Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adolphus
adventureship
ahmadpur
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amidosulphonal
amphicondylous
amphidesmous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphiumidae
anaphroditous
anarthropodous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anthropodus
anuradhapura
aphidicolous
aphidious
aphidius
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphodius
aphodus
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
archplunderer
arthropodous
asphodelus
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
azodisulphonic
bardulph
biddulphia
biddulphiaceae
brachiopodous
brachypodous
branchiopodous
buddhaship
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
cardiopneumograph
cardophagus
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
celiadelphus
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalodiscus
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodymus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
chaetopodous
chandragupta
chapournetted
chappaquiddick
chempaduk
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chondropharyngeus
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
cladophyllum
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
cuneoscaphoid
cuphead
cuphead
noun
(engineering) A hemispherical head on a rivet.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
dadupanthi
dasyphyllous
dasyphyllous
adj
(botany, rare) Having downy leaves.
datapunch
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dauphin
dauphin
noun
(allegorical): An eldest son.
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deathcup
deathcups
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
deradelphus
derencephalus
dermatophagus
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process
deutencephalic
deutencephalon
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
dialyphyllous
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
dibothriocephalus
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dicephalus
dichapetalum
dichocarpous
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dikelocephalus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphenylguanidine
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
diplacanthus
diplarthrous
dipleurobranchiate
diplocephalous
diplocephalus
diplochlamydeous
discocephalous
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
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.
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
dolichocephalous
dolichocephalous
adj
dolichocephalic
dracocephalum
dracocephalum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, the dragonheads.