(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
ecphractic
ecphractic
adj
(medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.
noun
(dated) Any medicine of this kind.
ecthlipses
ecthlipses
noun
plural of ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
noun
(phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
(phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ectophloic
ectophloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is external to the xylem.
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
ectotrophi
elephantic
elephantic
adj
(not comparable) Having elephantiasis
Of or relating to elephants
gigantic; massive
empathetic
empathetic
adj
Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic.
emphatical
emphatical
adj
emphatic
emphractic
emphractic
adj
(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
endopathic
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epenthetic
epenthetic
adj
(phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
epibenthic
epibenthic
adj
(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea
epicanthic
epicanthic
adj
(anatomy, of a fold of skin) That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epithecate
epithecial
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epitrophic
ericophyte
ethopoetic
ethopoetic
adj
(obsolete) Expressing character.
euphonetic
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
halophytic
halophytic
adj
Growing well under salty conditions
hecatomped
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
helicopted
helicopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of helicopt
helicopter
helicopter
noun
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hepatocele
hepatocele
noun
(medicine) hernia of the liver
hepatocyte
hepatocyte
noun
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
hephaestic
heptachlor
heptachlor
noun
An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide.
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.
heptacolic
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.
heptanchus
heptapodic
heptarchal
heptarchic
heptarchic
adj
Of or pertaining to a heptarchy.
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
heptastich
heptastich
noun
(poetry) A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.
heptateuch
heptateuch
Proper noun
The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible.
heptatomic
heptatomic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of seven atoms
heptatonic
heptatonic
adj
(music) Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
heteroepic
hippiatric
hippiatric
adj
Relating to hippiatry.
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hitchproof
hochpetsch
holophytic
holophytic
adj
(biology) That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food
homeotypic
homeotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
horopteric
horopteric
adj
Of or pertaining to the horopter.
hotchpotch
hotchpotch
noun
(archaic) A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.
(civil law) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.
Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”).
Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”).
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hylotropic
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperstoic
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypertypic
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
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
hypocistis
hypocrater
hypocrital
hypocrital
adj
(dated) hypocritical
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypocritic
hypocritic
adj
Synonym of hypocritical
noun
A hypocrite.
hypolithic
hypolithic
adj
(of plants) Growing beneath rocks.
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hyponitric
hyponoetic
hypostatic
hypostatic
adj
(genetics) Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.
(medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
(theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
hypotactic
hypotactic
adj
Of or relating to hypotaxis.
hypothecal
hypothecal
adj
(microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypothenic
hypothetic
hypothetic
adj
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality
hypotricha
idiopathic
idiopathic
adj
(pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
jaspachate
jaspachate
noun
(obsolete) agate jasper
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptochroa
leptorchis
lipothymic
lipothymic
adj
Tending to swoon; fainting.
lithoscope
lithoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
lithotypic
lithotypic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by lithotypy.
lymphocyst
lymphocyst
noun
(pathology) A buildup of lymphatic fluid in the pelvis
lymphocyte
lymphocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
lymphoduct
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
mazopathic
mephitical
mephitical
adj
Alternative form of mephitic
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphytic
metaphytic
adj
Relating to metaphytes.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
monopathic
monopathic
adj
(medicine) Affecting only one organ or function.
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
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.
mythopoeic
naphthalic
naphthalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
naphthenic
naphthenic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a naphthene.
naphthylic
napthionic
necropathy
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
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
nonhepatic
nonhepatic
adj
Not hepatic
octothorpe
octothorpe
noun
(chiefly US, typography) The hash or square symbol (#), used mainly in telephony and computing.
ophiolitic
ophiolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks
ophthalmic
ophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.
Visionary, looking to the future.
opisthotic
opisthotic
noun
(anatomy) The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
orthoptics
orthoptics
noun
The study and treatment of muscular irregularities of the eye.
orthoscope
orthoscope
noun
An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
otheoscope
otheoscope
noun
An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.
otocephaly
otocephaly
noun
A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
oxyophitic
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
pachometer
pachometer
noun
Alternative form of pachymeter
pachymeter
pachymeter
noun
Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
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.
pachyotous
pachystima
pachytylus
packthread
packthread
noun
(archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.