Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adipopexia
adipopexia
noun
Alternative form of adipopexis
adipopexic
adipopexis
adipopexis
noun
(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adrianople
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aegopodium
airdropped
airdropped
adj
dropped from an aircraft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airdrop
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
aistopodes
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anomaliped
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
aperulosid
apoapsides
apoapsides
noun
plural of apoapsis
apocodeine
apocodeine
noun
An alkaloid with chemical formula C₁₈H₁₉NO₂, prepared from codeine, with effects like those of apomorphine.
apodeictic
apodeictic
adj
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.
Affording proof; demonstrative.
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
apodeipnon
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apogonidae
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
argiopidae
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
asplenioid
atelopodia
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
campholide
campodeoid
capilotade
capilotade
noun
A type of stew, typically of several different meats.
cassiopeid
cassiopeid
noun
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae.
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
cercopidae
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chlidanope
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cynipoidea
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
demipomada
demophobia
demophobia
noun
(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.
deoppilant
deoppilate
deoppilate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through.
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
desmopexia
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
deviascope
diabolepsy
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaphorite
diaphorite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
diaporesis
diastrophe
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
dikephobia
dinophilea
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
diploptera
diplotegia
dipneumona
dipolarize
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
disapostle
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disaproned
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disposable
disposable
adj
Available to be used.
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
noun
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
elapsoidea
endocarpic
endopathic
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epiparodos
epipodiale
episodical
episodical
adj
episodic.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
eupolidean
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
hadephobia
haploidies
haploidies
noun
plural of haploidy
heparinoid
heparinoid
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
heptaploid
heptaploid
adj
Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noun
(biology) Such a cell or organism.
heptapodic
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapodies
hexapodies
noun
plural of hexapody
hyphedonia
hypoadenia
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
ideophobia
ideophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of ideas, especially new ones, or of reasoning.
ideoplasty
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
infraposed
jaspideous
jaspideous
adj
jaspidean; containing jasper
jaspidean; like jasper
jaspidean; made of jasper
jeapordize
jeopardied
jeopardied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jeopardy
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
jeopardize
jeopardize
verb
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
kyphosidae
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leopardite
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
lipoxidase
lipoxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
mediapolis
megapodius
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
misopaedia
misopaedia
noun
(rare) dislike of children
obstipated
obstipated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obstipate
ocypodidae
opalinidae
ophidiidae
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
overpained
paedagogic
paedagogic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of pedagogic
paedogenic
paedogenic
adj
Alternative form of pedogenic
paedonymic
paedotribe
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
paguroidea
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.