(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
anelytrous
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemopathy
ankylotome
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
antifelony
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
argyroneta
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
babylonite
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
blastogeny
caenostyly
capernoity
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
corybantes
corynteria
courantyne
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
cretionary
cryptonema
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cystoidean
cystoidean
noun
(zoology) A cystidean.
debonairty
denudatory
denudatory
adj
Synonym of denudative
dictyonema
donatively
donatively
adv
As a donation.
By means of donations.
doryanthes
embryonate
embryonate
adj
Having an embryo.
verb
To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
emendatory
emendatory
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endostylar
endostylar
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
entophytal
ergatogyne
ergatogyny
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
ethnocracy
ethnocracy
noun
A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule
fauntleroy
gametogeny
gametogony
gametogony
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed
geniolatry
geniolatry
noun
The worship of spirits.
gymnotidae
gynecocrat
gyneolater
gyneolater
noun
One who worships or adores women.
gyneolatry
gyneolatry
noun
The worship or adoration of women.
gynostegia
gynostemia
gynostemia
noun
plural of gynostemium
heterogyna
hootenanny
hootenanny
noun
(music) An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
(obsolete) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.
hyaenodont
hyaenodont
noun
Synonym of hyaenodontidan
hydantoate
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
hyosternal
hyosternal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
inchoately
inchoately
adv
In an inchoate way.
isocyanate
isocyanate
noun
(chemistry) the univalent radical -N=C=O (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives R-N=C=O
laestrygon
lamnectomy
lectionary
lectionary
noun
(Christianity) A book or listing that contains a collection of readings for Christian worship.
megaphyton
melanocyte
melanocyte
noun
(medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
melanosity
melanosity
noun
The condition of being melanous; darkness of complexion.
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
menotyphla
mesognathy
metaphyton
metaphyton
noun
Any metaphytic filamentous alga
metrodynia
metrodynia
noun
(medicine) Synonym of metralgia
momentally
momentally
adv
(obsolete) For a moment; briefly.
monetarily
monetarily
adv
In a monetary sense; in terms of money
monkeytail
mycetozoan
mycetozoan
noun
Any member of the Mycetozoa.
mydatoxine
myohematin
neallotype
necrolatry
necrolatry
noun
The practice of worshipping or revering the dead.
necropathy
nectocalyx
nectocalyx
noun
(zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
(zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
negotiably
negotiably
adv
In a manner that can be negotiated.
nematocyst
nematocyst
noun
(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting
nematology
nematology
noun
(biology) The branch of biology that studies nematode roundworms
neonatally
neonatally
adv
During the neonatal period.
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
nicolayite
nominately
nominately
adv
(obsolete) By name; by definition
nonacutely
nonadeptly
nonirately
nonmastery
nonmastery
noun
Absence of mastery; failure to master something.
nonpayment
nonpayment
noun
The failure to make a payment
nonreality
nonreality
noun
A place, situation, etc. that is not reality.
The quality of not being real.
nontenably
nontragedy
nonvariety
noticeably
noticeably
adv
(degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be noticed.
(manner) In a noticeable way.
(modal) In truth and observably.
obeisantly
obeisantly
adv
In an obeisant manner.
oceanicity
oceanicity
noun
(of a climate) The condition or degree of being oceanic.
octogenary
octogenary
adj
(obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly
Synonym of octogenarian: lasting or aged 80 years; 80-year-old.
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old.
ordinately
ordinately
adv
In an ordinate manner; regular; orderly.
orientally
orientally
adv
In an oriental manner.
osteodynia
osteodynia
Noun
pain in the bones
osteomancy
osteomancy
noun
A kind of divination by means of bones.
osteomanty
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
overdainty
overdainty
adj
Excessively dainty.
overneatly
oxygenated
oxygenated
adj
(chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxygenator
oxygenator
noun
any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
oxyhematin
oxynitrate
oxynitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed oxide and nitrate
pantometry
pantometry
noun
(dated) A proposed scheme for universal measurement.
A tendency to measure everything; fixation on measurement or quantitative aspects.
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
pinacocyte
pinacocyte
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.
planometry
planometry
noun
The measurement or construction of a plane surface.
polyactine
polyactine
noun
The ray of a polyactinal sponge
polycletan
polydental
polydental
adj
(chemistry) Synonym of polydentate
polymagnet
polysemant
polysemant
noun
A word or phrase with more than one meaning.
polyvalent
polyvalent
adj
(biology) Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
(chemistry) Having a high valence, especially more than three.
(chemistry) Having multiple valencies.
Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.