(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
adiathermanous
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
amidosulphonal
amphicondylous
anarthropodous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
auricyanhydric
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
azodisulphonic
biddulphiaceae
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
branchiopodous
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
bullheadedness
bullheadedness
noun
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
burrheadedness
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
chappaquiddick
chlamydosaurus
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chordacentrous
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cochurchwarden
condylarthrous
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
dashnaktzutiun
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
desmachymatous
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
deutencephalic
deutencephalon
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
dikelocephalus
diplocephalous
discocephalous
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehatching
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
dumbartonshire
extrahazardous
figureheadless
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
furfuraldehyde
furfuraldehyde
Noun
furfural
gerrhosauridae
glutaraldehyde
glutaraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor.
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
haemodoraceous
haemodoraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Haemodoraceae (bloodworts).
haemosporidium
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
helladotherium
hemoplasmodium
hepatoduodenal
hepatoduodenal
adj
Relating to the liver and duodenum.
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
hernandiaceous
hernandiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
holothurioidea
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
hydradephagous
hydrangeaceous
hydrangeaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrangeaceae.
hydrencephalus
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalous
adj
(medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus.
Having a swollen head.
hydromicaceous
hydrophthalmus
hydrophylacium
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hyperdiazeuxis
ichneumonoidea
ichthyosauroid
lecythidaceous
lecythidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts.
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
lymphoglandula
lymphoglandula
Noun
A lymph node.
macrauchenioid
mandibulohyoid
mandibulohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch
Situated between the mandibular and the hyoid arch
mealymouthedly
multichambered
multichambered
adj
Having more than one chamber.
multichanneled
mushheadedness
nabuchodonosor
naphthinduline
naphthinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from naphthazine.
nebuchadnezzar
nebuchadnezzar
Proper noun
A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 – 562 According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.
Noun
A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.
nebuchadrezzar
nephrogonaduct
nondichogamous
nondichogamous
adj
Not dichogamous.
nonhazardously
northumberland
northumberland
Proper noun
The most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
nudibranchiate
odontognathous
odontognathous
adj
Having toothlike ridges on the jaw
organochordium
outlandishlike
outlandishness
outlandishness
noun
The quality of being outlandish.
overdistraught
pachydactylous
pachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having thick digits.
pachydermatous
pachydermatous
adj
(humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive.
Like an elephant
Of or relating to the pachyderms.
pediculophobia
pediculophobia
noun
A morbid fear of lice.
photoduplicate
photoduplicate
noun
A photocopy.
verb
(transitive) To photocopy.
pleuracanthoid
podophthalmous
podophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia.
predreadnought
predreadnought
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of pre-dreadnought.
pseudarthrosis
pseudarthrosis
noun
(architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint
(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
(surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
pseudepigrapha
pseudepigrapha
noun
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
pseudepigraphy
pseudepigraphy
noun
The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
pseudoarchaism
pseudoarchaism
noun
(countable) A false (typically invented) archaism.
(uncountable) The quality of being pseudoarchaic.
pseudoarchaist
pseudoarchaist
noun
A person who uses or invents pseudoarchaisms
pseudobrachial
pseudobrachium
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
noun
(marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
pseudobranchus
pseudochemical
pseudochemical
adj
Apparently, but not actually, chemical.
pseudocyphella
pseudocyphella
noun
(lichenology) A structure in lichens that appears as a tiny pore on the outer surface, caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface.
pseudoelephant
pseudofaithful
pseudofatherly
pseudographeme
pseudographize
pseudoheroical
pseudomythical
pseudomythical
adj
Apparently, but not actually, mythical; resembling a myth; having mythic elements.
pseudoperianth
pseudosiphonal
pseudosophical
pseudotracheal
pseudoxanthine
puzzleheadedly
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadrisulphide
quarterdeckish
radioautograph
radioautograph
noun
autoradiograph
rhapidophyllum
rheumatoidally
rhodomelaceous
rhodomelaceous
adj
Belonging to the Rhodomelaceae.
semidiaphanous
semidiaphanous
adj
Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.
sesquihydrated
southeastwards
southeastwards
adj
southeastward
southwestwards
southwestwards
adj
southwestward
squamosphenoid
stoutheartedly
stoutheartedly
adv
Bravely, courageously.
Resolutely.
subarachnoidal
subarachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid
subendothelial
subendothelial
adj
Beneath the endothelial layer
subnotochordal
subnotochordal
adj
(anatomy) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord.
sulfathalidine
sulphanilamide
sulphanilamide
noun
(British spelling, pharmacology) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
sulphapyridine
sulphapyridine
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of sulfapyridine
sulphostannide
sulphovanadate
superethmoidal
superhumanized
superhumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superhumanize