(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphioxi
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
camphoid
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
copemish
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
haplomid
hemiopia
hemiopia
noun
hemianopia
hemiopic
hemiopic
adj
hemianopsic
hemipode
hemipode
noun
Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
isomorph
isomorph
noun
Anything that exhibits isomorphism
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
mephisto
mesophil
mesophil
noun
Alternative form of mesophile
milkshop
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
moorship
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
morphias
morphias
noun
plural of morphia
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.
morphins
morphins
noun
plural of morphin
morphism
morphism
noun
(biology) Being or having distinct variants of a plant or animal species in the same locale; polymorphism.
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.
multihop
multihop
adj
(networking) Proceeding in multiple hops
omphalic
omphalic
adj
Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
ophidium
ophitism
opsimath
opsimath
noun
(rare) A person who learns late in life.
phasmoid
philamot
philamot
adj
Alternative form of philomot
philemol
philemon
philmont
philmont
Proper noun
Philmont Scout Ranch.
Proper noun
A town in
philomel
philomel
noun
(poetic) The nightingale.
phimosed
phimosed
adj
Exhibiting phimosis.
phimoses
phimoses
noun
plural of phimosis
phimosis
phimosis
noun
(medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
phimotic
phimotic
adj
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis.
phoenigm
phonemic
phonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phormium
phormium
noun
A plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
phronima
phymosia
pithsome
pithsome
adj
(archaic) pithy; robust
pochismo
prothmia
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopmaid
shopmaid
noun
(dated) A young woman who works in a shop.
sopherim
sopherim
noun
plural of sopher
sophisms
sophisms
noun
plural of sophism
trimorph
trimorph
noun
(crystallography) A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or which has three distinct physical states.
(crystallography) Any of the three forms of such a substance.
trophism
trophism
noun
Any specific form of nutrition involving the tissue of another organism
whipworm
whipworm
noun
(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.