Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
Ocotea quixos, used as a spice.
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
isomorph
isomorph
noun
Anything that exhibits isomorphism
isopachs
isopachs
noun
plural of isopach
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
isophane
isophane
noun
(countable, meteorology) A line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.
(uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
isophene
isophene
noun
A line (on a map, etc.) joining places where a particular biological phenomenon is exhibited in the same way, such as where plants flower at the same time (an isanthesic) or where the same proportion of clines is found.
isophone
isophone
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain phone, or speech segment, is found.
isophote
isophote
noun
(computer graphics) A contour of equal luminance in an image.
isopleth
isopleth
noun
(thermodynamics) A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.
A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
kyphosis
kyphosis
noun
(anatomy) The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
kyphotic
kyphotic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
lionship
lionship
noun
The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
longship
longship
noun
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
lophiola
lopolith
lopolith
noun
(geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
(geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down
lordship
lordship
noun
(by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
(humorous, with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
Dominion; power; authority.
Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
The state or condition of being a lord.
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
lyophile
lyophile
adj
(chemistry) lyophilic
noun
(chemistry) a lyophilic substance
mephisto
mesophil
mesophil
noun
Alternative form of mesophile
milkshop
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
moorship
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
morphias
morphias
noun
plural of morphia
morphine
morphine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
morphins
morphins
noun
plural of morphin
morphism
morphism
noun
(biology) Being or having distinct variants of a plant or animal species in the same locale; polymorphism.
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.
multihop
multihop
adj
(networking) Proceeding in multiple hops
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
ohiopyle
oliphant
oliphant
noun
(archaic and historical) An elephant.
An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
omphalic
omphalic
adj
Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
oophoric
oophoric
adj
(botany) Having the nature of, or belonging to, an oophore.
oophytic
oophytic
adj
of, pertaining to or characteristic of an oophyte
ophiasis
ophiasis
noun
(dermatology) a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head
ophidian
ophidian
adj
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
noun
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
ophidion
ophidium
ophionid
ophitism
ophiucus
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
ophiurid
opsimath
opsimath
noun
(rare) A person who learns late in life.
orpheist
orphical
orphical
Adjective
Orphic
osophies
osophies
noun
plural of osophy
outpitch
outpitch
verb
(baseball) To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
oxyaphia
oxyphile
oxyphils
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
pachouli
panchion
panchion
noun
Alternative form of pancheon
panchito
panouchi
parochin
pathosis
pathosis
noun
A disease; a pathologic condition.
peoplish
peoplish
adj
(obsolete) vulgar
peshtigo
phacopid
phacopid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Phacopida.
phaistos
phaistos
Proper noun
An ancient Minoan city in southern Crete.
phalloid
phalloid
adj
Resembling a penis
noun
Any fungus of the genus Phallus.
phasiron
phasmoid
pheidole
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenolia
phenolic
phenolic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol compound.
Any of a large group of pigments and flavouring agents, especially those found in grapes and wine.
Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes.
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
philamot
philamot
adj
Alternative form of philomot
philemol
philemon
philmont
philmont
Proper noun
Philmont Scout Ranch.
Proper noun
A town in
philodox
philodox
noun
A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
philomel
philomel
noun
(poetic) The nightingale.
philonic
philonis
philopig
phimosed
phimosed
adj
Exhibiting phimosis.
phimoses
phimoses
noun
plural of phimosis
phimosis
phimosis
noun
(medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
phimotic
phimotic
adj
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis.
phitones
phleboid
phlorina
phocenic
phocenin
phocenin
noun
(organic chemistry) delphin
phocidae
phocinae
phoenigm
pholadid
pholadid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pholadidae of certain clam-like molluscs.
pholcoid
pholiota
phoneier
phonemic
phonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
phonesis
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phonikon
phonying
phonying
verb
present participle of phony
phoresis
phoresis
noun
Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.
phoridae
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phormium
phormium
noun
A plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
phoronic
phoronid
phoronid
noun
(zoology) Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida.
phoronis
phosphid
phosphid
noun
Archaic form of phosphide.
phosphin
phosphin
noun
Obsolete form of phosphine.
photinia
photinia
noun
Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
photofit
photofit
noun
An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; a facial composite.
photoing
photoing
verb
present participle of photo
photoist
photonic
photonic
adj
of, or relating to photons or to photonics
photopia
photopia
noun
Normal daylight vision, in which the cone cells are used
photopic
photopic
adj
(of vision) used in normal daylight
photuria
photuria
noun
(obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
phronima
phrynoid
phthoric
phycitol
phylloid
phylloid
adj
Resembling a leaf.
phymosia
phytonic
phytonic
adj
(biology) Relating to a phyton
phytosis
phytosis
noun
(pathology, dated) dermatophytosis
pibrochs
pibrochs
noun
plural of pibroch
picachos
picottah
picottah
noun
Alternative spelling of picota
piehouse
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
pinochet
pinochle
pinochle
noun
(card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
(card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
piroshki
piroshki
noun
Alternative spelling of pirozhki
pirozhki
pirozhki
noun
A single such pastry.
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.
pirozhok
pirozhok
noun
singular of pirozhki - Russian пирожки́ (pirožkí)
pishoges
pishoges
noun
plural of pishoge
pishogue
pishogue
noun
Magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
pishposh
pishquow
pitchout
pitchout
noun
(baseball) A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base
pitchpot
pithsome
pithsome
adj
(archaic) pithy; robust
pithwork
plowfish
poachier
poachier
adj
comparative form of poachy: more poachy
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.