(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
cephalanthous
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chapournetted
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chilectropion
chondroseptum
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
cocitizenship
colinephritis
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
conrectorship
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
ctenocephalus
cynopithecoid
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
noun
(zoology) Any member of this genus of primates
ecphorization
ectosphenotic
electrophonic
electrophonic
adj
relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable)
resembling in sound that produced by such equipment
enantiopathic
enantiopathic
adj
(medicine) Serving to palliate; palliative, alleviative.
encephalartos
encephalolith
encephalomata
encephalomata
noun
plural of encephaloma
encephalotome
encephalotome
noun
A surgical instrument used for encephalotomy.
encephalotomy
encephalotomy
noun
The dissection of the brain.
endocrinopath
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
epichindrotic
epichondrotic
epigonichthys
epitrachelion
epitrachelion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
glaucophanite
glaucophanite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting mostly of glaucophane
helicoprotein
hepatoenteric
hepatoenteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the intestine
hepatonephric
hepatonephric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the kidney.
heptachronous
hippalectryon
hypercyanotic
hypercyanotic
adj
(pathology) Marked by severe cyanosis.
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperisotonic
hyperneurotic
hyperneurotic
adj
Extremely neurotic.
hyperromantic
hyperromantic
Adjective
Extremely romantic.
hypertonicity
hypertonicity
noun
the condition of being hypertonic
hypobenthonic
hyposecretion
hyposecretion
noun
A secretion below the normal value.
hypothecating
hypothecating
verb
present participle of hypothecate
hypothecation
hypothecation
noun
(Britain) A tax levied for a specific expenditure.
the use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
ideophonetics
ideophonetics
noun
(linguistics) The representation of ideas by sounds
inspectorship
inspectorship
noun
The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
leptocephalan
leucosphenite
leucosphenite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, boron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
lycanthropies
lycanthropies
noun
plural of lycanthropy
lycanthropize
meconophagist
meconophagist
noun
(rare) One who uses or consumes opiates including heroin.
mesonephritic
metencephalon
metencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
morphogenetic
morphogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to morphogenesis
morphotonemic
morphotonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to morphotonemics.
nepenthaceous
nepenthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Nepenthaceae of pitcher plants.
nephelometric
nephelometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or pertaining to nephelometry.
nephrectomies
nephrectomies
noun
plural of nephrectomy
nephrectomise
nephrectomise
verb
Alternative form of nephrectomize
nephrectomize
nephrectomize
verb
To perform nephrectomy (upon)
nephrogastric
nephrogenetic
nephrogenetic
adj
Relating to nephrogenetics
neurohypnotic
neurohypnotic
adj
(archaic) hypnotic
neuropathical
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
nondiphtheric
nonemphatical
nonmetaphoric
nonmetaphoric
adj
Not metaphoric.
nonpathogenic
nonpathogenic
adj
Not pathogenic.
nonphonetical
nontelepathic
nontelepathic
adj
Not telepathic.
nontelephonic
nontelephonic
adj
Not telephonic.
nontheosophic
notencephalus
octanaphthene
opisthocomine
opisthocomine
adj
(zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
palaeognathic
palaeotechnic
paleanthropic
paleanthropic
adj
Alternative form of paleoanthropic
panchromatize
panchromatize
verb
(transitive, photography) To cover with a panchromatic coating.
pancreatolith
pantelephonic
parthenocarpy
parthenocarpy
noun
(botany) production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.
parthenogenic
parthenogenic
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.
pathogenicity
pathogenicity
noun
The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
pentachloride
pentachloride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule
pentastichous
pentastichous
adj
(botany) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.
perchlorinate
perchlorinate
verb
(chemistry) To add the maximum amount of chlorine to.
periconchitis
perthiocyanic
phaenogenetic
pharyngectomy
pharyngectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the pharynx (typically in the case of cancer)
phellogenetic
phellogenetic
adj
Relating to phellogen.
phenomenistic
phenomenistic
adj
Synonym of phenomenalistic
philotechnist
philotechnist
noun
A person who is fond of the arts.
phlegethontic
phlegethontic
Adjective
Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.
phlogogenetic
phonoreceptor
photoelectron
photoelectron
noun
(physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect.
photomagnetic
photomagnetic
adj
(physics) of, or relating to the effect of light on the magnetic susceptibility of some materials, especially to the paramagnetism exhibited by some phosphorescent materials
(physics) of, or relating to the photodisintegration that results from the magnetic component of light
phrenicectomy
phrenogastric
phrenoglottic
phrenohepatic
phthisiogenic
phycoerythrin
phycoerythrin
noun
(biochemistry) A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
phyllogenetic
phylogerontic
physicomental
physicomental
adj
Alternative form of physico-mental
physiogenetic
physiogenetic
adj
Relating to physiogeny.
phytocoenoses
phytocoenoses
noun
plural of phytocoenose
phytocoenosis
phytocoenosis
noun
(biology) All the plants of a biocenosis
picroerythrin
picturephones
picturephones
noun
plural of picturephone
plectognathic
plectognathic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the plectognaths.
pneumatomachy
polysynthetic
polysynthetic
adj
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
(mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
polytechnical
polytechnical
adj
polytechnic
noun
polytechnic (educational institute)
postnephritic
postnephritic
adj
(pathology) After the onset of nephritis.
precentorship
precentorship
noun
The role or office of a precentor.
pretelephonic
pretelephonic
adj
Synonym of pretelephone
proethnically
prosenchymata
psychogenetic
psychogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to psychogenesis.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.