(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
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
amaranthoid
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
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
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.
bardolphian
baronethood
birobidzhan
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
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
characinoid
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
chiliaedron
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
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
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
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.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dichloramin
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dinotherian
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.
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
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
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
enarthrodia
enarthrodia
noun
(anatomy) Archaic form of enarthrosis.
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
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.
forehandsel
ghirlandaio
ghirlandajo
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
hadromerina
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hebdomarian
heptahedron
heptahedron
noun
(mathematics) any polyhedron having seven faces
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heterodonta
hexahedrons
hierodeacon
honduranean
honduranian
horizonward
horizonward
adv
Toward the horizon.
hornyhanded
hornyhanded
adj
Alternative spelling of horny-handed.
houselander
howardstown
hubbardston
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hydnocarpic
hydnocarpus
hydnoraceae
hydraulicon
hydraulicon
noun
An ancient musical instrument, the water organ.
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
hydrocyanic
hydrocyanic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
hydromancer
hydromancer
noun
One who practices hydromancy.
hydromaniac
hydromaniac
noun
(archaic) A fervent teetotaler.
hydromantic
hydromantic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromancy.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydrophinae
hydrophoran
hydroplaned
hydroplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane
hydroplaner
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydroxamino
hypoadrenia
hyracoidean
hyracoidian
icosahedron
icosahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.
(geometry, specifically) A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles
ironhearted
ironhearted
adj
Alternative form of iron-hearted
johnadreams
landholders
landholders
noun
plural of landholder
leonhardite
leonhardite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a calcium aluminosilicate
lionhearted
lionhearted
adj
Brave, courageous.
manichordon
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphne
noun
A dark sweet Greek red wine.
A variety of grape native to Achaea, northern Peloponnese, Greece, from which the wine is made.
monarchized
monarchized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monarchize
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
monohydrate
monohydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
motherlands
motherlands
noun
plural of motherland
naemorhedus
nonadherent
nonadherent
adj
That does not adhere.
noun
A person who is not an adherent.
nonadhering
nonadhering
adj
Not adhering
nonahydrate
nonahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains nine molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
nonhydrated
nonoverhead
nonoverhead
adj
Not overhead.
nonthreaded
nonthreaded
adj
Not threaded.
northlander
northwardly
northwardly
adj
Having a northern direction.
adv
northwards, towards the north
notochordal
notochordal
adj
Of or pertaining to the notochord.
octahedrons
odontograph
odontograph
noun
An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.