(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
capernoity
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
clypeolate
coenotypic
collotyped
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
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.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copycatted
copycatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copycat
copycutter
copyfitter
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
coreplasty
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptolite
cryptomere
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cystophore
cystoscope
cystoscope
noun
A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
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.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
ericophyte
eucalyptol
eucalyptol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
eurytropic
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
hepatocyte
hepatocyte
noun
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
homeotypic
homeotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
hyperstoic
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
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
hypocrater
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hyponoetic
hypothecal
hypothecal
adj
(microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypothenic
hypothetic
hypothetic
adj
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality
lumpectomy
lumpectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
lymphocyte
lymphocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
metrectopy
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
mythopoeic
necropathy
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
neurectopy
orycterope
orycterope
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of oryctere
osteectopy
otocephaly
otocephaly
noun
A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
pectorally
pectorally
adv
In a pectoral manner; in connection with the breast.
peptolytic
peptolytic
adj
Relating to peptolysis.
petticoaty
phagocyter
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phenotypic
phenotypic
adj
Of, or relating to a phenotype.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
pinacocyte
pinacocyte
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.
pityocampe
plasmocyte
plasmocyte
noun
(immunology) A plasma cell.
poetically
poetically
adv
In a poetic manner.
polyactine
polyactine
noun
The ray of a polyactinal sponge
polychaeta
polychaeta
noun
Any annelid worm of the class Polychaeta
polychaete
polychaete
noun
Alternative spelling of polychete
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polycletan
polycletus
polycrates
polyctenid
polyctenid
noun
(zoology) Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.
polyethnic
polyethnic
adj
(of a group or society) That contains people who together represent multiple ethnicities, especially such that they coexist and interact harmoniously.
(of a person) Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.
polystelic
polystelic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting polystely; being a polystele.
precentory
preceptory
preceptory
adj
preceptive
noun
A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.
preciosity
preciosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) Something of high value or worth.
(obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
(usually derogatory, countable) An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
(usually derogatory, uncountable) The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
prefactory
prefactory
adj
Prior to the era of industrial factories.
premycotic
premycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to a phase of mycosis fungoides in which the patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun.
prepotency
prepotency
noun
(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
procaryote
procaryote
noun
Alternative spelling of prokaryote
protectory
protectory
adj
Acting as a protector; protective.
noun
A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children.
pseudocyst
pseudocyst
noun
(medicine) A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
pterocarya
ptyalocele
pulpectomy
pulpectomy
noun
(dentistry) The surgical removal of all of the dental pulp.
pycnometer
pycnometer
noun
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
pycnostyle
pycnostyle
adj
(architecture) Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.
noun
(architecture) A colonnade of this kind.
pyoctanine
pyogenetic
pyogenetic
adj
pyogenic
pyopoietic
pyroacetic
pyroacetic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)
pyrogentic
pyrometric
pyrometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
pyrotechny
pyrotechny
noun
(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.
(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.
The manufacture and use of fireworks.
The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.
pythogenic
pythogenic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.
rectoscopy
rectoscopy
noun
Synonym of proctoscopy
septectomy
septectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a septum
speciosity
speciosity
noun
(countable, rare, chiefly in the plural) A specious action, promise, ideology, etc.
spectatory
spectatory
noun
(dated) A place for spectators to watch an event.
splenocyte
splenocyte
noun
(biology, immunology) A type of monocyte characteristically found in spleen tissue
stenotypic
stenotypic
adj
Alternative form of stenotypical
subpotency
subpotency
noun
The quality of being subpotent.
syncopated
syncopated
adj
(grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope
(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syncopate
syncopates
syncopates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of syncopate
tachypnoea
tachypnoea
noun
(medicine) Hyperventilation.
tachyscope
tachyscope
noun
An early form of animated-picture machine in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.
trephocyte
trephocyte
noun
(cytology) Synonym of trophocyte
trophocyte
trophocyte
noun
(biology) Any cell that provides nutrition
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.