(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
adenotyphoid
adiaphoretic
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
aglyphodonta
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
aliethmoidal
aliethmoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
allodelphite
amianthoidal
amphistomoid
amygdalolith
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anarthropoda
anchistopoda
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthomyiidae
anthracocide
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antimethodic
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
aphroditidae
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
arthrodirous
arthropodous
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bostrychidae
botherheaded
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
broadhearted
bromohydrate
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carcharodont
carcharodont
adj
Characteristic of (especially having teeth like that of) the great white shark (Carcharodon).
cardiopathic
cardiopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to cardiopathy
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
centrarchoid
cetorhinidae
chaetodontid
chaetodontid
noun
(zoology)Any fish in the family Chaetodontidae.
chaetopodous
chalazoidite
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chloridation
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrofetal
chondroplast
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
chromeplated
closehearted
coelacanthid
coelacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condylarthra
cordylanthus
countershade
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
crosshatched
crosshatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crosshatch
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylorhiza
dactylotheca
dantophilist
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
dealcoholist
dearworthily
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
demographist
demosthenean
demosthenian
demosthenian
Adjective
Demosthenic, pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes.
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatophone
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatorrhea
dermatrophia
desmognathae
desmothoraca
detectaphone
detectaphone
noun
A sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diarthrodial
diarthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations.
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
diazomethane
diazomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
dicaryophyte
dichotically
dichotically
adv
In a dichotic manner
dichotriaene
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
dietotherapy
dietotherapy
noun
Medical treatment by following a certain diet.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dioctahedral
dioctahedral
adj
(mineralogy) Having two of the octahedral sites occupied by cations
diphosphates
diphosphates
noun
plural of diphosphate
diplarthrous
disauthorize
disauthorize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
disconanthae
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
dittographic
dittographic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dittography.
dolichotmema
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
dorcatherium
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughthouse
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dyotheletian
dysarthrosis
dysarthrosis
noun
(medicine) Reduced motion of a joint due to deformity, dislocation or disease.
ectethmoidal
ectochondral
enarthrodial
enarthrodial
adj
Relating to an enarthrosis.
endognathion
endognathion
noun
A craniometric point in the inner segment of the premaxilla
endothelioma
endothelioma
noun
Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
endothoracic
endothoracic
adj
(entomology, rare) Relating to the endothorax.
endotracheal
endotracheal
adj
Within, or through the trachea
epanorthidae
erythroderma
erythroderma
noun
An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
ethionamides
ethionamides
noun
plural of ethionamide
exheredation
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
foremasthand
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
gnathopodite
gnathopodite
noun
(zoology) Any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.