(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
adnexopexy
androlepsy
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anoxyscope
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
capernoity
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
coenotypic
colonopexy
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynipoidea
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
employment
employment
noun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
A use, purpose
An activity to which one devotes time
The act of employing
The state of being employed
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enjeopardy
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
entophytal
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epionychia
epityphlon
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eupolyzoan
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gyropigeon
homeophony
hyalophane
hyalophane
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic crystalline mineral, a barium-rich potassium feldspar.
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
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.
hypernomic
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyperpnoea
hyperpnoea
noun
Alternative spelling of hyperpnea
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyphedonia
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypnoidize
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypoadenia
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypochnose
hypoconule
hypoditone
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogynies
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
hyponeuria
hyponoetic
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hyporhined
hyposphene
hyposphene
noun
A process on the neural arch of the vertebrae of some extinct reptiles
hypotensor
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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.
hypothenic
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
lampoonery
lampoonery
noun
The act of lampooning
lycoperdon
megaphyton
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
menotyphla
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
metaphyton
metaphyton
noun
Any metaphytic filamentous alga
monopylaea
monopylean
monopylean
adj
Relating to radiolarians of the suborder Monopylea
monospermy
monospermy
noun
(biology) The fertilization of an oocyte by a single spermatozoon.
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
neallotype
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
necroscopy
necroscopy
noun
A necropsy.
necrotypic
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neurectopy
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
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.
neurophagy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
neurotropy
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
nonadeptly
nonpayment
nonpayment
noun
The failure to make a payment
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
nymphoides
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
olympieion
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.