Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
alphatoluic
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ampelideous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphilochus
amphimorula
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
apiculation
apoplexious
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
austrophile
autopelagic
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
autopoloist
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bulbocapnin
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
bulgarophil
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
capaciously
capaciously
adv
In a capacious manner.
capilaceous
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
caprifolium
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
caulocarpic
caulopteris
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cerophilous
cespitulose
chilopodous
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
clinopodium
coleoptilum
colophonium
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
compulsions
compulsions
noun
plural of compulsion
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
consulships
consulships
noun
plural of consulship
cooruptibly
coploughing
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
copublishes
copublishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copublish
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
cotylopubic
cupellation
cupellation
noun
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
dactylopius
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
diplococcus
diplococcus
noun
(microbiology) A coccus that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
diplopodous
disulphonic
disulphonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of disulfonic
disulphoxid
duopolistic
duopolistic
adj
Characteristic of a duopoly.
duplication
duplication
noun
(biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.
(genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
A folding over; a fold.
The act of duplicating.
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
duplicitous
duplicitous
adj
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
dysepulotic
epidialogue
epipetalous
epipetalous
adj
(botany) Borne on the petals or corolla.
epiphyllous
epiphyllous
adj
(botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf.
epirotulian
episepalous
episepalous
adj
(botany) Growing on the sepals or adnate to them.
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
erysipelous
erysipelous
adj
Alternative form of erysipelatous
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
floriparous
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
forcipulata
forcipulate
galloptious
galluptious
galluptious
adj
wonderful; fascinating; delightful
galumptious
glucolipide
glucolipide
noun
Archaic form of glucolipid.
glucolipine
halophilous
halophilous
adj
(biology) Thriving in a highly saline environment.
hermoupolis
hippolochus
hispidulous
hispidulous
adj
(botany, zoology) Minutely hispid.
hydropultic
hypochilium
hypoconulid
hypoconulid
noun
(dentistry) The distal cusp of a lower molar.
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
impetuously
impetuously
adv
In an impetuous manner; with sudden force
impopularly
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
incorruptly
incorruptly
adv
Without corruption.
inculpation
inculpation
noun
Blame; censure; crimination.
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
intercouple
intercouple
adj
Between couples.
verb
(transitive) To couple (separate items) together.
intercupola
isadelphous
isopetalous
isophyllous
isopleurous
isopulegone
isosulphide
judaeophile
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
landlouping
landlouping
adj
vagrant; wandering about
lapeirousia
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
leiophyllum
lepidosteus
lepisosteus
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptoptilus
leucaethiop
leucoethiop
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucopyrite
leucopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) löllingite.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
liposoluble
liposoluble
adj
Soluble in lipids (or in organic solvents).
liposuction
liposuction
noun
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.
verb
(medicine) To remove by liposuction.
lithocarpus
lithopedium
locutorship
longjumping
loupcervier
luminophore
luminophore
noun
(chemistry, physics) That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
luteotropic
luteotropic
adj
That stimulates the corpus luteum
luteotropin
luteotropin
noun
(biochemistry) Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
lycopodiums
lycopodiums
noun
plural of lycopodium
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulator
manipulator
noun
A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.