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
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.
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.
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
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.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
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
diplohedral
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
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
dynamophone
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
epiphloedal
epiphloedal
adj
(botany) That grows on the surface of bark
eriophyidae
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
geophilidae
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.
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
heteropodal
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
holographed
holographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of holograph
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.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydrophidae
hydrophinae
hydroplaned
hydroplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane
hydroplaner
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hypnopaedia
hypnopaedia
noun
Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means.
hypoadrenia
ideographic
ideographic
adj
Pertaining to an ideograph or ideography.
idiopathies
idiopathies
noun
plural of idiopathy
iodotherapy
iodotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of iodine or of iodides
isadelphous
isodiaphere
judaeophile
judaeophobe
judeophobia
judeophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Judeophobia
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
lymphoedema
lymphoedema
noun
Alternative spelling of lymphedema
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphne
noun
A dark sweet Greek red wine.
A variety of grape native to Achaea, northern Peloponnese, Greece, from which the wine is made.
methyldopas
monadelphia
monodelphia
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
myctophidae
naphthoxide
openhearted
openhearted
adj
Alternative form of open-hearted
ophiuroidea
orthopaedia
orthopaedia
noun
Alternative form of orthopedia
orthopaedic
orthopaedic
adj
Alternative spelling of orthopedic
outdespatch
outpreached
outpreached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreach
paedatrophy
paedophilia
paedophilia
noun
Britain standard spelling of pedophilia.
paedotrophy
paedotrophy
noun
Alternative form of pedotrophy
palechinoid
pantherwood
parenthoods
parenthoods
noun
plural of parenthood
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathsounder
peasanthood
peasanthood
noun
The state or condition of a peasant.
pedagoguish
pedatrophia
pedophiliac
pedophiliac
noun
US standard spelling of paedophiliac.
pedophilias
pedophilias
noun
plural of pedophilia
pentahedron
pentahedron
noun
A solid geometric figure with five faces.
perichordal
perichordal
adj
Around the notochord.
phaeodarian
phaeodarian
noun
Any radiolarian of the class Phaeodarea
phagedenous
phagedenous
adj
(medicine) phagedenic
phasmatodea
philodendra
phosphamide
phosphamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amide of a phosphonic acid (i.e. in which one of more OH groups have been replaced by -NH₂ etc)
phosphatide
phosphatide
noun
(chemistry) a phospholipid
photohalide
photomapped
photomapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photomap
photostated
phrenodynia
phrenogrady
phronimidae
phryganeoid
phylloclade
phylloclade
noun
(botany) A flattened stem, a type of cladode that has unlimited extension growth and resembles a leaf.
phytoptidae
placeholder
placeholder
noun
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
plateholder
plateholder
noun
A device for holding a photographic plate.
podoscapher
podosphaera
polygraphed
polygraphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polygraph