A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidohexose
amidophenol
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphizoidae
amphodelite
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anhydroxime
aphroditeum
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
arthrodymic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bichromated
birdmouthed
blossomhead
bodhidharma
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bothridiums
brachydomal
brahmanhood
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chelidonium
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chiromyidae
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydozoa
chlamydozoa
noun
plural of chlamydozoon
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chondromata
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
christendom
chromididae
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coxcombhood
cyphomandra
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
deepmouthed
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
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.
demolishers
demolishers
noun
plural of demolisher
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
demonograph
demophilism
demosthenes
demosthenes
Proper noun
name, famously borne by the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
demosthenic
demosthenic
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
depthometer
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermochelys
dermochrome
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichloramin
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomies
dichotomies
noun
plural of dichotomy
dichotomise
dichotomise
verb
Alternative spelling of dichotomize
dichotomist
dichotomist
noun
One who dichotomizes.
dichotomize
dichotomize
verb
(astronomy) To exhibit as a half disk.
(intransitive) To be divided into two.
(transitive) To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
having two colors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
dimorphisms
dimorphisms
noun
plural of dimorphism
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
dioctophyme
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
dithyrambos
dolichosoma
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dromophobia
droughermen
dryophyllum
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
dysmorphism
dysmorphism
noun
(anatomy) any malformation of the anatomy
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
ectoethmoid
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
endolymphic
endolymphic
adj
Relating to the endolymph
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endophyllum
endothecium
endothecium
noun
(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
endothelium
endothelium
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
ethmoiditis
ethmoiditis
noun
inflammation of the ethmoid bone
evilmouthed
flameholder
flapmouthed
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
formaldehyd
foulmouthed
foulmouthed
adj
Alternative form of foul-mouthed
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
fullmouthed
godmothered
godmothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godmother
goldenmouth
goldschmidt
goldsmithry
goldsmithry
noun
Archaic form of goldsmithery.
goodmanship
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
hadentomoid
hadromerina
haematoidin
haematoidin
noun
Alternative form of hematoidin
haemorrhoid
haemorrhoid
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid
haemosporid
handsomeish
handsomeish
adj
Somewhat handsome.
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.