(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrostichum
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphitokous
amphivorous
amphogenous
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anomphalous
arrhythmous
ascophyllum
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
bonhomously
bothridiums
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chiselmouth
chiselmouth
noun
A North American fish (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloriambus
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
comephorous
customhouse
customhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of custom house
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
ecthymatous
ecthymatous
adj
Relating to ecthymata
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
enchymatous
epomophorus
escarmouche
escarmouche
noun
(obsolete) A skirmish.
esthiomenus
ethambutols
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exothermous
furthermost
furthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; farthest
furthersome
furthersome
adj
Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
gymnanthous
harmonsburg
hegumenoses
helminthous
helminthous
adj
Relating to helminths.
hematobious
hemiazygous
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
hemophagous
hemophagous
adj
That feeds on, or is nourished by blood
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
hermoupolis
hippocampus
hippocampus
noun
(mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
hippodamous
holostomous
homalonotus
homeogenous
homeomerous
homeomerous
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of homoeomerous
homicidious
homocarpous
homocoelous
homodromous
homodromous
adj
(botany) Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
(engineering) Moving in the same direction (said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis).
homogeneous
homogeneous
adj
(chemistry) In the same state of matter.
(mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
Of the same kind; alike, similar.
homoiousian
homoiousian
adj
having a similar but not identical essence, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity
noun
(historical) One of the Semi-Arians of the 4th century who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father.
homomallous
homomallous
adj
(botany) Uniformly bending or curving to one side; said of leaves that grow on several sides of a stem.
homoousians
homoousians
noun
plural of homoousian
homoousiast
homoousious
homophenous
homophonous
homophonous
adj
(music) Homophonic; sounding the same.
(phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation.
homopterous
homopterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
homosporous
homosporous
adj
(botany) producing spores of the same size and type.
homostylous
homostylous
adj
(botany) Having all styles the same length
homotaxeous
homotropous
homotropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to homotropy.
honorariums
hoodlumisms
hoodlumisms
noun
plural of hoodlumism
hormigueros
hormogonous
housemaster
housemaster
noun
A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.
housemating
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
housemother
housemother
noun
A woman employed in a residence for young people, to look after them.
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
huguenotism
huguenotism
Noun
The religion or doctrine of the Huguenots
hummelstown
humoresques
humoresques
noun
plural of humoresque
humorlessly
humorlessly
adv
In a humorless manner; lacking levity or humor.
humorsomely
humorsomely
adv
Pleasantly; humorously.
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hygromatous
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypobromous
hypobromous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypobromous acid
hypodermous
hypoischium
hyposcenium
hyposcenium
noun
A low wall in front of the stage of an Ancient Greek theatre
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
hypostomous
ichneumones
imposthumes
imposthumes
noun
plural of imposthume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imposthume
inhumations
inhumations
noun
plural of inhumation
isomorphous
isomorphous
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism.
isothermous
judophobism
largemouths
largemouths
noun
plural of largemouth
lithodomous
lithodomous
adj
(zoology) Like, or relating to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.
lithotomous
machairodus
machicoulis
machicoulis
noun
A machicolation.
macrophagus
macrorhinus
meliphagous
meliphagous
adj
Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
menthaceous
menthaceous
adj
(botany) mint-like (of genus Mentha, tribe Mentheae, or the obsolete family Menthaceae).
mesochilium
mesophilous
mesophilous
adj
Synonym of mesophilic
mesophyllum
mesophyllum
noun
(botany) The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces
mesorhinium
mesosuchian
mesothelium
mesothelium
noun
(biology) A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura
mesothorium
mesothorium
noun
(physics) Any product of the radioactive decay of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium
mischievous
mischievous
adj
Causing mischief; injurious.
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
mistouching
mistouching
verb
present participle of mistouch
mitrephorus
monochasium
monochasium
noun
(botany) A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.
mononychous
monophagous
monophagous
adj
(biology) That eats only one kind of food
That (prefers to) eat alone
monophonous
monophonous
adj
Able to produce only one sound at a time.
monorhinous
mosquitoish
mosquitoish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mosquito.
motherhouse
motherhouse
noun
The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.
The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
motormouths
motormouths
noun
plural of motormouth
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.
mousefishes
mousefishes
noun
plural of mousefish
moustachial
moustachial
adj
(zoology) Resembling a moustache; applied to certain markings on birds.
moustachios
moustachios
noun
plural of moustachio
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moustachio