A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adrammelech
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amherstdale
amidohexose
amidophenol
ammishaddai
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphiumidae
amphizoidae
amphodelite
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
anthemideae
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
aphroditeum
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
arthrodymic
ashamedness
ashamedness
noun
The state or quality of being ashamed.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamitish
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bichromated
blossomhead
bodhidharma
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachydomal
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmanhood
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
calathidium
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cardiasthma
cephaldemae
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcidicum
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chiromyidae
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydozoa
chlamydozoa
noun
plural of chlamydozoon
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chondromata
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chromididae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
cumaldehyde
cyphomandra
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
deadheadism
deadheadism
noun
The practice of travelling for free, as a deadhead.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decadrachma
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
demethylate
demethylate
verb
(chemistry) To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule
demiatheism
demiatheist
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dermathemia
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
deschampsia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diachaenium
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
diathermacy
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermize
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalism
dichloramin
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
having two colors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
dishumanize
dismarshall
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dolichosoma
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dromophobia
durhamville
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
dysrhythmia
dysrhythmia
noun
A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
ephemeridae
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.