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
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
chippendale
chrysopidae
coapprehend
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.
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
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
delphacidae
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
delphinidae
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.
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
depressanth
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
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
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.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
didelphidae
diencephala
diencephala
noun
plural of diencephalon
dinophyceae
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphrelatic
diphtherial
diphtherial
adj
Relating to diphtheria.
diphtherian
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
diphycercal
diphycercal
adj
(zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
diplohedral
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
dipththeria
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
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.
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
drosophilae
duennaships
dynamophone
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
edaphically
edaphically
adv
In terms of soil conditions.
elephantoid
elephantoid
adj
Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
noun
Any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea
encephaloid
encephaloid
adj
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
noun
A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
ephedraceae
ephemeridae
epiphanised
epiphanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epiphanise
epiphanized
epiphanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epiphanize
epiphloedal
epiphloedal
adj
(botany) That grows on the surface of bark
eriophyidae
euphausiids
euphausiids
noun
plural of euphausiid
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
geophilidae
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
graphitized
graphitized
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graphitize
haemosporid
haloperidol
haloperidol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.
handicapped
handicapped
adj
(derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind.
Having a handicap.
noun
(India) A disabled person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handicap
handicapper
handicapper
noun
(Canada, US) A disabled person.
A horse entered in a handicap race.
One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
handpresses
handpresses
noun
plural of handpress
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hemipyramid
heparinized
heparinized
adj
Treated with heparin
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heparinize
hepatitides
hepatitides
noun
plural of hepatitis
hepatodynia
hepatodynia
Noun
pain in the liver
heptadecane
heptadecane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.
heptahedral
heptahedral
adj
having seven plane surfaces
heptahedron
heptahedron
noun
(mathematics) any polyhedron having seven faces
heptahydric
heptahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) Having seven hydroxy groups.
heptameride
heptameride
noun
(chemistry, dated) A seven-unit oligomer.
(music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/7 of a meride, or 1/301 of an octave.
A thing having seven parts or divisions.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptaploidy
heptaploidy
noun
The property of being heptaploid.
hesperidate
hesperidian
hesperiidae
heteropidae
heteropodal
hispidulate
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.