DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
DICTATORSHIP | • dictatorship n. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. • dictatorship n. A government which exercises autocratic rule. • dictatorship n. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy. |
DIPHTHERITIC | • diphtheritic adj. (Medicine) Resembling or related to diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
DIPHTHERITIS | • diphtheritis n. (Dated) diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIS n. diphtheria. |
DITTOGRAPHIC | • dittographic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dittography. • DITTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dittography, the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
HYDROPATHIST | • hydropathist n. An expert in hydropathy. • HYDROPATHIST n. one who treats with hydropathy. |
ORTHOPAEDIST | • orthopaedist n. Alternative spelling of orthopedist. • orthopædist n. Obsolete typography of orthopaedist. • ORTHOPAEDIST n. a specialist in orthopaedy, also ORTHOPEDIST. |
ORTHOPEDISTS | • orthopedists n. Plural of orthopedist. • ORTHOPEDIST n. a specialist in orthopedics, also ORTHOPAEDIST. |
ORTHOPTEROID | • orthopteroid n. (Entomology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches… • ORTHOPTEROID n. a member of the Orthoptera, cockroaches. |
PENTAHYDRATE | • pentahydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. • PENTAHYDRATE n. a hydrated compound containing five moles of water per mole of the compound; a hydrated species containing five water molecules. |
PHOTOPRODUCT | • photoproduct n. (Chemistry) Any product of a photochemical reaction. • PHOTOPRODUCT n. a product of a photochemical reaction. |
PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
SPENDTHRIFTS | • spendthrifts n. Plural of spendthrift. • SPENDTHRIFT n. one who spends his money recklessly. |
STEPDAUGHTER | • stepdaughter n. The daughter of one’s spouse and not of oneself. • STEPDAUGHTER n. a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner. |
SULPHURETTED | • sulphuretted adj. Alternative spelling of sulfuretted. • SULPHURET v. to treat with sulfur, also SULFURET. |