(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antipeduncular
antipendium
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
appendicious
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
appenditious
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodepolymerization
benzosulphimide
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
campanularidae
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chondropterygious
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cnemidophorus
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compendiousness
compendiousness
noun
The state or quality of being compendious.
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compendiums
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
corundophilite
counterdeputation
counterdeputation
noun
A deputation that opposes another deputation.
counterdiscipline
counterdiscipline
noun
A discipline that opposes another discipline.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
counterreplied
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
cuneoscaphoid
cupidone
cuprocyanide
cusparidine
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decupling
decupling
verb
present participle of decuple
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
delphinapterus
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
delphinius
delphinus
delphocurarine
demipauldron
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
depasturation
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperation
depauperation
noun
(genetics) The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depopulation
depopulation
noun
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
depopulations
depopulations
noun
plural of depopulation
deproceduring
depullulation
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurging
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputational
deputational
adj
Of or relating to a deputation.
deputationist
deputationize
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
deputing
deputing
verb
present participle of depute
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deutencephalic
deuteranopia
deuteranopia
noun
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.
deuteranopic
deuteranopic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
diapensiaceous
diapensiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Diapensiaceae.
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
dictyosiphonaceous
dienbienphu
dihydrocupreine
diparentum
diphenylguanidine
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
dipleurobranchiate
dipleurogenesis
dipleurogenetic
diplocaulescent
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
diplostemonous
diplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals.
(botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals.