The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
amygdophenin
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
beneighbored
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
bleachground
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
brandenburgh
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
celidography
chairmending
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
chandernagor
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childersburg
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
cobridgehead
crosslighted
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
declinograph
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
delegateship
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
demifarthing
demihogshead
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
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.
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
desmognathae
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
dishevelling
disrelishing
disrelishing
verb
present participle of disrelish
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
doughbellies
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
draughthouse
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
endognathion
endognathion
noun
A craniometric point in the inner segment of the premaxilla
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
eveningshade
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingdeal
featheredged
featheredged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featheredge
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forthfigured
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
gandertmeeth
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
geadephagous
geographized
geographized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of geographize
geohydrology
geohydrology
noun
(geology) hydrogeology
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
glutethimide
glutethimide
noun
A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.
gnathopodite
gnathopodite
noun
(zoology) Any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
godmothering
godmothering
verb
present participle of godmother
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
gonidiophore
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
grandfathers
grandfathers
noun
plural of grandfather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandfather
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
greathearted
greathearted
adj
Nobly courageous, bighearted.
greatmouthed
greenhearted
greenlandish
greenlandish
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people, or its language.
Proper noun
The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.
greenlighted
greenlighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of greenlight
greenthumbed
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
groundsheets
groundsheets
noun
plural of groundsheet
guanethidine
guanethidine
noun
(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines.
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
gymnarchidae
haemorrhaged
haemorrhaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haemorrhage
haidingerite
haidingerite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of the arseniate of lime, its formula is Ca(AsO₃OH)·H₂O
hairdressing
hairdressing
noun
The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
verb
present participle of hairdress
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
hardenbergia
headlighting
headlighting
noun
The lighting produced by a headlight.
headlongness
headlongness
noun
Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
headlongwise
headstrongly
headstrongly
adv
In a headstrong manner.
heartrending
heartrending
adj
That elicits deep sympathy.
hectographed
hectographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hectograph
hedenbergite
hedenbergite
noun
(mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.
hederigerent
hedgebreaker
hedgehoppers
hedgehoppers
noun
plural of hedgehopper
hedgehopping
hedgehopping
noun
The action or pastime of hedgehopping.
verb
present participle of hedgehop
heideggerian
heideggerian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) or his works.
heliographed
heliographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliograph
hemidysergia
hendecagonal
hendecagonal
adj
(geometry) Having eleven sides and angles; similar to a hendecagon
herringboned
herringboned
adj
Having a herringbone (zigzag) pattern.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of herringbone
heterodyning
heterodyning
verb
present participle of heterodyne
hexagrammoid
highhandedly
highhandedly
adv
In a high-handed manner.
hollingshead
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
homesteading
homesteading
verb
present participle of homestead
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
householding
householding
adj
Having the role of householder; managing a household.
noun
Management of a household; housekeeping.
The fact of being a householder; ownership or occupation of a house
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
hydatigenous
hydatogenous
hydradephaga
hydrargyrate
hydrogenases
hydrogenases
noun
plural of hydrogenase
hydrogenated
hydrogenated
adj
that has been treated, or reacted with hydrogen; especially describing a saturated fat so obtained from an unsaturated fat
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenate
hydrogenates
hydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate
hydrogenator
hydrogenator
noun
(chemistry) A device that hydrogenates.
hydrogenised
hydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenise
hydrogenized
hydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize