Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelpholite
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adiamorphic
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.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aglyphodont
albedograph
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
allophytoid
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amidophenol
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphizoidae
amphodelite
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.
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphidolysin
aphoruridae
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
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aporrhaidae
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
asphodeline
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
azodiphenyl
bardolphian
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cappadochio
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardophagus
catchpolled
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chaetopodan
chiropodial
chrysopidae
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
cnidophobia
coapprehend
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cycadophyta
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cyphomandra
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
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.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphonical
diaphonical
adj
diacoustic; diaphonic
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):
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichopodial
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dictyophora
dinophyceae
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
dioptograph
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
diplohedral
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
diplophonia
diplophonia
noun
(music) The production, by the voice, of sounds of two different pitches simultaneously
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
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
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.
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dromophobia
drosophilae
drosophilas
drosophilas
noun
plural of drosophila
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
elephantoid
elephantoid
adj
Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
noun
Any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea
encephaloid
encephaloid
adj
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
noun
A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
epiphloedal
epiphloedal
adj
(botany) That grows on the surface of bark
eriophyidae
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
geophilidae
gnaphalioid
goodmanship
haemosporid
hallopodous
haloperidol
haloperidol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
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.