A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidohexose
amidophenol
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphizoidae
amphodelite
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anhydroxime
aphroditeum
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
arthrodymic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bichromated
blossomhead
bodhidharma
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachydomal
brahmanhood
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chiromyidae
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydozoa
chlamydozoa
noun
plural of chlamydozoon
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chondromata
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chromididae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
cyphomandra
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichloramin
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
having two colors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
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.
dithyrambos
dolichosoma
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dromophobia
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
flameholder
flapmouthed
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
formaldehyd
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
goodmanship
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
hadentomoid
hadromerina
haematoidin
haematoidin
noun
Alternative form of hematoidin
haemorrhoid
haemorrhoid
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid
haemosporid
handsomeish
handsomeish
adj
Somewhat handsome.
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hardmouthed
heathendoms
heathendoms
noun
plural of heathendom
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
hemidomatic
hemodynamic
hemodynamic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation of blood in the body.
hemorrhaged
hemorrhaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hemorrhage
hermodactyl
hermodactyl
noun
(obsolete) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hippodamous
homesteaded
homesteaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homestead
homesteader
homesteader
noun
A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
homicidally
homicidally
adv
For the purpose of committing homicide.
In a homicidal manner.
homodynamic
homodynamic
adj
Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy.
homologated
homologated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homologate
hyalomucoid
hydromancer
hydromancer
noun
One who practices hydromancy.
hydromaniac
hydromaniac
noun
(archaic) A fervent teetotaler.
hydromantic
hydromantic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromancy.
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hydromyelia
hydromyelia
noun
(medicine) A disorder with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the spinal cord.
hydrosomata
hydrosomata
noun
plural of hydrosoma
hydroxamino
hypodynamia
hypodynamia
noun
(pathology) A diminution of a person's strength or power
hypodynamic
hypodynamic
adj
(physiology) Describing a decrease in both blood pressure and pulse pressure
idiophanism
iodomethane
iodomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon, CH₃I, that is used in organic synthesis to introduce a methyl group into compounds.
johnadreams
lymphoedema
lymphoedema
noun
Alternative spelling of lymphedema
machairodus
macromethod
macromethod
noun
(chemistry) A method of analysis that requires a relatively large sample
madonnahood
maidenhoods
maidenhoods
noun
plural of maidenhood
manichordon
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphne
noun
A dark sweet Greek red wine.
A variety of grape native to Achaea, northern Peloponnese, Greece, from which the wine is made.
mealmouthed
megatheroid
megatheroid
noun
(paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
mentholated
mentholated
adj
Impregnated with menthol.
methodaster
methyldopas
mohammedism
mohammedism
Proper noun
The religion introduced by Muhammad: Islam.
mohammedist
mohammedist
Noun
A Muslim.
mohammedize
monacanthid
monacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any in the family Monacanthidae of filefishes.
monadelphia
monarchized
monarchized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monarchize
monodelphia
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
monohydrate
monohydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motherlands
motherlands
noun
plural of motherland
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.
mustachioed
mustachioed
adj
Alternative form of moustachioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mustachio