A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelpholite
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
albedograph
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.
amidophenol
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiumidae
amphizoidae
amphodelite
anthropidae
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aporrhaidae
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apprehended
apprehended
adj
(obsolete) Having come to accept an understanding of something.
Conceived; understood.
Taken; seized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprehend
apprehender
apprehender
noun
Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.
archdapifer
arkadelphia
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
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
brachiopode
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
catchpolled
cephaldemae
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chaetopodan
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chippendale
chiropodies
chordophone
chordophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
chrysopidae
clodhoppers
clodhoppers
noun
plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes)
coapprehend
coeldership
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
decephalize
decephalize
verb
(biology) To reverse or reduce cephalization
decipherers
decipherers
noun
plural of decipherer
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
deepmouthed
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
delphacidae
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
delphinidae
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demephitize
demephitize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To purify from mephitis.
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
demophilism
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
denizenship
denizenship
noun
The status or quality of being a denizen.
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.
dephycercal
deplethoric
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
depressanth
depthometer
deradelphus
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
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
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
desulphuret
diadelphian
diadelphian
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).
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.
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
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.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
diaphtherin
diaphtherin
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichroscope
dichroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
didelphidae
dienbienphu
diencephala
diencephala
noun
plural of diencephalon
dinophyceae
dioctophyme
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
diphenylene
diphenylene
noun
biphenylene
diphosgenes
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphosphide
diphosphide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any phosphide containing two atoms of phosphorus
diphrelatic
diphtherial
diphtherial
adj
Relating to diphtheria.
diphtherian
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
diphtheroid
diphtheroid
adj
Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria.
Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
noun
Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria
diphthonged
diphycercal
diphycercal
adj
(zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
diplohedral
diplohedron
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
diplosphene
dipolsphene
dipththeria
discophiles
discophiles
noun
plural of discophile
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
dolphinlike
dolphinlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dolphin.
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dressership
drosophilae
duennaships
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
dynamophone
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dysphemisms
dysphemisms
noun
plural of dysphemism
dysphemized
dysphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dysphemize