A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelpholite
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
albedograph
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
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.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidohexose
amidophenol
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphizoidae
amphodelite
anhydroxime
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthropidae
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aporrhaidae
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
arrowheaded
arrowheaded
adj
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
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
athletehood
athletehood
noun
The role or status of an athlete.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
azodiphenyl
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
baronethood
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bichromated
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blossomhead
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
boulderhead
bowlderhead
brachiopode
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
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.
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
catchpolled
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chelidonate
chelidonian
cheloniidae
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiliaedron
chionididae
chiromyidae
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
choledochal
choledochal
adj
Related to the common bile duct.
cholralosed
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chromididae
chrysopidae
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
coapprehend
coldhearted
coldhearted
adj
Alternative form of cold-hearted
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
creatorhood
creatorhood
noun
The state or condition of a creator.
crookheaded
cryohydrate
cryohydrate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
dacryorrhea
dacryorrhea
noun
excessive lacrimal secretion
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dechoralize
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
dehortatory
dehortatory
adj
Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade.
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehydrators
dehydrators
noun
plural of dehydrator
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
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
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrohyrax
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
dertrotheca
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachoretic
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.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
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):
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.