rhodosperm
noun
Any seaweed with red spores.
semaphored
semaphored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of semaphore
trophedema
trophoderm
trophoderm
noun
A trophoblast together with the vascular mesodermal layer underlying it