(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
achenodium
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
amidosulphonal
amphicondylous
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
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.
anhalouidine
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anhydrously
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthropodus
archfounder
archscoundrel
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.
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
aunthoods
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
azodisulphonic
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bleachground
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
branchiopodous
cardiopneumograph
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
chadbourn
chadbourne
chalcedonous
chapournetted
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chauldron
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondrofibromatous
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondropharyngeus
chondrosarcomatous
chordacentrous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choudrant
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
cochurchwarden
cohusband
condylarthrous
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
cordylanthus
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdash
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
countershade
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cuneoscaphoid
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
dachshound
dachshound
noun
Archaic form of dachshund.
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
delphocurarine
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
deutencephalon
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diacanthous
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.
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
dibranchious
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dictyosiphonaceous
diethylmalonylurea
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
dipleurobranchiate
disconanthous
dishallucination
disharmonious
disharmonious
adj
Not harmonious; lacking harmony.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
dishonourary
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
donaghue
donahue
donaugh
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
doublehanded
doublehanded
adj
(sailing) Requiring or using a crew consisting of two people.
Alternative form of double-handed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doublehand
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehandedness
doublehandedness
noun
Alternative form of double-handedness
doublehatching
doubleheartedness
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
doughman
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
draghound
draghound
noun
A hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
dumbartonshire
duodecahedron
duodecahedron
noun
Alternative form of dodecahedron
duodenocholangitis
duryodhana
duryodhana
Proper noun
A major character in the Hindu epic , the eldest of the Kauravas.
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
enchondromatous
enchondromatous
adj
Relating to enchondroma.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism