(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
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
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.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
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.
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
demiphon
demophon
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.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
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
ensophic
eophyton
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
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
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
hencoops
hencoops
noun
plural of hencoop
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
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
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
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
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.
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.
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.
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nephrons
nephrons
noun
plural of nephron
nephrops
norphlet
odophone
openhead
orphaned
orphaned
adj
Abandoned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of orphan
orphange
osophone
otophone
ozophene
pancheon
pancheon
noun
(now UK regional) A shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
panoches
panoches
noun
plural of panoche
pantheon
pantheon
noun
(by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
pennorth
pennorth
noun
(obsolete, Britain) Alternative form of pennyworth
penoches
phaethon
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenegol
phenetol
phenetol
noun
(chemistry) The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C₆H₅.O.C₂H₅.
phenolia
phenolic
phenolic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol compound.
Any of a large group of pigments and flavouring agents, especially those found in grapes and wine.
Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes.
phenosal
phenosol
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
philemon
phitones
phlegmon
phlegmon
noun
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
phlorone
phlorone
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine.
phocaean
phocaena
phocenic
phocenin
phocenin
noun
(organic chemistry) delphin
phocinae
phocoena
phoebean
phoebean
Adjective
Of or relating to Phoebe or Phoebus
Of or relating to the Sun. Solar.
phoenigm
phonated
phonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phonate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
phoneier
phonemes
phonemes
noun
plural of phoneme
phonemic
phonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
phonesis
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoneyed
phoneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phoney
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phosgene
phosgene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride
photoeng
photogen
photogen
noun
(biology) A microorganism that produces phosphorescence.
(chemistry) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
pinochet
pinochle
pinochle
noun
(card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
(card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
plethron
plethron
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
pnompenh
ponchoed
ponchoed
adj
Wearing a poncho.
poonghee
poonghie
poonghie
noun
Alternative form of ponghee
porphine
porphine
noun
Alternative spelling of porphin
poshness
poshness
noun
The state or condition of being posh.
potheens
potheens
noun
plural of potheen
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
puncheon
puncheon
noun
A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.
A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.
A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction.
A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.
schoppen
sheppton
siphoned
siphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of siphon
siphonet
siphonet
noun
(zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew.
sphenion
sphenoid
sphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.
Having a wedged shape.
noun
(anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
(crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
stanhope
stanhope
noun
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
strephon
strephon
Proper noun
definition
sulphone
sulphone
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfone
syphoned
syphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syphon
thiophen
thiophen
noun
Archaic form of thiophene.
tholepin
tholepin
noun
A thole.
trephone
trephone
noun
(biochemistry) Any hormone that stimulates growth and division of cultured cells
typhoean
typhoean
Adjective
Of or relating to Typhon or Typhoeus, a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.
unholpen
unholpen
adj
(obsolete) Not helped.
unhooped
unhooped
adj
Not containing hoops.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhoop
unhooper
unhopped
unhopped
adj
Not impregnated with hops.
upholden
upholden
verb
(archaic) past participle of uphold
urophein
wahpeton
wineshop
wineshop
noun
(India) A liquor store.
A shop selling wine.
xenophon
xenophon
Proper noun
Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.
xenophya
xenophya
noun
(biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains