(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
arthropoda
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
arthropody
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
catchpoled
cattyphoid
chaetopoda
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
dadupanthi
dantophily
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
dehepatize
deiphontes
delphinite
dentaphone
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diaphorite
diaphorite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
diastrophe
diastrophy
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diophysite
diotrephes
diphtheria
diphtheria
noun
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diphtheric
diphtheric
adj
Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
docentship
doctorship
doctorship
noun
Professional position or title of a doctor.
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
edaphodont
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
empathized
empathized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empathize
endopathic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endotrophi
epitheloid
epitheloid
adj
Alternative form of epithelioid
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
graphitoid
graphitoid
adj
Resembling graphite.
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
hecatomped
hedgetaper
helicopted
helicopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of helicopt
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
heptachord
heptachord
noun
(music) A lyre with seven chords.
(music) A system of seven sounds.
(poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
heptadecyl
heptadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
heptahedra
heptandria
heptaploid
heptaploid
adj
Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noun
(biology) Such a cell or organism.
heptapodic
heredipety
heteropoda
hilltopped
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotspurred
hydropathy
hydropathy
noun
The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally.
hydrophyte
hydrophyte
noun
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
hydropotes
hyphenated
hyphenated
adj
Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
Written with a hyphen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypoditone
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
idiopathic
idiopathic
adj
(pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
lappethead
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lophiodont
lymphoduct
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
ornithopod
ornithopod
noun
A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
otidiphaps
pachyodont
pachyodont
adj
(zoology) Having hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.
(zoology) Having thick teeth.
noun
(zoology) An organism with teeth of this kind.
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
paddywatch
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
pardanthus
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
parrothood
parrothood
noun
The condition of being a parrot.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
pastorhood
pastorhood
noun
The role or status of a pastor.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
patchstand
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pedanthood
pedatrophy
pedotrophy
pedotrophy
noun
The nourishment of children
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
phalerated
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phasmatida
phasmatoid
phenetidin
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phenylated
phenylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by the addition of phenyl groups.
philanthid
phosphated
phosphated
adj
Containing phosphates.
photodiode
photodiode
noun
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
photodrama
photodrama
noun
a photoplay
photodrome
photodrome
noun
(dated) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes, the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
photodromy
photoflood
photoflood
noun
(photography) A lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject