(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
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
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
champine
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
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
ciniphes
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
demiphon
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
echinops
elaphine
elaphine
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the stag, Cervus elaphus.
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
ensophic
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.
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.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
headpins
headpins
noun
plural of headpin
helpings
helpings
noun
plural of helping
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.
heparins
heparins
noun
plural of heparin
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
hiplines
hiplines
noun
plural of hipline
hispinae
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.
hyperion
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it
hypernik
hyphenic
hyphenic
adj
Involving or relating to hyphens.
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
memphian
memphian
Adjective
Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.
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.
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
nephtali
nymphine
nymphine
adj
(entomology, rare, obsolete) Pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
paimaneh
painches
painches
noun
plural of painch
pantheic
parishen
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
peiching
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
penuchis
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
pershing
phaneric
phaneric
adj
(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic
phaselin
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenazin
phenetic
phenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phenicia
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
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.
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phenylic
phenylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
phialine
philemon
phillane
phitones
phocenic
phocenin
phocenin
noun
(organic chemistry) delphin
phocinae
phoenigm
phoneier
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).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phrenics
phrenics
noun
The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
phylline
phylline
adj
leaf-like
picunche
pincheck
pincheck
noun
A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
pinchers
pinchers
noun
Dated form of pincers.
plural of pincher
pinebush
pinehall
pinheads
pinheads
noun
plural of pinhead
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.
pinscher
pinscher
noun
Any of several breeds of dog.
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithecan
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
poonghie
poonghie
noun
Alternative form of ponghee
porphine
porphine
noun
Alternative spelling of porphin
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prenight
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
punchier
punchier
adj
comparative form of punchy: more punchy
punished
punished
adj
That has been the object of punishment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of punish
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
punishes
punishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punish
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
seraphin
seraphin
noun
Alternative form of xeraphim
shelepin
shipment
shipment
noun
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
shippens
shippens
noun
plural of shippen
shunpike
shunpike
noun
A side road or route.
verb
To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.
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.
sphecina
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.
sphering
sphering
noun
The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.
sphinges
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
stephani
stephine
sulphine
sulphine
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfine
sylphine
sylphine
adj
(rare) sylphic
thespian
thespian
adj
Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
noun
An actor or player.
thiophen
thiophen
noun
Archaic form of thiophene.
tholepin
tholepin
noun
A thole.
tiphanie
trephine
trephine
noun
(medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.