(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
chaetopodous
cheilodipterus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deathcups
delphinapterus
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dermatophagus
desmepithelium
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphuret
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process
dibothriocephalus
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphthongous
diplacanthus
diplarthrous
diplostichous
discourtship
discourtship
noun
(obsolete) Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
distributorship
distributorship
noun
A business specializing in the wholesale distribution of a particular class of goods
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.
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dryopithecus
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
edriophthalmatous
edriophthalmous
edriophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids.
endophytous
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
gnathopodous
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
hedriophthalmous
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening from the liver into the duodenum.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptasulphide
heptasulphide
noun
(chemistry) Any sulphide containing two sulphur atoms in each molecule.
heredipetous
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
heteropodous
heteropodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda.
hexapetaloideous
hispidulate
hotspurred
hydrochlorplatinous
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hydronitroprussic
hydrophthalmus
hydrophytous
hydrophytous
adj
Relating to hydrophytes
Relating to hydrophytons
hydropneumatosis
hydrosulphate
hydrosulphate
noun
Alternative form of hydrosulfate
hydrosulphite
hydrosulphite
noun
Alternative spelling of hydrosulfite
hydrosulphurated
hydrosulphuret
hydrosulphuret
noun
(chemistry, archaic) Any hydrosulfide.
hydrosulphureted
hydrosulphureted
adj
Alternative form of hydrosulphuretted
hydrotherapeuticians
hydrotherapeutics
hydrotherapeutics
noun
hydrotherapy
hyperdicrotous
hyperdicrotous
adj
hyperdicrotic
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hypocotyledonous
hypodicrotous
indentureship
indentureship
noun
The condition of being indentured.
The period during which a person is indentured.
indigotindisulphonic
landeshauptmann
landeshauptmann
Noun
The of the head of of an state and the autonomous provinces of and corresponding to the title of minister-president or premier.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
nonupholstered
odontophorous
odontophorous
adj
(zoology) Having an odontophore.
odontophorus
openmouthedness
opisthodomus
ornithodelphous
outdespatch
outdispatch
outdoorsmanship
outdoorsmanship
noun
Skill in, or fondness for, outdoor pursuits or sports.
outpushed
outpushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpush
outshaped
outshaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outshape
outsophisticated
outsophisticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsophisticate
pachydactylous
pachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having thick digits.
pachydermateous
pachydermatous
pachydermatous
adj
(humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive.
Like an elephant
Of or relating to the pachyderms.
pachydermatously
pachydermatously
adv
In a pachydermatous manner.
pardanthus
pathsounder
pentadelphous
pentadelphous
adj
(botany) Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form five separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.
pentahedrous
pentasulphide
pentasulphide
noun
(chemistry) any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
philodestructiveness
photoreduces
photoreduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photoreduce
plattdeutsch
platydolichocephalous
podophthalmatous
podophthalmous
podophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia.
predistinguish
protosulphide
protosulphide
noun
(chemistry) That one of a series of sulphides of any element which has the lowest proportion of sulphur; a sulphide with only one atom of sulphur in the molecule.
pseudarthrosis
pseudarthrosis
noun
(architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint
(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
(surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
pseudelephant
pseudelminth
pseudesthesia
pseudesthesia
noun
(rare) An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.
pseudhalteres
pseudoaesthetic
pseudoaesthetically
pseudoamateurish
pseudoamateurishly
pseudoanachronistic
pseudoanachronistical
pseudoanaphylactic
pseudoanaphylactic
adj
Relating to pseudoanaphylaxis.
pseudoanarchistic
pseudoanthorine
pseudoanthropoid
pseudoanthropological
pseudoanthropology
pseudoarchaist
pseudoarchaist
noun
A person who uses or invents pseudoarchaisms
pseudoarthrosis
pseudoarthrosis
noun
Alternative form of pseudarthrosis
pseudobenthonic
pseudobenthos
pseudobranchiate
pseudobrotherly
pseudocatholically
pseudocharitable
pseudocharitable
adj
Apparently, but not actually, charitable.
pseudocharitably
pseudochromesthesia
pseudochronologist
pseudochrysolite
pseudodiphtheria
pseudodiphtheria
noun
Any of several infections, such as pharyngitis or tonsillitis, that resemble diphtheria but are caused by a different microorganism.