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
hyphenates
hyphenates
noun
plural of hyphenate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotisms
hypnotisms
noun
plural of hypnotism
hypnotists
hypnotists
noun
plural of hypnotist
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypoditone
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hyponitric
hyponoetic
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hypotensor
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
hypothenic
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
internship
internship
noun
(US) The first year of a medical residency.
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
interphase
interphase
adj
(chemistry, physics) Between phases
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.
(mechanical engineering) An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials.
interphone
interphone
noun
intercom
isoheptane
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
lanthopine
lanthopine
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.
lapithaean
leptorrhin
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
lithophane
lithophane
noun
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophany
lithophany
noun
The technique of producing lithophane.
lithophone
lithophone
noun
(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.
Alternative form of lithopone
Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lithoprint
lithoprint
noun
A print made by lithography.
lophiodont
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
lymphation
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
megaphyton
menotyphla
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mephitinae
metaphyton
metaphyton
noun
Any metaphytic filamentous alga
monopathic
monopathic
adj
(medicine) Affecting only one organ or function.
monophotal
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
morphinist
morphinist
noun
(obsolete) One who is addicted to morphine.
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
naphthalic
naphthalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
naphthalin
naphthalin
Noun
naphthalene
naphthalol
naphthalol
noun
naphthyl salicylate
naphthenic
naphthenic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a naphthene.
naphthylic
naprapathy
naprapathy
noun
A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
napthionic
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
nautophone
necropathy
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nepenthean
nepenthean
adj
Bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
nephometer
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
nephrotome
nephrotome
noun
(biology, dated) A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nightspots
nightspots
noun
plural of nightspot
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
noctograph
noctograph
noun
(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
nonaphetic
nonasphalt
nonasphalt
adj
Not being or relating to asphalt.
nonhepatic
nonhepatic
adj
Not hepatic
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
nosotrophy
nosotrophy
noun
(obsolete) The care and nursing of the sick.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
nymphotomy
nymphotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the labia minora
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
ornithopod
ornithopod
noun
A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
orpheonist
orthophony
orthophony
noun
The art of correct articulation / speaking
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
orthopnoea
orthopnoea
noun
Shortness of breath when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.
osteophone
osteophone
noun
An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
osteophony
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
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.
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
panatrophy
panatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of all parts of a structure or the body; general atrophy
pansophist
pansophist
noun
(historical) A proponent of a 17th-century movement around pansophy, or the systematic organization of all human knowledge.
pantagraph
pantagraph
noun
Alternative form of pantograph
pantamorph
pantechnic
pantheists
pantheists
noun
plural of pantheist
panthelism
pantheonic
pantheonic
adj
Of the nature of a pantheon; having the characteristics of a pantheon
pantheress
pantheress
noun
A female panther.
pantherine
pantherine
adj
Like a panther, especially in colour.
noun
(biochemistry) muscimol
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the genus Panthera.
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the subfamily Pantherinae.
pantherish
pantherish
adj
Like a panther; catlike.
pantograph
pantograph
noun
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
verb
To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.
pantomorph
pantophagy
pantophagy
noun
A diet that consists of a variety of foods.
pantophile
pantosophy
pantothere
pantothere
noun
(zoology) Any of the Pantotheria, a (now abandoned) taxon of Mesozoic mammals.
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
parathyrin
parathyrin
Noun
parathyroid hormone
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pardanthus
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parentship
parentship
noun
The condition, state, or status of a parent.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
partheniae
parthenian
parthenian
Adjective
Of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
parthenope
patchiness
patchiness
noun
The condition of being patchy.
patchstand
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pathognomy
pathognomy
noun
The expression of the passions or emotions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.
pathomania
pathomania
noun
(medicine, dated) moral insanity; psychopathy
pathonomia
patronship
patronship
noun
(uncommon) Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).
Alternative form of patroonship
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pedanthood
pennyearth
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
pentaptych
pentaptych
noun
A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
pentastich
pentastich
noun
(poetry) A composition consisting of five verses.
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
pentathlon
pentathlon
noun
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus