(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
dehepatize
dentaphone
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
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
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.
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
diphtheria
diphtheria
noun
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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.
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
edaphodont
empathized
empathized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empathize
endopathic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
graphitoid
graphitoid
adj
Resembling graphite.
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
hecatomped
hedgetaper
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
heteropoda
hydropathy
hydropathy
noun
The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally.
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
idiopathic
idiopathic
adj
(pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
lappethead
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
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.
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
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
phalerated
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phasmatida
phasmatoid
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.
photodrama
photodrama
noun
a photoplay
photoradio
phycitidae
phymatidae
phymatodes
phytocidal
phytocidal
adj
That kills plants
phytomonad
phytomonad
noun
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Phytomonas
pistonhead
podarthral
podarthrum
podothecal
poppethead
potlatched
potlatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of potlatch
precharted
predeathly
prehaunted
protohydra
puppethead
pythonidae
radiophoto
radiophoto
noun
A radiophotograph.
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
rhapsodist
rhapsodist
noun
A rhapsode.
One who rhapsodizes.
rhodophyta
rhodoplast
scaphitoid
scratchpad
scratchpad
noun
(computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.
A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.