(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
acetophenetidine
acetoxyphthalide
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
adiaphoretic
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
amidoacetophenone
aminoacetophenetidine
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anchistopoda
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
anthropodeoxycholic
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihypochondriac
aphrodistic
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphthartodocetic
aphthartodocetism
aphydrotropic
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
archdiplomatist
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
aspidochirota
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
batrachophidia
brachiopodist
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
cardiatrophia
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
cardiopathic
cardiopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to cardiopathy
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophia
cardiotrophotherapy
cardisophistical
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
cattyphoid
cercopithecidae
cheilodipteridae
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chromatodysopia
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coccolithophoridae
codictatorship
codictatorship
noun
A joint dictatorship.
compsothlypidae
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
cryptobranchidae
cryptophagidae
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyathophyllidae
cyathophylloid
cyathophylloid
noun
(paleontology) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae.
cynopithecidae
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
cystoradiography
dactylioglyph
dactylioglyphic
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylioglyphy
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatopathic
dermatopathic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure.
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
desophisticate
desophisticate
verb
(transitive) To clear from sophism or error.
desophistication
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaheliotropic
diaheliotropic
adj
(botany) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
diaheliotropically
diaheliotropically
adv
In a diaheliotropic manner.
diaphanometric
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diaphoretical
diaphoretical
adj
Alternative form of diaphoretic
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diaphototropic
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
dibothriocephalus
dicaryophyte
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
dictatorships
dictatorships
noun
plural of dictatorship
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dictyophora
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dikaryophytic
dimorphotheca
dimorphotheca
noun
Any of several composite plants, of the genus Dimorphotheca, the cape marigolds.
dipleurobranchiate
dittographic
dittographic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dittography.
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dorsoepitrochlear
dryopithecinae
dynamometamorphic
dyophysitical
dyschromatopsia
dyschromatopsia
Noun
dichromatism
dyschromatoptic
dyschromatoptic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to dyschromatopsia.
echinosphaeritidae
ectodynamomorphic
edriophthalmic
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
electrocardiograph
electrocardiograph
noun
a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity
electrocardiographic
electrocardiographic
adj
of or pertaining to an electrocardiogram (ECG) or electrocardiograph
electrocardiographically
electrocardiographically
adv
By means of electrocardiography
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrocardiography
electrocardiography
noun
the science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
electrophoridae
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
endocrinopath
endocrinopathic
endocrinopathic
adj
(pathology) Relating to endocrinopathy
endocrinopathy
endocrinopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the endocrine system
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.