(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
bethylidae
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bromhydric
cattyphoid
charybdian
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydidae
chelydroid
childishly
childishly
adv
In a childish manner.
chrysalida
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chytridial
chytridium
cloddishly
cloddishly
adv
In a cloddish manner.
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
cryohydric
cryohydric
adj
(physics) Describing the eutectic point of a solution of salt in water.
cyanhydric
cyanhydrin
cynthiidae
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
dandyishly
dandyishly
adv
In a dandyish manner.
dantophily
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
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.
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
derbyshire
derbyshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
devilishly
devilishly
adv
In a devilish manner.
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
dialdehyde
dialdehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two aldehyde groups
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
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
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
dinichthys
diophysite
diphycercy
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
diphylleia
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diphyzooid
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
discharity
discharity
noun
Lack of charity.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dissightly
disyntheme
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dyarchical
dynamitish
dynamitish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of dynamite; explosive.
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dyothelism
dyothelism
noun
(Christianity, theology) The doctrine of two wills (human and divine) in Christ.
dyothelite
dyothelite
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by dyothelism.
noun
One who believes in dyothelism.
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.
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
dysphemize
dysphemize
verb
(rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
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
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enhydrinae
enhydritic
enhydritic
adj
Of or relating to enhydrite.
ephydridae
ethylamide
ethylamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N-ethyl derivative of an amide
ethylenoid
ethylidene
ethylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical CH₃-CH= formally obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of ethane
ethylidyne
fiendishly
fiendishly
adv
Extremely, very in harsh or negative contexts.
In a fiendish manner; evilly, wickedly.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
geniohyoid
geniohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle..
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.
handybilly
handyfight
handygripe
hardyville
harveyized
harveyized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harveyize
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
hemidactyl
hemidactyl
noun
(zoology) Any species of Old World geckos of the genus Hemidactylus; house gecko
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.
hexahydric
hexahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) That has six hydroxyl groups
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hidromancy
hidromancy
noun
Obsolete form of hydromancy.
highlandry
highlandry
Noun
Highlanders collectively.
hilarytide
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
holidayism
holidayism
noun
(dated) Holiday spirits; holiday cheer.
(dated, Christianity, derogatory) The tendency to treat the Sabbath as a day off rather than a solemn religious occasion.
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
huddlingly
huddlingly
adv
While huddling.
hyalinized
hyalinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyalinize
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.
hydesville
hydracetin
hydrachnid
hydrachnid
noun
(zoology) An aquatic mite of the genus Hydrachna or of its relatives in Hydrachnidiae or similar groups.
hydramnion
hydramnion
noun
(medicine, chiefly dated) Polyhydramnios.
hydramnios
hydramnios
noun
polyhydramnios
hydrastine
hydrastine
noun
(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
hydrations
hydrations
noun
plural of hydration
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.
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
hydrocleis
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydroidean
hydroidean
noun
hydrozoan, hydroid
hydroiodic
hydroiodic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and iodine
hydrologic
hydrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrology.
hydrolysis
hydrolysis
noun
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
hydrolytic
hydrolytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by hydrolysis.
hydromania
hydromania
noun
A morbid craving for water.
A morbid propensity to suicide by drowning.
An intense attraction to water.
hydromatic
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydrophily
hydrophily
noun
A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams.
hydrophoid
hydropical
hydropical
adj
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty.
Dropsical.
Swollen with water.
hydroponic
hydroponic
adj
(agriculture, horticulture) Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrorhiza
hydrorhiza
noun
(zoology) The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects