Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
adenotyphus
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.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
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
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anthropodus
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
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
cardophagus
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chrysopidae
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
depressanth
deradelphus
deschampsia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
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
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
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
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
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
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
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
drosophilae
drosophilas
drosophilas
noun
plural of drosophila
duennaships
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epiphanised
epiphanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epiphanise
euphausiids
euphausiids
noun
plural of euphausiid
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
goodmanship
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
haemosporid
hallopodous
handpresses
handpresses
noun
plural of handpress
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
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.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hepatitides
hepatitides
noun
plural of hepatitis
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
hesperidate
hesperidian
hesperiidae
hippodamous
hispanidads
hispidulate
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
hospodariat
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
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
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hypermedias
hypospadiac
hypospadiac
adj
(medicine) Relating to hypospadias.
hypospadias
hypospadias
noun
(anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
idiopathies
idiopathies
noun
plural of idiopathy
idiophanism
idiophanous
idiophanous
adj
(crystallography) Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a polariscope, as certain crystals do.
invalidship
invalidship
noun
The state of being an invalid.
isadelphous
isodiaphere
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
leaderships
leaderships
noun
plural of leadership
metaphrased
metaphrased
adj
Translated literally.
methyldopas
orphanhoods
orphanhoods
noun
plural of orphanhood
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.
packthreads
packthreads
noun
plural of packthread
panhandlers
panhandlers
noun
plural of panhandler
panhidrosis
panhidrosis
noun
Alternative form of panidrosis
paraphrased
paraphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paraphrase
parchedness
parchedness
noun
The state or quality of being parched.
parenthoods
parenthoods
noun
plural of parenthood
paschaltide
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pathsounder
peasanthood
peasanthood
noun
The state or condition of a peasant.
pedagoguish
pedophilias
pedophilias
noun
plural of pedophilia
periphrased
periphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of periphrase
phacidiales
phagedenous
phagedenous
adj
(medicine) phagedenic
phalangides
phasianidae
phasmatidae
phasmatodea
phosphamide
phosphamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amide of a phosphonic acid (i.e. in which one of more OH groups have been replaced by -NH₂ etc)
phosphatide
phosphatide
noun
(chemistry) a phospholipid
photostated
physaliidae
physicianed
physicianed
adj
(obsolete, rare) Licensed as a physician.
(rare) Provided or staffed with physicians.
podoscapher
podosphaera
polyhedrals
postholiday
postholiday
adj
Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December