Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
adenotyphus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
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
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amidohexose
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anhydrously
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
aphidolysin
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
asphodeline
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.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bloodstanch
blossomhead
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardophagus
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
cholralosed
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysopidae
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
counterdash
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehydrators
dehydrators
noun
plural of dehydrator
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diacanthous
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
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.
diaphorases
diaphorases
noun
plural of diaphorase
diaphoreses
diaphoreses
noun
plural of diaphoresis
diaphoresis
diaphoresis
noun
(physiology, medicine) Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat; sweating; perspiration; and (sometimes, more particularly):
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
diarthroses
diarthroses
noun
plural of diarthrosis
diarthrosis
diarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
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.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dithyrambos
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dolichosoma
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
dothideales
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
drosophilae
drosophilas
drosophilas
noun
plural of drosophila
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
forehandsel
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
goatherdess
goatherdess
noun
A female goatherd.
goodmanship
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
haciendados
hadrosaurus
haemosporid
hallopodous
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handistroke
handsomeish
handsomeish
adj
Somewhat handsome.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
harpsichord
harpsichord
noun
(music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. Harpsichords originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
harrodsburg
hazardously
hazardously
adv
In a hazardous manner.
headclothes
heathendoms
heathendoms
noun
plural of heathendom
hebecladous
hederaceous
hederaceous
adj
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or resembling ivy.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
hexahedrons
hindoostani
hippodamous
historiated
historiated
adj
Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story.
holaspidean
holaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
hollandaise
hollandaise
noun
Hollandaise sauce.
homesteaded
homesteaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homestead