A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblypodous
amidophenol
ampelideous
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphodelite
armorplated
bipedalisms
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
cephaldemae
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
complicated
complicated
adj
(biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Difficult or convoluted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complicate
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
demiplacate
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
dicephalism
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
diplanetism
diplomacies
diplomacies
noun
plural of diplomacy
diplomatics
diplomatics
noun
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
diplomatism
diplomatism
noun
diplomacy
diplomatist
diplomatist
noun
a diplomat
diplomatize
diplomatize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in diplomacy.
(transitive) To effect by means of diplomacy.
diplomyelia
diplomyelia
noun
A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.
dipyramidal
dipyramidal
adj
Having the form of a dipyramid
disemplaned
disemplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemplane
dopamelanin
dopamelanin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of melanin that is a mixed copolymer of polyacetylene, polyaniline, and polypyrrole.
doppelmayer
empedoclean
empedoclean
Adjective
Relating to the Ancient Greek philosopher (circa 490–430 BC).
endoplasmic
endoplasmic
adj
(cytology) of or relating to endoplasm
epidermical
epidermical
adj
Dated form of epidermal.
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
flapmouthed
gelandejump
idioplasmic
idioplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to idioplasma.
impleadable
impleadable
adj
Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
laemodipoda
lampadaries
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
lamplighted
lamplighted
adj
Synonym of lamplit
lasiocampid
lasiocampid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
lipacidemia
lipoidaemia
lymphadenia
lymphadenia
noun
(medicine) Chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymphatic glands, such as is found in Hodgkin's disease.
lymphoedema
lymphoedema
noun
Alternative spelling of lymphedema
maladaptive
maladaptive
adj
(evolution, of anatomy, physiology, or behavior) Showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary adaptation to an environment or its changes.
(psychology, chiefly of behaviour) Showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation.
manipulated
manipulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manipulate
maxillipede
maxillipede
noun
Alternative form of maxilliped
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
mediocarpal
mediocarpal
adj
(anatomy) In the middle of the carpal region.
megaladapis
megalopidae
melampodium
melampodium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Melampodium.
mesopodiale
metapodiale
metapodiale
noun
(anatomy) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.
methyldopas
miaplacidus
midparental
midparental
adj
(genetics) Relating to a midparent.
mispleading
mispleading
noun
(law) An error in pleading.
verb
present participle of misplead
monadelphia
monodelphia
multiplated
nymphalidae
obpyramidal
omphalodium
pachydermal
pachydermal
adj
Grainy.
palaemonoid
palaemonoid
noun
Any shrimp of the superfamily Palaemonoidea
palindromes
palindromes
noun
plural of palindrome
palindromic
palindromic
adj
Beginning and ending in a similar way.
Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.
palladammin
palminerved
palminerved
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having the venation arranged like the fingers of an open hand.
palmiveined
paludamenta
panmelodion
panmelodion
noun
(music, historical) A 19th-century keyboard instrument whose tone is produced by wheels rubbing on metal bars.
papilledema
papilledema
noun
(medicine) A swelling of the optic disc caused by intracranial pressure.
paradidymal
paramedical
paramedical
adj
Of or relating to a paramedic
Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment
noun
Alternative form of paramedic
peramelidae
pericladium
phantomland
phenylamide
phenylamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N-phenyl derivative of an amide, especially any of a class of fungicides that have this structure
phthalimide
phthalimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of phthalic acid; it is used in the manufacture of some plastics
pilgrimaged
pilgrimaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pilgrimage
placodermal
plasmodesma
plasmodesma
noun
(biology) A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.
plasmodiate
plasmolyzed
plasmolyzed
adj
Modified by plasmolysis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plasmolyze
plumatellid
polyadenoma
polyandrism
polyandrism
noun
(rare) polyandry
polyandrium
polyandrium
noun
A polyandrion.
polydynamic
polygamized
polygamized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygamize
polymyodian
polymyodian
adj
(rare) Describing a bird that has a syrinx with multiple distinct muscles
Of or pertaining to the songbirds
polynemidae
premedieval
premedieval
adj
Before the Middle Ages.
prodigalism
promulgated
promulgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promulgate
protodermal
protodermal
adj
Relating to the protoderm
psalmodical
psalmodical
adj
Alternative form of psalmodic
pseudhaemal
pseudohemal
pseudohemal
adj
Alternative form of pseudohaemal
pseudomoral
pseudomoral
adj
Apparently, but not actually, moral.
pseudonymal
pseudonymal
adj
pseudonymous
pseudoplasm
pyramidalis
pyramidally
pyramidally
adv
Like a pyramid; in a pyramidal manner or shape.
pyramidella
pyramidical
pyramidical
adj
pyramidic
pyramidlike
pyramidlike
adj
Resembling a pyramid.
radiopalmar
radiopalmar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the radius and palm.
reimplanted
reimplanted
adj
implanted again
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reimplant