(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.
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
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
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
cystophore
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
epistrophy
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
ericophyte
erotopathy
erotopathy
noun
An abnormality related to sexual desire
erythropia
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
fetography
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
heteropoly
heterotopy
heterotopy
noun
(biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
(biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
heterotype
hippometry
hogrophyte
hydrophyte
hydrophyte
noun
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
hydropotes
hyetograph
hyetograph
noun
A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
hygrophyte
hygrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypaethral
hypaethral
adj
Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hypaethros
hypaethrum
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
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.
hypermeter
hypermeter
noun
A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.
A period with a redundant syllable.
hyperstoic
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertherm
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.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypertypic
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
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
hypopteral
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hypotensor
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.
hypotheria
hypothermy
hypothermy
noun
Alternative form of hypothermia
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
metagraphy
metagraphy
noun
(art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy
(linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration
metamorphy
metamorphy
noun
The quality of being metamorphic.
metatrophy
metropathy
metropathy
noun
(medicine) Synonym of metropathia
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
necropathy
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
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.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
opotherapy
opotherapy
noun
organotherapy
orotherapy
orotherapy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The use of serum to treat disease.
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
orthophyre
orthophyre
noun
(geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar
pachymeter
pachymeter
noun
Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pedatrophy
pedotrophy
pedotrophy
noun
The nourishment of children
pennyearth
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
periphytic
periphytic
adj
Relating to periphytons
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
phagocyter
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phonometry
phonometry
noun
The measurement of sound.
phonotyper
phorometry
photometry
photometry
noun
(astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.
(physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
phylactery
phylactery
noun
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
(art, historical) A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.
(fantasy, role-playing games) An enspelled object used (by such as a lich) to contain and protect the owner's soul.
(historical) A case in which (Christian) relics were preserved.
Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.
phylartery
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
phytometer
phytometer
noun
Any plant used as a phytometric standard
phytometry
phytometry
noun
The measurement of physiological responses of plants
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
porphyrite
porphyrite
noun
A rock with a porphyritic structure.
pothookery
predeathly
preearthly
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
prethyroid
pretyphoid
pretyphoid
adj
Before the onset of typhoid.
prothetely
prothetely
noun
The abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions
protophyte
protophyte
noun
(biology) Any of various primitive organisms such as the slime molds
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
pyotherapy
pyrethrine
pyrethrine
noun
Obsolete form of pyrethrin.
pyrethroid
pyrethroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
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.
pyrotheria
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotine
noun
(mineralogy) pyrrhotite
pyrrhotite
pyrrhotite
noun
(mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
rhegmatype
rhegmatypy
rhizophyte
rhizophyte
noun
(botany) Any vascular plant that has roots
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
sphericity
sphericity
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
sporophyte
sporophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
strathspey
strathspey
noun
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
suretyship
suretyship
noun
(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
telegraphy
telegraphy
noun
Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
The devices and networks used to enact this process.
The science and techniques used to enact this process.
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
tenography
tenography
noun
The diagnostic imaging of tendons.
tetraphony
tetraptych
tetraptych
noun
(art) a polyptych having four sections
thermotype
thermotype
noun
A type of climate that has a specifies temperature range
An image (as for example of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with an acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression
thermotypy
thermotypy
noun
The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.
therophyte
therophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only
threepenny
threepenny
adj
Having a value or cost of threepence.
Of little worth; mean; vulgar.
noun
A stamp worth three pence.
tithepayer
tithepayer
noun
Alternative form of tithe-payer
trephocyte
trephocyte
noun
(cytology) Synonym of trophocyte
triglyphed
triphyline
triphyline
noun
triphylite
triphylite
triphylite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.