(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.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedic
cyclopedic
adj
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.
cynipoidea
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
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.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
diabolepsy
diophysite
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
dryopteris
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epicycloid
epicycloid
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hyperploid
hyperploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number
noun
A hyperploid organism.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyphedonia
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
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.
hypoditone
hypogeiody
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties
hyporhined
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
ideoplasty
kyphosidae
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lopsidedly
lopsidedly
adv
In a lopsided manner.
myoproteid
nymphoides
ocypodidae
paedonymic
pelodytoid
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
phocylides
pineywoods
polishedly
polishedly
adv
In a polished manner; refinedly, elegantly.
polyadenia
polyctenid
polyctenid
noun
(zoology) Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.
polydymite
polydymite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
polyeidism
polyeidism
noun
(zoology) The quality or state of being polyeidic.
polyhalide
polyhedric
polyhedric
adj
Polyhedral; many-sided.
polyideism
polyiodide
polyiodide
noun
(chemistry) A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.
polymeride
polymeride
noun
(organic chemistry) Polymer.
polynemoid
polynemoid
Adjective
Characteristic of the family Polynemidae.
Noun
polyneme; threadfin
polynoidae
polyphides
polypodies
polypodies
noun
plural of polypody
polypterid
polypterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.
prediatory
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
preholiday
preholiday
adj
Before a holiday.
prethyroid
pretyphoid
pretyphoid
adj
Before the onset of typhoid.
pygopodine
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
pyrethroid
pyrethroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
pyridoxine
pyridoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.
pyroxenoid
pyroxenoid
noun
(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
pythonidae
stylopidae
stylopized
synopsised
synopsised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsise
synopsized
synopsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsize