| abiologically | By abiological means; without the involvement of living organisms. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| aerographic | Of or relating to aerography. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| angioneurosis | Neurosis of the blood vessels. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| anthropogenic | Of or pertaining to anthropogeny. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| apsidiole | A small or secondary apse. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| assertoric | = assertorial adj. Also as n., a proposition of this type. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| avalite | A green earthy mineral containing chromium oxide. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| avifaunal | Of or pertaining to avifauna. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| awabi | The Japanese abalone or sea-ear (Haliotis gigantea). | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| azaleine | = rosaniline n. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| bacterioid | = bacteroid adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Bajocian | Of, pertaining to, or designating a stage of the Middle Jurassic in Europe, above the… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| beardlet | A tiny beard or awn, like that of some grasses. Also, a small beard on a man's face. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| bête rouge | A species of Trombidium (see quots.). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| biphasic | Having two phases. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| birefringence | = double refraction at refraction n. 2a. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| blastogenesis | Reproduction by gemmation or budding. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| butcherdom | Butchers collectively, or their trade. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| calcifuge | Not suited by calcareous soil; that grows best in acid soil. Hence as n., a calcifuge plant. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| capeador | One who aids a bull-fighter by distracting and tricking the bull with his cloak. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| capsid | An insect of this family. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| caramelization | The production of caramel; conversion into caramel or into the colour of caramel. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| catalytical | = catalytic adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| catatonia | A form of insanity, characterized by epilepsy and catalepsy. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Celtish | Celt-like, somewhat Celtic; = Celtic adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| ceratioid | Of or pertaining to the family Ceratiidæ of fishes (or the genus Ceratias.) | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| cervid | A ruminant mammal of the family Cervidæ, the members of which shed their antlers. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| cheiropodous | Of or belonging to the Cheiropoda (see cheiroped n.); having feet like hands. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| chicle | In full chicle-gum: a gum-like substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa)… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| chondrule | A small spherical grain of mineral embedded in varying numbers in the matrix of chondritic meteorites. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| chromaesthesia | A form of synæsthesia, the accompaniment of the hearing of particular sounds by the… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| chuño | Potatoes frozen and dried, or flour prepared from such potatoes, eaten by Andean Indians. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| cidarid | A sea-urchin of the family Cidaridæ. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| circumpressure | Pressure from all directions. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| clinographic | Pertaining to that mode of projection in drawing, in which the rays are assumed to… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| co-insurance | A form of insurance in which responsibility for loss is shared by two or more… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| condensery | (See quot. 1909.) | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| corneum | Short for stratum corneum, the horny layer of the skin. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| couril | In Brittany, a small fairy, supposed to frequent druidical remains. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| criticist | An adherent of the critical philosophy of Kant (cf. criticism n. 2c). Also attrib. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| crust-hunt | intr. To hunt deer or other large game on the snow, when covered with a frozen crust… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| culminal | Of or pertaining to the culmen or summit; apical. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| cutify | intr. To form skin. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| cutinize | = cuticularize v. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| cyan | = cyan-blue n. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| decurring | = decurrent adj. (in Bot.). | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| degrease | trans. To remove grease or fat from. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| detin | trans. To remove the tin from (scrap tin plate). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| differentiator | One who or that which differentiates; spec. (a) Biol. an organ, part, etc., that… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| dolma | A Turkish dish of several ingredients (see quots.). | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| ectogenesis | The production of structures or bodies outside the organism. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| ejido | In Mexico, land farmed communally; a co-operative farm; land to which communal title is held. Also attrib. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| episcope | A magic lantern for projecting images of opaque objects. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| equid | A member of the family Equidæ, which embraces horses, asses, mules, zebras, and certain extinct ungulates with undivided hoofs. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| erodible | That may be eroded; prone to erosion. Cf. erodable adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| erotogenic | = erogenic adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| estouffade | A Southern French and Mediterranean dish of meat added to a base of onion, garlic… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| exotherm | A compound which liberates heat during its formation and which absorbs heat or energy during its decomposition. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| expense | To offset (an amount expended on equipment, operational costs, etc.) as an expense against taxable income over a given period. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| expert | trans. To examine as an expert; to have (books, etc.) examined by an expert. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| extrusive | A (body of) rock formed by volcanic extrusion. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| Fibonacci | Used attrib. or in the possessive, esp. in Fibonacci('s) numbers, the numbers 1, 1, 2, 3… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| finca | In Spain and Spanish America: landed property, (country) estate; a ranch. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| forficulate | Shaped like a pair of small scissors. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| fusate | = fusiform adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Gallice | In French. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| gallonage | An amount in gallons; a quantity of liquid produced or sold. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| gastrocnemial | = gastrocnemian adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| gigalira | A kind of wood harmonicon. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| giraffid | A member of the family Giraffidæ. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| glaciology | The science which treats of ice or glaciers. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| globuloid | Globular, spherical; rounded. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| glucuronic | the uronic acid derived from glucose; cf. glycuronic adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| graniticoline | Of a lichen: Growing upon or attached to granite. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| gyp | To cheat, trick, swindle. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| hallucal | = hallucar adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| homalosternal | Having a flat sternum with no central ridge (keel); ratite. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| humidistat | (See quot. 1909) rare. ? Obs. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| hydrogenous | Of a mineral, deposit, etc.: formed by the (chemical) action of water. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| hymeniferous | Provided with a hymenium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| hymeniophore | = hymenophore n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| hyperchromasia | Excessive coloration or pigmentation of the skin. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| immerger | One who or that which immerges or plunges into water, etc.; spec. a diving bird. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| indiffusible | Not diffusible. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| indoctrinator | One who indoctrinates. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| inflexive | = inflective adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| interpermeate | To pervade or penetrate reciprocally. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| inversatile | Not versatile. Entomol. Of antennæ: Not moving on their supports. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| inwandering | The action of wandering or straying into some place. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| iodobromite | A mineral, the chloro-bromo-iodide of silver, found in sulphur-yellow or greenish octahedral crystals. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| isologue | Each of two or more isologous compounds. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| isopleth | A line (either imaginary or on a map or diagram) connecting points for which some… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| kamacite | A variety of meteoric iron, exhibiting certain peculiar figures in its structure. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| kick-down | A device that is operated by the foot; spec., on a motor vehicle, a device whereby one… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| lactate | intr. To secrete or discharge milk. Chiefly as lacˈtating adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Lambic | A strong beer brewed in Belgium. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| leporiform | Having the form of a hare; lagomorphic. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| linguist | One who uses his tongue freely or knows how to talk; a master of language. Obs. | 1588 | Go To Quotation |
| locational | Of or pertaining to location. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| loupe | A small magnifier used by a watchmaker or jeweller. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| lumbiplex | The lumbar plexus of nerves. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| machinule | A surveyor's instrument for obtaining a right angle. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| macromeritic | Of rock: having a granular crystalline structure coarse enough to be discernible by the naked eye. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| macrophysics | The part of physics that deals with bodies and phenomena on a macroscopic scale. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| magnetipolar | Having the property of magnetic polarity. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| malcontently | In a malcontent manner. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| malleablizing | The process of making something malleable; esp. the conversion of cast iron into malleable iron. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mallophagan | A member of the group Mallophaga of lice with chewing mouthparts that feed on… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| manatine | Resembling a manatee; related to the manatees. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mangancolumbite | = manganocolumbite n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| manganetic | = manganiferous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| manganomagnetite | A manganiferous mineral now considered to be identical with vredenbergite. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| manubriated | Having a manubrium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| marginant | Becoming marginate. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| maricolous | Inhabiting the sea. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| martensitic | Relating to or containing martensite; resembling the structure or mode of formation… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| masturbational | Of or relating to masturbation; given to masturbating. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| meatometer | An instrument for measuring the urethral meatus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| megaleme | A barbet of the genus Megalaima (formerly also called Megalaema). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| megalopic | Having large eyes; (Zool.) resembling a megalops. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| meliphagidan | = meliphagid adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| melodica | A small pipe organ, invented by J. A. Stein of Vienna. Now hist. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| melolonthidan | = melolonthid adj. n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| melolonthine | Of, relating to, or designating a scarabaeid beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| meront | An asexual stage of certain protists that produces merozoites by multiple fission (schizogony). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mesoconchic | = mesoconch adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mesogenous | Mycol. Of fungal spores: increasing by growth from the middle. Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mesogluteus | The gluteus medius muscle. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mesonotal | Of or relating to the mesonotum of an insect. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mesopterygial | Of or belonging to the mesopterygium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mesosternebra | = sternebra n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mesotarsus | The tarsus of either of the pair of legs on an insect's mesothorax. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| metamathematics | With sing. concord. The analysis of the nature, methodology, and philosophical… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| metameral | = metameric adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| metascutellar | Of or relating to the metascutellum. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| metembryonic | Embryol. Of or relating to a gastrula. Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| metepencephalic | Of or relating to the metepencephalon. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| micrander | A dwarf male plant of certain algae; = nannandrium n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| micromeritic | Of a rock: having a very fine granitoid texture. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| microzoan | A microscopic animal organism; = microzoon n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| misdivision | Incorrect division, esp. of a word (cf. metanalysis n.). Also: an instance of this. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mitosic | = mitotic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| molochine | Of or relating to the former subfamily Molochinae of agamid lizards, which comprises the moloch or thorny devil, Moloch horridus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monistical | = monistic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monocercous | = monoflagellate adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monocerous | Having a single horn or hornlike process. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monochasium | A cyme in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch, so that the inflorescence is helicoid or asymmetrical. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monocondylian | = monocondylar adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monocyttarian | Of, relating to, or belonging to the former group Monocyttaria, comprising… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monodactylic | Containing only one dactyl. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monopneumonian | Of, relating to, or designating lungfishes of the former group Monopneumonia, comprising… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monopneumonous | = monopneumonian adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monopylean | Of a radiolarian: belonging to the former group Monopylea, characterized by the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monosemic | Of the length of one short syllable or mora (mora n. 3a). Cf. disemic adj., trisemic adj. at triseme adj. n. Derivatives, etc. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monotelephone | A telephone for transmitting sound of a particular pitch. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monotelephonic | Transmitting sound of a single pitch only. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monothetic | That assumes or is based on a single essential element or idea. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monovalence | = monovalency n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| monzonitic | Relating to, of the nature of, or containing monzonite (monzonite n. 2). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mops | A pug dog. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| morabitino | = maravedi n. 2. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| morcellate | trans. To cut or divide into small pieces; (Surg.) to break up (a tumour, organ, etc.)… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| morphogenesis | Biol. The origination and development of morphological characters; morphogeny. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| morphogenic | = morphogenetic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| morpholecithal | Of or relating to the morpholecithus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| Morrenian | Designating the calciferous glands in the oesophageal wall of an earthworm, which… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| morulation | The development of an ovum into a morula. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| motacilline | Of or relating to the songbird family Motacillidae (see motacillid n.), or to… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mouldability | The quality or condition of being mouldable. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| multilaminate | = multilaminated adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| muriform | Resembling a mouse in form; mouse-like. Cf. myomorph adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| muscicole | = muscicolous adj. Also as n.: a muscicolous organism. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| muscicoline | = muscicolous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| muscovitization | Conversion into muscovite. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| musteline | Of or relating to the former subfamily Mustelinae, containing certain dogfishes and… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| musteloid | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the mammalian family Mustelidae of weasels… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| myophysical | Of or relating to the physical aspects of muscular contraction (cf. myophysics n.). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mythomania | An abnormal or pathological tendency or compulsion to create myths, exaggerate, or… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| naevous | Spotted, freckled. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nandin | The celestial bamboo or nandina (cf. Nandina n.). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| naric | = narial adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| necrophilous | Zool. and Ecol. Feeding or growing on dead animal tissue; necrophagous. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| necrophore | A beetle of the genus Nicrophorus, the members of which bury the carrion on which their larvae feed; a burying or sexton beetle. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nematocalycine | Relating to or of the nature of a nematocalyx. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nemoceran | = nematoceran adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nephelinic | Relating to or resembling nepheline; containing nepheline. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nephology | The scientific study of clouds. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| neumatic | Of, relating to, or of the nature of neumes. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| neumic | = neumatic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nixie | U.S. Post which cannot be forwarded by the postal services because it is illegibly or incorrectly addressed. Freq. attrib. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nomograph | = nomogram n. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| nucifrage | The spotted nutcracker (bird), Nucifraga caryocatactes. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nucleolin | = nucleolinus n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| null | intr. Of a line: to kink. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| nuzzle | An act of nuzzling; a rub with the nose. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| nyctisaurian | Of or relating to the former reptilian suborder Nyctisaura. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| obtect | Of a pupa: in which the insect's appendages are firmly held against its body by… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| octa- | = octasemic adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| octocerous | Eight-horned; spec. of or relating to the order Octopoda (formerly also called Octocera). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| odontogenic | Of or relating to the development of teeth; spec. designating or derived from tissue that gives rise to teeth. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| odorator | A device for emitting liquid, perfume, etc., as a fine spray; an atomizer. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| odoroscope | An instrument or device for analysing odours. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| oegopsid | Designating, belonging to, or relating to the Oegopsida (formerly Oigopsidae), a… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| oestruate | intr. To be in oestrus; to be in or on heat or season. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| omentocele | A hernia in which part of the omentum protrudes; = epiplocele n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| omphalodic | = omphalic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| oniscoid | Of, relating to, or resembling a woodlouse; (later) spec. of or relating to the suborder Oniscoidea… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ontogenist | An expert in or student of ontogeny. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| onychophoran | A terrestrial invertebrate of the small phylum Onychophora, characterized by a long… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ootocous | Oviparous. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ophiocephaloid | Of or relating to the former family Ophiocephalidae (now called Channidae), comprising the snakeheads (fishes). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ophisaur | A limbless snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus (formerly Ophiosaurus) (family Anguidae)… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ophiure | A brittlestar. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ordinato- | having indistinct spots arranged in rows. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ornithurous | Of or relating to the division Ornithurae, including birds having a short bony tail terminated… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| orotundity | The quality of being orotund; an orotund utterance. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| orthorrhaphous | Relating to or designating the more primitive groups of dipteran flies (formerly… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| orthoscope | Ophthalmol. An instrument for examining the iris, using a layer of water to eliminate the refraction of the cornea. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| orthosymmetric | Math. Designating a symmetric determinant or matrix in which all the constituents in… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| orycteropodoid | Relating to or resembling the genus Orycteropus. Cf. orycterope n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| osculiferous | Having an osculum or oscula (osculum n. 3). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| osmometric | Of or relating to the measurement of odours or the analysis of odoriferous substances. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| osmometric | Of or relating to the measurement of osmotic pressure; involving an osmometer. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| osteostomous | Having a bony mouth or jaws. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ostracine | Resembling an oyster. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ostracoderm | Ichthyol. Any of various armoured plectognath fishes (formerly assigned to the suborder Ostracodermi). Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ostracostean | = ostracosteous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| otidiform | Resembling a bustard. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| otidine | = otidid adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovalescent | Approximately oval. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovalize | trans. To make oval in shape; spec. to make the metal tubes of the frame of a bicycle… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| overgrain | trans. To grain over (a surface that has already been grained) so as to produce… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovibovine | Of, relating to, or designating a group of goat-antelopes comprising the tribe Ovibovini… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovicellular | Of or relating to an ovicell. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| oviducent | = oviductal adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovotesticular | Of or relating to an ovotestis; combining features of an ovary and a testis. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| ovulate | Of a plant, esp. a conifer, or reproductive structure: bearing or producing ovules. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeolithical | = Palaeolithic adj. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| palmyre | A scale worm, Palmyra aurifera (family Aphroditidae), having a fan-like arrangement… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pandionine | Of or relating to the genus Pandion, subfamily Pandioninae, or family Pandionidae, comprising the osprey. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pantotherian | Of or relating to the extinct mammalian group Pantotheria (see pantothere n.). Also as n., a pantothere. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paragnathism | The condition of being paragnathous. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parapleuron | A pleuron of the metathorax or mesothorax; esp. an undivided pleuron of the thorax in certain beetles. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parapod | = parapodium n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paraumbilical | Located near the navel; spec. designating any of several small veins forming… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parcidentate | Having few teeth or tooth-like projections. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parencephalon | Anat. The cerebellum. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paroicous | = paroecious adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parolivary | Situated by or near the olivary body of the brain. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paronymic | = paronymous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paroophoritis | Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the ovary. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parrotbeak | Any of various plants with flowers that resemble parrot's beaks; esp.… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parturiometer | A device for measuring the contractile force of the uterus or the movement of the fetus during childbirth. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| parvipsoas | The smaller psoas muscle, the psoas minor. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| paschite | = Quartodeciman n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| passeriform | Resembling a sparrow in form or structure; spec. of or relating to the order Passeriformes of perching birds. Cf. passerine adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pectinibranch | Relating to, characterized by, or designating a type of gill structure found in… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pediculine | Of or relating to the former group Pediculina, comprising either all parasitic lice… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pedimeter | = pedometer n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pedopleural | = pleuropedal adj. at pleuro- comb._form 2. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pellibranchiate | Of or relating to the former group Pellibranchiata (or Pellibranchia) of… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| penaeoid | Of or relating to the superfamily Penaeoidea, which includes the penaeid shrimps. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pennatularian | = pennatulacean adj. n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pennatuloid | = pennatulacean adj. n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pennoncier | A knight bachelor. See bachelor n. 1b. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pentatomoid | Resembling a pentatomid bug; of or relating to the heteropteran superfamily Pentatomoidea… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| peotomy | = penectomy n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| percine | Resembling a perch; spec. of or relating to the former division Percina or the subfamily Percinae, both of the family Percidae. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| perdicine | Of, relating to, or resembling a partridge; spec. relating to or designating game birds… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| peridiiform | Of the form of a peridium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| perimysial | Of, relating to, or constituting a perimysium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| periostracal | Of or relating to the periostracum. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| periphlebitic | Of or relating to periphlebitis. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| perissosyllabic | Of a metre or a line of verse: having a greater number of syllables than is normal for a particular metre. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| peristeroid | Of or relating to the Peristeroideae, a group of birds comprising the pigeons… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| peristeropod | Of or relating to the Peristeropodes, a group of birds comprising the families Cracidae… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| peritroch | A circlet of cilia resembling a wheel, as in a rotifer; an organism or embryo having such a circlet. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| peropod | A snake of the former division or superfamily Peropoda (characterized by vestigial… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| personificative | Characterized by or involving personification; (also) relating to personal interests or values; personal. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pessular | Relating to or of the nature of a pessulus (pessulus n. 2). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| petalostichous | Having petaloid ambulacra; of or relating to the former division Petalosticha of irregular echinoids. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| petaurite | = petaurine adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| petromyzont | = petromyzontid n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phacellate | Of a cnidarian: having phacellae. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phacochoerine | Of, relating to, or characteristic of (extant or fossil) warthogs. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phalangigrade | Of an artiodactyl: walking on the phalanges (as opposed to hooves); belonging to… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phantasmogenesis | The production or origination of phantasms; the conditions under which phantasms may be produced. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phantasmological | Of or relating to phantasms or phantasmology. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phantasmology | The systematic study of phantasms or other illusions. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pharmacodynamic | Designating or relating to the action of a drug; of or relating to pharmacodynamics. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pharyngectomy | Surgical excision of part or all of the pharynx; an instance of this. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phasianomorphic | Of or relating to the Phasianomorphae, a group of birds comprising the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phocodont | An extinct whale of the former division Phocodontia, which comprised certain whales… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| photo-hyponasty | Hyponasty supposed to occur as a result of exposure to bright light (see quot. 1890). Cf. photo-epinasty n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phototachometrical | = phototachometric adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phragmophorous | Of or belonging to a former group Phragmophora of cephalopod molluscs… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phylloscopine | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus Phylloscopus, comprising the chiffchaff and numerous warblers. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| physiform | Having the shape of a gastropod of the genus Physa. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| physiogenetic | Biol. Of or relating to the development or evolution of physiological functions (cf. physiogeny n., physiogenesis n. 1). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| physiogenic | Biol. Of or relating to the development or evolution of physiological functions. Cf. physiogeny n. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| physiotypy | = nature-printing n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| physograde | A pelagic siphonophore of the former division Physograda, characterized by one or… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phytiform | Plant-like. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phytophagy | The state or habit of being phytophagous. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phytophilous | Esp. of an insect or other invertebrate: living in association with plants. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| phytophthirian | Of or relating to a former division Phytophthiria of hemipteran insects, which included various families of plant lice. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| piggle | A long-handled, many-pronged hook for digging or mixing. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pimelodine | A pimelodid catfish of the subfamily Pimelodinae. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pinguipedine | Of or relating to the former subfamily Pinguipedinae of the family Latilidae (now placed… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pinniform | Having the form of or resembling a mollusc of the genus Pinna. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pinnulated | = pinnulate adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pipe jack | Originally: a hand-operated mechanical device for laying an underground pipe by pushing… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| piperitious | Resembling pepper; pungent. Cf. piperaceous adj. 1. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| piscifauna | The fishes of a particular habitat or region collectively. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pithecanthropoid | = pithecanthropic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pituital | = pituitary adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pityline | Of or relating to a former subfamily Pitylinae of neotropical passerine birds, including grosbeaks of the genus Pitylus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| placentigerous | = placentiferous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plagate | Having a stripe or stripes. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plagiocephalous | = plagiocephalic adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plagiostomatous | = plagiostome adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| planaridan | = turbellarian n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| planate | Chiefly Entomol. and Bot. Flattened, occurring in or forming a flat plane, planar. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| planispiral | Forming a flat coil; of or relating to a flat spiral form, as the shell of… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| planorbine | Of or relating to the subfamily Planorbinae or family Planorbidae of freshwater… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plasmodiate | Having or characterized by plasmodia. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plataleine | Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the subfamily Plataleinae (family Threskiornithidae), which comprises the spoonbills. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| platoid | Designating a worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| platybregmete | A broad bregma. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| platycercine | Of, belonging to, or relating to a group of broad-tailed parrots typified by… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plecopter | = plecopteran n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plecopteran | An insect of the small order Plecoptera, which comprises the stoneflies; a stonefly. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pleiochasium | A cyme in which branching is continued by more than two lateral axes. Cf. monochasium n., dichasium n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pleiothalamous | Having several or many chambers or receptacles. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| plenargyrite | A mineral consisting of a sulphide of silver and bismuth, AgBiS 2, that is a paramorph of matildite. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pleuracanthoid | Of, relating to, or resembling a pleuracanth fish. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pleurotomine | Belonging or allied to the genus Turris (family Turridae; formerly Pleurotoma)… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pliolophoid | Of or relating to the former superfamily Pliolophoidea, which contained the genus Pliolophus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pluvialiform | Having the form of a plover; spec. of or relating to a former group Pluvialiformes… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pneumootocous | Belonging to a proposed group Pneumotoca (or Pneumootoka) of vertebrates that have lungs… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| politzerize | trans. To inflate (the middle ear) by forcing air or gas through the Eustachian tube; to perform this procedure on (a patient). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pollicate | Having thumbs; spec. of or relating to the former order Pollicata of mammals… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polycladous | Having many, or more than the normal number of, branches; displaying polyclady. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polycystidan | Of, relating to, or designating polycystine radiolarians of the former family Polycystida… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polycyttarian | Of, relating to, or designating colonial radiolarians of the former group Polycyttaria, which have several central capsules. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polydromic | = polytropic adj. 2. Cf. monodromic adj. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| polygoneutism | The production by an insect of several broods a year. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polyhedrometry | The branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement and properties of polyhedra. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polymastodont | Of, relating to, or designating the genus Taeniolabis (formerly Polymastodon)… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polymelian | = polymelous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polypigerous | = polypiferous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polyplacophoran | Of or relating to the class Polyplacophora of gastropod molluscs, which comprises the chitons. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polyplacophore | = polyplacophoran adj. Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polypomorphic | Having the form of a polyp, polypoid; spec. belonging to the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polypostyle | = dactylozooid n. at dactylo- comb._form Affix. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polypterid | A fish of the African freshwater family Polypteridae, having an elongated body with… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polysarcous | Corpulent, obese. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| polytypical | Composed of or having several types; spec. = polytypic adj. 1a, 3. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| porion | The midpoint of the posterior margin of the incisive foramen (the opening of the… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| porrectate | = porrect adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| potassiferous | Containing or yielding potash or potassium. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| precardiac | Anat. and Zool. Situated in front of the heart. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pregeniculate | Of, relating to, or designating the lateral geniculate body. Cf. pregeniculum n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pregeniculum | The lateral geniculate body, a small oval protuberance on the inferior aspect of… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| prehensorium | A limb or appendage, esp. in predatory arthropods, adapted for grasping or holding. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| prelabrum | In a dipteran fly: the clypeus, spec. the anterior or lower half of the clypeus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| preoptic | Designating the anterior quadrigeminal body (superior colliculus) of the brain. Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| preretina | The forward continuation of the retina as a thin layer of pigmented epithelium running… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pressural | Of, relating to, or of the nature of pressure. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| probationism | The doctrine or a doctrine of future probation (probation n. 2a). Cf. probationist n. 2. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proboscigerous | Having a proboscis. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proepimeron | The epimeron of the prothorax of an insect. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proepisternum | The episternum of the prothorax of an insect. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| projectrix | A curve that is the projection (projection n. 2b) of another, or the result of a series of projections. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proparapteron | In certain insects: a small lateral sclerite of the prothorax. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proparoxytone | trans. To accent (a word) on the antepenultimate syllable. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| propleurum | = propleuron n. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| prosect | trans. To dissect (esp. a cadaver or part of one) in preparation for anatomical demonstration or research. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| proselachian | A member of a (hypothetical) group of marine vertebrates that includes the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| protozoary | = protozoan n. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| prusiano | The varied bunting, Passerina versicolor, of the southern United States and Mexico, the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudoneuropter | An insect of the former order Pseudoneuroptera. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudoscinine | Belonging to the former group Pseudoscines of passerine birds, which included the lyrebirds and scrub-birds of Australia. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudosiphuncle | The pseudosiphon of a fossil cephalopod. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| psilodermatous | Having the skin naked (i.e. without scales, as a feature distinguishing amphibians esp. from reptiles). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| psoatic | Relating to or designating a psoas muscle. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pterope | A flying fox or other fruit bat. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pterygote | Of or relating to the insect subclass Pterygota (cf. Pterygota n.). Cf. apterygote adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pubigerous | Bearing downy hairs; pubescent. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pulmonar | Zool. = pulmonate adj. 2. Obs. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pulverain | A powder horn. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| Pulveratores | With pl. concord. A former group of birds comprising those which drive dust into the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pupigenous | = pupiparous adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| purpuriform | = purpuroid adj. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| purpurigenous | Producing or secreting purple (purple n. 4); spec. designating the hypobranchial gland… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pycnonotine | Relating to or resembling the bulbuls; spec. relating or belonging to the… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pyle | A small orifice or aperture; a pore. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrenarium | A fruit containing a pyrene or pyrenes; a drupe (see pyrene n.). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrgoidal | Having the form of a prism with a pyramid of corresponding base on one of its ends. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrrhous | Reddish; ruddy. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pythonoid | Of a snake: having the form of a python; spec. belonging to the group Pythonoidea… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| quena | Any of various types of Andean end-blown flute, typically made of wood or cane and… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| rangiferine | Of, relating to, or affecting the reindeer or caribou, Rangifer tarandus. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| reduvioid | Of, relating to, or designating heteropteran insects of the superfamily Reduvioidea… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| rhabditic | Zool. Relating to or consisting of rhabdites (rhabdite n. 3). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| router | trans. To cut, work at, or hollow out using a router. Also with out. Cf. rout v. 3b. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| sabalo | The tarpon, Megalops atlanticus. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| sacralgia | Pain in the sacrum. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| samariform | Having the form of a samara. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sanguiniferous | = sanguiferous adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sanguinolence | = next. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| satyromaniac | Of a man: exhibiting excessive sexual desire. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| sauropod | = sauropodous adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| scaritid | Pertaining to the Scaritini, a tribe of ground-beetles of the family Carabidæ, typified by the genus Scarites. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| seismogram | The record of a seismograph. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| septuplet | = septimole n. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sexadecimal | Relating to the number 16; spec. (of a number system) based on the number 16, rather than… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| shack | Bait picked up at sea, refuse fish, flesh of porpoises or of sea-birds, etc., as… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sharp-shod | Of a horse: provided with caulked shoes; rough-shod. Also (as a back-formation) sharp-shoe v. rare (trans.). | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| siderism | The doctrine of a sidereal influence upon terrestrial things or events. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Sinicism | Chinese manners, customs, or principles; affectation or adoption of what is Chinese. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sinistration | The state or condition of being sinistral. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| siphoniform | Having the form or shape of a siphon. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| siphosome | The lower part of a siphonophore stem, bearing the reproductive and nutrient organs. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| skewgee | Askew, awry, crooked; in a mixed-up, confused state. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| slouchiness | The state or condition of being slouchy or slovenly. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| solipsist | One who accepts the theory of solipsism. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| solmizate | intr. To employ solmization. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sophrosyne | Soundness of mind, moderation, prudence, self-control. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| sorose | = soriferous adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sparkleberry | A shrub or small tree, Vaccinium arboreum, of the southern United States; the farkleberry. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| spermaduct | A spermatic or seminal duct or passage in a male animal. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| sporangiospore | A spore produced in a sporangium. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| stagnicolous | Of a bird: Living in or inhabiting stagnant water. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Stahlism | = Stahlianism n. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| stenotypy | A method of representing shorthand characters and outlines by ordinary type-letters. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| stephanial | Of or pertaining to the stephanion. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| stereotypy | The process of making stereotype plates; stereotyping. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| stibogram | A graphic record of footprints. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| strabismal | = strabismic adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| suturation | Stitching, sewing. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tassette | A small pointed infusible earthenware cone, used in sets of three to support objects in a… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tchincou | A black-crested monkey of Java, Semnopithecus melalophus. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| teneral | Said of the imperfect imago of a neuropterous insect, when it has just emerged from the pupa state, and is still soft. Also fig. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| testibrachial | Of or pertaining to the testibrachium or prepeduncle of the cerebellum, being the process… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| testudineal | Pertaining to or resembling a tortoise. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| testule | The silicified crust or shell of a diatom: more usually called frustule n. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Tex | (A nickname for) a Texan. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| thelephoroid | Resembling or having the form of the genus Thelephora of hymenomycetous fungi. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Therapon | A genus of fishes, the type of the family Theraponidæ, allied to the perch; a fish of this genus. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| thermogenesis | The generation or production of heat, esp. in the animal body. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| thermotaxis | Physiol. That function of the nervous system on which the normal temperature of the… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| thymopathy | A disease of the thymus gland. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| tiliaceous | Belonging to the Natural Order Tiliaceæ, typified by the genus Tilia, the lime or linden tree. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| toponym | (See quot.) | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tornhexactine | A six-rayed sponge-spicule in which the rays are abruptly pointed. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| tragal | Pertaining to or situated upon the tragus. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tram | trans. and intr. To use a tram or tram-staff in adjusting spindles or axles, or in measuring, aligning, or the like. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transfission | The transverse splitting of a cell or organism as a mode of reproduction; transverse fission. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transischiac | Extending transversely from one ischial bone to the other. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transpalatine | The transpalatine bone in certain sauropsidan vertebrates. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transperitoneal | Traversing the peritoneal cavity. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transplantar | Lying across the sole of the foot, as a transplantar muscle. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| transponible | Capable of being transposed; transposable. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| trechmannite | A rare mineral occurring in red rhombohedral crystals in the dolomite of the Binnenthal. It is prob. a sulpharsenite of silver. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| trialism | The doctrine of the threefold constitution of man, as body, soul, and spirit, or other three separate essences. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| triangulator | One who triangulates. Also, an instrument used in triangulation. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| trichromatic | Applied to lithographic printing in three colours; also to a photographic process by… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tricipital | = triceps adj. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tricolic | Consisting of three cola: see colon n. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| triforoid | n. A gastropod of this family. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| trilineate | Marked with three lines or streaks. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| triodontoid | n. A fish of this genus or family. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tritonioid | Resembling or allied to the genus Tritonia, belonging to the family Tritoniidæ of opisthobranchiate gastropods. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| trochate | = trochal adj. 1. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| trombidiid | A mite of this family. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| turnicine | Belonging to the Turnicidæ, a family of birds of which the turnix or hemipod is the type. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tychite | A rare mineral consisting of carbonate and sulphate of magnesium and sodium, crystallizing in colourless octahedrons. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| typhlope | A snake of the genus Typhlops or family Typhlopidæ; a blindworm. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| tyrannoid | Resembling or related to the tyrant-birds. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Tysonian | Pertaining to or discovered by Edward Tyson, an English anatomist (1649 – 1708); applied… | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| umbelliform | Having the form of an umbel. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| under-chord | (See quot. 1890.) | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| urtite | A light-coloured crystalline rock of the ijolite series, composed predominantly of nepheline and containing some sodic pyroxene. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| valval | that aspect of a diatom in which one of the valves is turned to the observer; the side-view. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| valvulitis | Inflammation of the valves of the heart. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| varicated | Of a shell: Marked or furnished with varices. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| variegator | One who or that which variegates. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| variolization | Variolation. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| variometer | An instrument for measuring variations in the intensity of the earth's magnetic field. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| vasal | Connected with one or other of the vasa of the body. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| veliform | Having the form of a velum. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| veratrize | trans. To drug, poison, or treat with veratrine. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| vermis | The vermiform process of the cerebellum. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| vertebrate | trans. To connect or join after the manner of vertebræ. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| vibracular | Of or pertaining to, of the nature of, vibracula; furnished with vibracula. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| wash-bear | The racoon. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| yaffle | trans. To gather up (a load of fish, etc.) in one's arms. Also absol. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| zoochlorella | One of the numerous green unicellular organisms, believed to be algæ, that are… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| zymoid | A substance having a relation to a ferment analogous to that of a toxoid to the corresponding toxin. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
