Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
cinchonidia
cinchonidia
noun
Dated form of cinchonidine.
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cleanhanded
cleanhanded
adj
Alternative spelling of clean-handed
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
cnidophobia
coapprehend
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
cyanhydrate
cyanohydrin
cyanohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having both a hydroxy and a cyanide functional group, especially one having these groups attached to the same carbon atom
cyphomandra
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
deadheading
deadheading
noun
The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.
The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
verb
present participle of deadhead
deadishness
deadishness
noun
The quality of being deadish.
deathliness
deathliness
noun
The state or quality of being deathly.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
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
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
delphinidae
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
demonograph
dendrachate
dendrachate
noun
(mineralogy) An arborescent or dendritic agate.
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrohyrax
depressanth
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
deutschland
dhanvantari
diacanthous
diachaenium
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diadelphian
diadelphian
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dianthaceae
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diaphonical
diaphonical
adj
diacoustic; diaphonic
diaphtherin
diaphtherin
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid
diazenithal
dichloramin
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
diencephala
diencephala
noun
plural of diencephalon
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dinophyceae
dinotherian
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
diphtherian
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
diplophonia
diplophonia
noun
(music) The production, by the voice, of sounds of two different pitches simultaneously
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discophoran
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
disenthrall
disenthrall
verb
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
disenthrals
disenthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenthral
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.
disheartens
disheartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten
disheathing
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dishumanize
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
disinthrall
disinthrall
verb
Alternative form of disinthral
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
dodecatheon
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
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
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
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.
duennaships
dunderheads
dunderheads
noun
plural of dunderhead
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
elaeodochon
elephantoid
elephantoid
adj
Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
noun
Any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea
enarthrodia
enarthrodia
noun
(anatomy) Archaic form of enarthrosis.
encephaloid
encephaloid
adj
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
noun
A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
enchytraeid
enchytraeid
noun
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
endothecate
endothecial
endothelial
endothelial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endothelium.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enneahedral
enneahedral
adj
(geometry) Having nine sides.
enneahedria
enneahedron
enneahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with nine faces.
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
epiphanised
epiphanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epiphanise
epiphanized
epiphanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epiphanize
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
faddishness
faddishness
noun
The state or condition of being faddish.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
finchbacked
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
forehandsel
gaddishness
gaddishness
noun
(nonce word) Quality of being gaddish.
ganderteeth
ghirlandaio
ghirlandajo
gnaphalioid
goodmanship
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
greenheaded
habitudinal
haciendados
hackneyedly
haddonfield
hadensville
hadentomoid
hadromerina
haematoidin
haematoidin
noun
Alternative form of hematoidin
haggardness
haggardness
noun
The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.
hairbrained
hairbrained
adj
Misspelling of harebrained.
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
halcyonidae
hallstadtan
halogenated
halogenated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halogenate