The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenotyphoid
aglyphodonta
amphicondyla
amygdophenin
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
brachypodine
brachypodous
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
celidography
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cladophyllum
coryphaenoid
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dasyphyllous
dasyphyllous
adj
(botany, rare) Having downy leaves.
dasystephana
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
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.
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
diapophysial
diapophysial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the diapophysis
dicaryophase
dicaryophyte
didelphyidae
dietotherapy
dietotherapy
noun
Medical treatment by following a certain diet.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
diplocephaly
emptyhearted
euphyllopoda
handypersons
heptahydrate
heptahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains seven molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
hippolytidae
hydnocarpate
hydradephaga
hydriotaphia
hydroadipsia
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrocephali
hydrocephaly
hydrocephaly
noun
hydrocephalus
hydrographer
hydrographer
noun
A scientist whose speciality is hydrography.
hydrographic
hydrographic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrography.
hydropathies
hydropathies
noun
plural of hydropathy
hydropathist
hydropathist
noun
An expert in hydropathy
hydrophanous
hydrophanous
adj
(mineralogy) Made transparent by immersion in water.
hydrophobias
hydrophobias
noun
plural of hydrophobia
hydropically
hydropically
adv
In a hydropical manner.
hydroplaning
hydroplaning
noun
(automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of hydroplane
hydroplanula
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydrotherapy
hydrotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.
hyperacidity
hyperacidity
noun
The condition of being excessively acidic
hyperadipose
hyperadrenia
hypercharged
hypercharged
adj
Having hypercharge
hyperdactyly
hyperdactyly
noun
(pathology) polydactyly
hyperdulical
hyperhedonia
hyperhedonia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the individual derives an abnormally heightened level of pleasure from the activities performed.
hyperpyramid
hyperpyramid
noun
A higher-dimensional shape analogous to the three-dimensional pyramid.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
hypochondria
hypochondria
noun
(medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.
(obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression
plural of hypochondrium
hypocleidian
hypocondylar
hypocoracoid
hypocoracoid
noun
The lower coracoid bone of fish
hypodactylum
hypodermatic
hypodermatic
adj
Alternative form of hypodermic
hypodermella
hypodiapason
hypodiapente
hypodiastole
hypodiastole
noun
A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Byzantine Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically spelled single word.
hypogonadism
hypogonadism
noun
A defect of the reproductive system that results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes).
hyporadiolus
hypostasised
hypostasised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostasise
hypostasized
hypostasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostasize
hypostatised
hypostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostatise
hypostatized
hypostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize
hypothecated
hypothecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate
hypotrichida
hypovanadate
hypovanadous
ichthyopsida
idiomography
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
landladyship
landladyship
noun
The role or status of landlady.
lophiomyidae
lymphadenoid
lymphadenoid
adj
Resembling a lymphatic gland or lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenoma
lymphadenoma
noun
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any malignant lymphatic tumor, including lymphosarcoma or lymphadenocarcinoma.
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any pseudoleukaemia, especially Hodgkin's disease.
(biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenome
lymphodermia
lymphomatoid
lymphomatoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata
nontyphoidal
nontyphoidal
adj
Not typhoidal.
odontatrophy
odontography
odontography
noun
A scientific description of the teeth.
openhandedly
openhandedly
adv
Alternative form of open-handedly
ordinaryship
ordinaryship
noun
The state or business of an ordinary.
orthopyramid
pachycladous
pachycladous
adj
(botany) Having disproportionately thick stems.
pachydactyly
pachydactyly
noun
The condition of being pachydactylous.
pachydermata
pachydermial
pachydermial
adj
Alternative form of pachydermal
pachydermoid
pachydermoid
adj
Resembling pachydermia.
pachydermous
pachysandras
pachysandras
noun
plural of pachysandra
parahydrogen
parahydrogen
noun
(physics) The form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about 25% of hydrogen at room temperature.
paraldehydes
paraldehydes
noun
plural of paraldehyde
parathyroids
parathyroids
noun
plural of parathyroid
paratyphoids
paratyphoids
noun
plural of paratyphoid
paryphodrome
pentahydrate
pentahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phagocytized
phagocytized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phagocytize
phagocytosed
phagocytosed
adj
engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis
philydraceae
phosphatidyl
phosphatidyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A radical derived from a phosphatide
photodynamic
photodynamic
adj
of, or relating to photodynamics
of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations
phryganeidae
phylacteried
phyllocarida
phylloclades
phylloclades
noun
plural of phylloclade
phyllocladia
phyllocladia
noun
plural of phyllocladium
physeteridae
phytonadione
phytonadione
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Alternative form of phytomenadione.
phytotomidae
podophryidae
polyadelphia
polyadelphia
Noun
A former taxonomic class of plants having the stamens united by their filaments into bundles
polyhedrical
polyhedrical
adj
Alternative form of polyhedral
prehydration
prehydration
noun
hydration prior to some other process
pseudography
pseudography
noun
False writing; forgery.
Incorrect spelling.
psychedelias
psychedelias
noun
plural of psychedelia
psychodramas
psychodramas
noun
plural of psychodrama
pteridophyta
ptychopariid
ptychopariid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Ptychopariida.
puttyhearted
pyritohedral
pyritohedral
adj
(mathematics) Having the shape of a pyritohedron.
Having the shape of pyrites.
pyxidanthera
radiophysics
radiophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of ionizing radiation
(physics) The physics of radio waves
radiotherapy
radiotherapy
noun
The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease.
rhodophyceae
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
sheepfacedly
siderography
siderography
noun
(historical) A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.