| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| BADMOUTHING | • badmouthing v. Present participle of badmouth. • bad-mouthing v. Present participle of bad-mouth. • BADMOUTH v. to abuse. |
| DIATHERMOUS | • diathermous adj. Freely permeable by radiant heat. • DIATHERMOUS adj. permeable to or able to conduct radiant heat, also DIATHERMIC. |
| DICHOGAMOUS | • dichogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting dichogamy. • DICHOGAMOUS adj. having males and females maturing at different rates. |
| DICHOTOMOUS | • dichotomous adj. Dividing or branching into two pieces. • DICHOTOMOUS adj. forking into two equal branches. |
| DINOTHERIUM | • dinotherium n. An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw. • DINOTHERIUM n. an extinct elephantine mammal with downward-curving tusks, also DEINOTHERE, DEINOTHERIUM, DINOTHERE. |
| DISHUMOURED | • dishumoured v. Simple past tense and past participle of dishumour. • DISHUMOUR v. (obsolete) to put out of humour. |
| ENDOTHECIUM | • endothecium n. (Botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules. • ENDOTHECIUM n. the inner lining of a mature anther. |
| ENDOTHELIUM | • endothelium n. (Anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels… • ENDOTHELIUM n. the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. |
| HIPPODAMOUS | • HIPPODAMOUS adj. horse-taming. |
| HOODLUMISMS | • hoodlumisms n. Plural of hoodlumism. • HOODLUMISM n. being a hoodlum. |
| HYDROXONIUM | • hydroxonium n. (Chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| IMPOSTHUMED | • imposthumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of imposthume. • IMPOSTHUMED adj. having an imposthume, an abscess, also IMPOSTUMED. |
| LITHODOMOUS | • lithodomous adj. (Zoology) Like, or relating to, Lithodomus; lithophagous. • LITHODOMOUS adj. living in burrows in rocks. |
| MUSTACHIOED | • mustachioed v. Simple past tense and past participle of mustachio. • mustachioed adj. Alternative form of moustachioed. • MUSTACHIOED adj. having a mustachio. |
| OPHIDIARIUM | • ophidiarium n. A place for keeping snakes. • OPHIDIARIUM n. a snake-house. |
| RHOMBOIDEUS | • rhomboideus n. (Anatomy) Any of the rhomboid muscles. • RHOMBOIDEUS n. a rhomboid, also RHOMBOIDES. |
| THERMODURIC | • thermoduric adj. (Of bacteria) Capable of surviving high temperatures such as the pasteurisation process. • thermoduric n. A bacterium capable of surviving high temperatures. • THERMODURIC adj. resistant to high temperatures. |
| WIDEMOUTHED | • widemouthed adj. Having a wide mouth. • widemouthed adj. Having the mouth opened wide. • WIDEMOUTHED adj. having a wide mouth. |
| XENODOCHIUM | • xenodochium n. A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims. • XENODOCHIUM n. a building for the reception of strangers, e.g. a guesthouse in a monastery. |