(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anaphase
anaphase
noun
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
anaphyte
anophele
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphelian
aphelian
adj
(astronomy) Relating to aphelion
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
canephor
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
champine
chapanec
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chephren
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
ciniphes
cymaphen
daphnaea
daphnean
daphnean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Daphne.
daphnite
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
delphyne
demiphon
demophon
depthing
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
dyophone
earphone
earphone
noun
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
echinops
ecophene
ecophene
noun
(genetics, ecology) The range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a particular habitat
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
elaphine
elaphine
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the stag, Cervus elaphus.
elephant
elephant
noun
(Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
(paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
(uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
engraphy
enhamper
enseraph
ensophic
ensphere
ensphere
verb
(transitive) To form into a sphere.
(transitive) To place in a sphere; to surround in all directions (as if) by a sphere (one of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth).
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
eophyton
ephedrin
ephedrin
noun
Archaic form of ephedrine.
ephesian
ephesian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus
Noun
Someone from Ephesus
A jolly companion; a roisterer.
ephesine
epiphany
epiphany
noun
(Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphonon
euphonon
noun
(music) A musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form.
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
geophone
geophone
noun
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
gumpheon
hanapepe
hanapers
hanapers
noun
plural of hanaper
handspec
happened
happened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of happen
haptenes
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
headpins
headpins
noun
plural of headpin
helpings
helpings
noun
plural of helping
helpmann
hencoops
hencoops
noun
plural of hencoop
hennepin
hennepin
Proper noun
notably that of
a village in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Putnam County.
an unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
heparins
heparins
noun
plural of heparin
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
heptanes
heptanes
noun
plural of heptane
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
hiplines
hiplines
noun
plural of hipline
hispinae
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
honeypod
honeypot
honeypot
noun
(US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
(chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
(espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.
(slang) A vulva or vagina.
A pot of honey.
A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
hopeland
hornpipe
hornpipe
noun
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
Music played to the hornpipe dance
verb
(intransitive) To dance the hornpipe.
horsepen
hypergon
hyperion
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it
hypernik
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
hyphaene
hyphaene
noun
Any palm of the genus Hyphaene
hyphened
hyphened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphen
hyphenic
hyphenic
adj
Involving or relating to hyphens.
hypnoses
hypnoses
noun
plural of hypnosis
hypocone
hypocone
noun
(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypogene
hypogene
adj
(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.
hyponeas
hyponome
hyponome
noun
An organ of a cephalopod to expel water
hypopnea
hypopnea
noun
(pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate
inphases
insphere
insphere
verb
Alternative form of ensphere
isophane
isophane
noun
(countable, meteorology) A line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.
(uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
isophene
isophene
noun
A line (on a map, etc.) joining places where a particular biological phenomenon is exhibited in the same way, such as where plants flower at the same time (an isanthesic) or where the same proportion of clines is found.
isophone
isophone
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain phone, or speech segment, is found.
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
memphian
memphian
Adjective
Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.
meneptah
metaphen
morphean
morphean
Adjective
Pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
morphine
morphine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
nenuphar
nenuphar
noun
A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
neomorph
neomorph
noun
(genetics) A gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
neophron
neophyte
neophyte
noun
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
nepenthe
nepenthe
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
nephilim
nephilim
Proper noun
A race of humans mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.
nephrism
nephrism
noun
(pathology) The symptoms of kidney disease.
nephrite
nephrite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nephrons
nephrons
noun
plural of nephron
nephrops
nephtali
nephthys
nephthys
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.
norphlet
nymphaea
nymphaea
noun
(botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea.
plural of nymphaeum
nympheal
nymphean
nymphean
adj
of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
nymphets
nymphets
noun
plural of nymphet
nympheum
nymphine
nymphine
adj
(entomology, rare, obsolete) Pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.