(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
achatinidae
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
adelpholite
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adzharistan
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
allophytoid
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amphodelite
andikithira
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
annihilated
annihilated
adj
Having been utterly destroyed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annihilate
anthemideae
antheridial
antheridial
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthribidae
anthropidae
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antipathida
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
atherinidae
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
azadirachta
backlighted
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
batrachidae
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedlamitish
behindsight
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bichromated
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
blithebread
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boltheading
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
breadstitch
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bredestitch
britishhood
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
cachinnated
cachinnated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachinnate
Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidin
cantharidin
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
cardiasthma
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cathartidae
cathartides
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedratic
cathedratic
adj
promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cerithiidae
cetorhinoid
chaetetidae
chaetitidae
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
chattelized
chattelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chattelize
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
chelidonate
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
chitchatted
chitchatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitchat
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondroitic
chondroitin
chondroitin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone.
chondrostei
choroiditis
choroiditis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the choroid.
christendie
christendom
christicide
christicide
Noun
The killing of
One responsible for the death of Christ.
chytridiose
chytridiose
adj
Relating to chytridiosis
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
citizenhood
citizenhood
noun
The group of all citizens.
The state of being a citizen; citizenship
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cochliodont
cochliodont
noun
Any extinct fish of the order †Cochliodontiformes
colotyphoid
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
critchfield
cryptorchid
cryptorchid
noun
A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.
cyathozooid
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
deathliness
deathliness
noun
The state or quality of being deathly.
decillionth
decillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number decillion
noun
One of a decillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the decillionth position.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
delightless
delightless
adj
Void of delight.
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
demephitize
demephitize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To purify from mephitis.
demiatheism
demiatheist
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.