(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acrochordon
acrochordon
noun
(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
aglyphodont
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
amaranthoid
amidophenol
anarthropod
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androphonos
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydrously
anhydroxime
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphidolysin
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archfounder
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
asphodeline
azodiphenyl
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baldacchino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
bardolphian
baronethood
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
birobidzhan
bloodstanch
boltheading
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brahmanhood
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
carcharodon
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
characinoid
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
chelidonate
chelidonian
cheloniidae
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiliaedron
chionididae
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chondralgia
chondromata
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
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.
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
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
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
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
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.
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrohyrax
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
diacanthous
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphonical
diaphonical
adj
diacoustic; diaphonic
dichloramin
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
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
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
discophoran
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.
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.