(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
bromhydric
budgerygah
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
charybdian
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydroid
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chrysalida
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
churchyard
churchyard
noun
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
chytridial
chytridium
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
coryphodon
cryohydric
cryohydric
adj
(physics) Describing the eutectic point of a solution of salt in water.
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
cyanhydric
cyanhydrin
cynorrhoda
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
dacyorrhea
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
debauchery
debauchery
noun
(archaic) Seduction from duty.
Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
decadarchy
decadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy
dehydrated
dehydrated
adj
From which the water has been removed.
Suffering from dehydration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrate
dehydrates
dehydrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrate
dehydrator
dehydrator
noun
(chemistry) A drying agent
A device that removes water from a material
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
delthyrial
delthyrial
noun
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the delthyrium.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
derbyshire
derbyshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
dharmakaya
diastrophy
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dihydrated
dihydrated
adj
(chemistry) Combined with two molecules of water
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
dihysteria
diphycercy
discharity
discharity
noun
Lack of charity.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
dodecarchy
dodecarchy
noun
A government of twelve people.
doryanthes
doryphoros
doryphoros
noun
(art) A spear-bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear-bearer.
doryphorus
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
duryodhana
duryodhana
Proper noun
A major character in the Hindu epic , the eldest of the Kauravas.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dyarchical
dykehopper
dysarthria
dysarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
dysarthric
dysarthric
adj
Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order
dysphrenia
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
enhydrinae
enhydritic
enhydritic
adj
Of or relating to enhydrite.
ephydridae
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
hairdryers
hairdryers
noun
plural of hairdryer
halohydrin
halohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.
hamadryads
hamadryads
noun
plural of hamadryad
hamperedly
handyframe
handygripe
harassedly
harassedly
adv
In a harassed manner.
hardyville
harveyized
harveyized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harveyize
hedgeberry
hedgeberry
noun
The hagberry.
heredipety
hereditary
hereditary
adj
(mathematics) Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
noun
A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
heterandry
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heterodyne
heterodyne
adj
Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
noun
Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations
The beat so produced
verb
To change the frequency of a signal by such a process
To produce heterodyne interference in a radio
hexahydric
hexahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) That has six hydroxyl groups
hidromancy
hidromancy
noun
Obsolete form of hydromancy.
highlandry
highlandry
Noun
Highlanders collectively.
hilarytide
homewardly
hundredary
hundredary
noun
(historical) Synonym of hundredman (“administrator of a hundred”)
hybridised
hybridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hybridise
hybridiser
hybridiser
noun
Alternative form of hybridizer
hybridized
hybridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hybridize
hybridizer
hybridizer
noun
One who hybridizes.
hybridizes
hybridizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hybridize
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydracetin
hydrachnid
hydrachnid
noun
(zoology) An aquatic mite of the genus Hydrachna or of its relatives in Hydrachnidiae or similar groups.
hydracoral
hydragogue
hydragogue
adj
(medicine) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.
noun
Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
hydramnion
hydramnion
noun
(medicine, chiefly dated) Polyhydramnios.
hydramnios
hydramnios
noun
polyhydramnios
hydrangeas
hydrangeas
noun
plural of hydrangea
hydrastine
hydrastine
noun
(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
hydrations
hydrations
noun
plural of hydration
hydraucone
hydraulics
hydraulics
noun
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.
hydraulist
hydraulist
noun
One who works in the field of hydraulics.
hydrazoate
hydrazoate
noun
(obsolete) azide
hydriatric
hydriatric
adj
(dated) hydrotherapeutic
hydrically
hydrindene
hydriodate
hydriodate
noun
(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide
hydriodide
hydriodide
noun
(chemistry) A compound of hydriodic acid with a base.
hydroaeric
hydrobates
hydrocleis
hydrocoele
hydrocoele
noun
(chiefly Britain, hypercorrect) Alternative spelling of hydrocele
hydrocoral
hydrocoral
noun
Any hydrozoan, of the order Anthoathecata, that has a calcareous skeleton and so resembles a coral
hydrocores
hydrocrack
hydrocrack
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking
hydrocycle
hydrocycle
noun
(ecology) hydrologic cycle
A small watercraft powered by pedals
hydrodrome
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydrognosy
hydrognosy
noun
(dated) The scientific description of the waters of the Earth.
hydrograph
hydrograph
noun
A graph of flow past a point in a river versus time.
A graph of water table versus time.
hydroguret
hydroguret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any hydride.
hydroidean
hydroidean
noun
hydrozoan, hydroid
hydroiodic
hydroiodic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and iodine
hydrolatry
hydrolatry
noun
The worship of water; belief in the spiritual powers of certain waters.
hydrologic
hydrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrology.
hydrolysed
hydrolysed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrolyse