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.
albedograph
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
amphizoidae
amphodelite
anthropidae
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aporrhaidae
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
asphodeline
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
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.
catchpolled
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chaetopodan
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
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.
deepmouthed
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
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.
deplethoric
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
depthometer
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
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
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.
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichroscope
dichroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dinophyceae
dioctophyme
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
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
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
diplohedral
diplohedron
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
diplosphene
dipolsphene
discophiles
discophiles
noun
plural of discophile
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.
drosophilae
dynamophone
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
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.
endolymphic
endolymphic
adj
Relating to the endolymph
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
endophyllum
endophytous
endopsychic
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
epiphloedal
epiphloedal
adj
(botany) That grows on the surface of bark
epiphloedic
epithelioid
epithelioid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium
epitrochoid
epitrochoid
noun
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
eriophyidae
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
geophilidae
goddessship
goddessship
noun
Rare spelling of goddess-ship
haemosporid
haloperidol
haloperidol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
hedgehopped
hedgehopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hedgehop
hedgehopper
hedgehopper
noun
An aircraft that hedgehops.
hemipteroid
hemipteroid
noun
(zoology) A hemipteran or one of the closely related thrips and lice within the Exopterygota
hepatodynia
hepatodynia
Noun
pain in the liver
heptahedron
heptahedron
noun
(mathematics) any polyhedron having seven faces
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heptaploidy
heptaploidy
noun
The property of being heptaploid.
heteropidae
heteroploid
heteroploid
adj
(biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
noun
(biology) An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
heteropodal
hippiehoods
hippodromes
hippodromes
noun
plural of hippodrome
hodgepodges
hodgepodges
noun
plural of hodgepodge
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
holectypoid
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
honeylipped
hopperdozer
hopperdozer
noun
An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow box containing kerosene or coated with a sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels.
hopscotched
hopscotched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hopscotch
houppelande
houppelande
noun
(historical, Middle Ages) A robe or long tunic that is worn belted or with a fitted bodice often having full long sleeves and lined with fur.
hydroperiod
hydroperiod
noun
The period of time during which a wetland is covered by water.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydrophidae
hydrophinae
hydrophones
hydrophones
noun
plural of hydrophone
hydrophytes
hydrophytes
noun
plural of hydrophyte
hydroplaned
hydroplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane
hydroplaner
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydropowers
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hydrosphere
hydrosphere
noun
All the liquid waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.
hyperboloid
hyperboloid
noun
A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables squared and their coefficients not all of the same sign.