(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
aerenchymas
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacalypsis
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
ancyloceras
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
antidysuric
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
aphanomyces
archosyrinx
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
aspidomancy
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biscayanism
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
brontoscopy
brontoscopy
noun
divination by thunder
buckeystown
caenostylic
cageynesses
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.
callionymus
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
calypsonian
calypsonian
noun
A calypso musician.
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
caravansary
caravansary
noun
Alternative spelling of caravanserai
caressingly
caressingly
adv
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
caustifying
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
centrosoyus
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
chatoyances
chatoyances
noun
plural of chatoyance
chelyabinsk
cherrystone
cherrystone
noun
(used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
chimneyless
chimneyless
adj
Without a chimney.
chinchasuyu
choanocytes
choanocytes
noun
plural of choanocyte
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
chronoscopy
chronoscopy
noun
The measurement of very small time intervals by means of a chronoscope
chrysanilin
chrysanisic
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
classifying
classifying
adj
That serves to classify
verb
present participle of classify
cleistogeny
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
cloyingness
cloyingness
noun
The quality of being cloying.
coalescency
coalescency
noun
Alternative form of coalescence
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockneyship
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
cointensity
collyweston
colonoscopy
colonoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.
commensally
commensally
adv
In a commensal manner.
companyless
condensedly
condensedly
adv
In a condensed manner.
confessedly
confessedly
adv
(archaic) In a way that is generally acknowledged.
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
congruously
congruously
adv
In a congruous manner
connascency
connascency
noun
Alternative form of connascence
consciously
consciously
adv
In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.
consequency
conservancy
conservancy
noun
(Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
(US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
The conservation of a resource.
consisently
consistency
consistency
noun
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
Correspondence or compatibility.
Local coherence.
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
The degree of viscosity of something.
consolatory
consolatory
adj
Which consoles.
noun
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
consolingly
consolingly
adv
In a consoling manner.
consonantly
consonantly
adv
In a consonant or consistent manner.
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
constablery
constablery
noun
Obsolete form of constabulary.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consultancy
consultancy
noun
A consultant or consulting firm.
The services offered by a consultant.
consumingly
consumingly
adv
In a consuming manner; so as to consume.
contestably
contestably
adv
Such that it can be contested or challenged.
controversy
controversy
noun
A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
conversably
conversably
adv
In a conversable manner.
conversancy
conversancy
Noun
The condition of being conversant
conveyances
conveyances
noun
plural of conveyance
conveyorise
conveyorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
convulsedly
corybantish
cosentiency
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cosymmedian
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
countlessly
countlessly
adv
Too numerously to be counted; without end.
countryseat
countryseat
noun
an estate in the country; gentleman's country residence
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
courtesanry
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craniognosy
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
crayonstone
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
cryosurgeon
cryosurgeon
noun
One who performs cryosurgery.
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
crystalline
crystalline
adj
(chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
Pure.
Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
noun
(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete) aniline
crystalling
cuscohygrin
cutaneously
cutaneously
adv
In a cutaneous way.
cyanidrosis
cybernetics
cybernetics
noun
Technology related to computers and Internet.
The art/study of governing, controlling automatic processes and communication.
The theory/science of communication and control in the animal and the machine.
cyclodienes
cyclodienes
noun
plural of cyclodiene
cycloserine
cycloserine
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis.
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
cynaraceous
cynicalness
cynicalness
noun
The state or quality of being cynical.
cynoglossum
cynognathus
cynophilist
cynophilist
noun
A person who is fond of dogs.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cyrenaicism
cyrenaicism
Proper noun
The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it.