Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphonsine
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
aphelandra
aphelandra
noun
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
asphaltene
asphaltene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
bellypinch
borophenol
bromphenol
camphylene
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
cephaeline
cephaeline
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
chapellany
chapellany
noun
A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chlidanope
cholophein
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
collophane
colophenic
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(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
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
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
elaphurine
elephantic
elephantic
adj
(not comparable) Having elephantiasis
Of or relating to elephants
gigantic; massive
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
encephalic
encephalic
adj
of or relating to the encephalon
encephalin
encephalin
noun
Alternative form of enkephalin
encephalon
encephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
enthalpies
enthalpies
noun
plural of enthalpy
entophytal
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epencephal
epityphlon
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
harpalinae
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hyalophane
hyalophane
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic crystalline mineral, a barium-rich potassium feldspar.
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.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hyperplane
hyperplane
noun
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)
hyphenless
hyphenless
adj
Without a hyphen.
hypoconule
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
iconophile
iconophile
noun
A person who loves icons, illustrations, pictures.
indophenol
indophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of blue or green dyes produced by oxidation of phenols and aromatic diamines
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
kephallina
lanthopine
lanthopine
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.
lapithaean
launchplex
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leptorrhin
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
limnophile
lineograph
lithophane
lithophane
noun
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophone
lithophone
noun
(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.
Alternative form of lithopone
Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
meliphagan
mellophone
mellophone
noun
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups
melophonic
menotyphla
morpholine
morpholine
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications.
nalorphine
nalorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
necrophile
necrophile
noun
(sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
negrophile
negrophile
noun
(dated, offensive) One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
nephelinic
nephelinic
adj
(geology) relating to, or composed of nepheline
nephilinae
nephralgia
nephralgia
noun
Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
nephrocele
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neurophile
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nonepochal
nonepochal
adj
Not epochal.
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nonspheral
nymphaline
nymphaline
noun
Any butterfly of the subfamily Nymphalinae
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
oenophiles
oenophiles
noun
plural of oenophile
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
pandlewhew
panhandled
panhandled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panhandle
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.
panhandles
panhandles
noun
plural of panhandle
panthelism
pantophile
penelophon
pentathlon
pentathlon
noun
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
perhalogen
perihelian
perihelion
perihelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
(figurative) The highest point or state; the peak, zenith.
periheloin
perirhinal
perirhinal
adj
Situated around the nose.
phaenology
phalaecean
phalaecian
phalangeal
phalangeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a phalange
Relating to a phalanx
noun
(anatomy) A phalange (bone of a finger or toe)
phalangean
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
phaleucian
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
pharyngeal
pharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
noun
(phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..
phelonions
phenelzine
phenelzine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phenolions
phenologic
phenologic
adj
phenological
phenomenal
phenomenal
adj
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
(sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.