Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
adzharistan
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
amidohexose
ammishaddai
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
aphidolysin
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
bedlamitish
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breadstitch
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cardiasthma
cathartides
cavendishes
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysopidae
citharoedus
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
deadheadism
deadheadism
noun
The practice of travelling for free, as a deadhead.
deadishness
deadishness
noun
The quality of being deadish.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
deathliness
deathliness
noun
The state or quality of being deathly.
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
demiatheism
demiatheist
deschampsia
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
diacanthous
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
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.
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diaphorases
diaphorases
noun
plural of diaphorase
diaphoreses
diaphoreses
noun
plural of diaphoresis
diaphoresis
diaphoresis
noun
(physiology, medicine) Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat; sweating; perspiration; and (sometimes, more particularly):
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
diarthroses
diarthroses
noun
plural of diarthrosis
diarthrosis
diarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes
diaschistic
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichastasis
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
disaccharid
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
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
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
disenthrall
disenthrall
verb
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
disenthrals
disenthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenthral
dishabilles
dishabilles
noun
plural of dishabille
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
disheartens
disheartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten
disheathing
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dishumanize
dishwashers
dishwashers
noun
plural of dishwasher
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
disinthrall
disinthrall
verb
Alternative form of disinthral
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dismarshall
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
dissheathed
dissheathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dissheathe
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus