Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
anaspidacea
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
asclepiadae
asclepiadic
asclepidoid
asepticized
asepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asepticize
aspidomancy
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancerdrops
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caperdewsie
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
cardophagus
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
caryopsides
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chrysopidae
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
cladoptosis
cladoptosis
noun
(botany) The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress
cloudscapes
cloudscapes
noun
plural of cloudscape
codespairer
codswallops
compensated
compensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compensate
compradores
compradores
noun
plural of compradore
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
constipated
constipated
adj
(figurative) Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled.
Unable to defecate; costive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constipate
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
craspedotal
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
crossopodia
cusparidine
cuspidation
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
dactylopius
decampments
decampments
noun
plural of decampment
decapitates
decapitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate
decapsulate
decapsulate
verb
(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
dependances
dependances
noun
plural of dependance
deprecators
deprecators
noun
plural of deprecator
depreciates
depreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate
deschampsia
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
diplomacies
diplomacies
noun
plural of diplomacy
diplomatics
diplomatics
noun
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
diprismatic
diprismatic
adj
Doubly prismatic.
dipsacaceae
dipsomaniac
dipsomaniac
noun
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
disceptator
disceptator
noun
(obsolete) One who arbitrates or decides; a judge.
disciplinal
disciplinal
adj
relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discophoran
discrepance
discrepance
noun
Archaic form of discrepancy.
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
discrepated
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dispeaceful
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
dispractice
disputacity
disputacity
noun
(obsolete) Proneness to dispute.
dorsoapical
dorsoapical
adj
(biology) Of or relating to the back and apex.
dropsically
dropsically
adv
In a dropsical manner.
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
dynamoscope
dynamoscope
noun
(historical) A modified stethoscope for auscultation of the muscles.
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dyspeptical
dyspeptical
adj
(archaic) dyspeptic
encompassed
encompassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encompass
endoplasmic
endoplasmic
adj
(cytology) of or relating to endoplasm
epidiascope
epidiascope
noun
A machine that projects images onto a screen.
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
harpsichord
harpsichord
noun
(music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. Harpsichords originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
hydatoscopy
hydatoscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by interpreting rainwater. Omens are drawn from the various formations and sizes of rain puddles, and bowls of rainwater are gazed upon until clairvoyant visions appear on the surface of the water, or in the mind's eye. This is considered in some cases to be more important than hydromancy because rain has fallen from the heavens, making it sacred.
hydnocarpus
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hypospadiac
hypospadiac
adj
(medicine) Relating to hypospadias.
ideoplastic
ideoplastic
adj
(art) Being a form of symbolic art created by mental modification of natural artistic subjects.
(physiology) Of or pertaining to a physiological process that is modified by mental activity.
idioplasmic
idioplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to idioplasma.
idiospastic
interspaced
interspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interspace
lancepesade
lancepesade
noun
A grade within the rank of corporal; also called lance corporals.
A grade within the rank of private, either assigned as assistants to corporals or performed the duties of corporals themselves.
landscapers
landscapers
noun
plural of landscaper
landscaping
landscaping
noun
Improved land (trees, gardens, leveled ground, etc).
The act of improving a landscape.
verb
present participle of landscape
landscapist
landscapist
noun
A landscape gardener.
An artist who paints landscapes.
lapidescent
lapidescent
adj
Capable of being converted into stone.
Capable of petrifying other bodies.
lasiocampid
lasiocampid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
logopaedics
logopaedics
noun
Alternative form of logopedics
macropodous
macropodous
adj
(botany) (of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
(botany) (of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
(botany, obsolete) (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
mercaptides
mercaptides
noun
plural of mercaptide
miaplacidus
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
outdespatch
outdispatch
pachypodous
pachysandra
pachysandra
noun
(botany) A genus, Pachysandra, of four or five species of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, belonging to the boxwood family, Buxaceae, used ornamentally as groundcover.
packsaddles
packsaddles
noun
plural of packsaddle
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
paederastic
paederastic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of pederastic
paediatrics
paediatrics
noun
Alternative spelling of pediatrics
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
pancarditis
pancarditis
noun
inflammation of all three layers of the heart
paradisical
paradisical
adj
Alternative form of paradisiacal
parchedness
parchedness
noun
The state or quality of being parched.
parricidism
parricidism
noun
The practice of parricide.
paschaltide
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
peccadillos
peccadillos
noun
plural of peccadillo
pedanticism
pedanticism
noun
pedantry
pedicularis
pediculates
pediculates
noun
plural of pediculate
periodicals
periodicals
noun
plural of periodical
phacidiales
physicianed
physicianed
adj
(obsolete, rare) Licensed as a physician.
(rare) Provided or staffed with physicians.
placidities
placidities
noun
plural of placidity
plasticised
plasticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plasticise
plasticized
plasticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plasticize