(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
beautyship
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
chirrupper
chumpiness
chuprassie
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
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
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
elaphurine
eohippuses
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epichilium
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epiphloeum
epiphloeum
noun
(botany) A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
epiphytous
epirhizous
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
eriophorum
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
euphemized
euphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
euphemizer
euphemizer
noun
One who, or that which, euphemizes.
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphonious
euphonious
adj
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphrasies
euphrasies
noun
plural of euphrasy
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
euphuizing
euphuizing
verb
present participle of euphuize
euphyllite
eupsychics
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
fireplough
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
helipterum
hemipodius
hemophilus
herophilus
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
housepaint
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hyponeuria
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
laurelship
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
mesohippus
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
muspelheim
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
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.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
ophiouride
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
perihelium
perihelium
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Synonym of perihelion
perochirus
phaleucian
phenicious
philoetius
philologue
philologue
Noun
A philologist.
phlebodium
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughline
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
plushiness
plushiness
noun
The quality of being plushy.
pneumolith
prefurnish
prepublish
prepublish
verb
To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
pseudaphia
pseudechis
publishers
publishers
noun
plural of publisher
pukishness
punchiness
punchiness
noun
The condition of being punchy
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
pursership
pursership
noun
The rank or office of purser.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
quakership
rhizopuses
rudolphine
rudolphine
Adjective
Pertaining to, or designating, the a set of astronomical tables computed by in 1627, using data collected by
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
shoupeltin
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
siphoneous
siphoneous
adj
Of or relating to the Siphoneae.
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
spheniscus
spherulite
spherulite
noun
a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
spicehouse
spicehouse
noun
A warehouse where spices are stored.
spridhogue
squireship
squireship
noun
State or position of being a squire; squirehood.
stupidhead
stupidhead
noun
Alternative form of stupid-head
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
subspheric
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphatize
sulphazide
sulphidize
sulphimide
sulphimide
noun
Alternative form of sulfimide
sulphinate
sulphinate
noun
Alternative form of sulfinate
sulphinide
sulphinide
noun
Alternative form of sulfinide
sulpholeic
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
sulphurize
sulphurize
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurize
superhelix
superhelix
noun
(molecular biology) The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix