(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(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
archplayer
brachypnea
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
capercally
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capreolary
cardplayer
cardplayer
noun
One who plays card games.
carpellary
carpellary
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to carpels
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
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
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
clypeaster
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copycutter
copyfitter
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
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.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
corypphaei
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crapulency
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
creepmousy
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
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.
curiescopy
cyperaceae
cypraeidae
cypressinn
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
cystophore
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
decrepitly
decrepitly
adv
In a decrepit way.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
diphycercy
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
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.
ericophyte
eucryptite
eucryptite
noun
(mineralogy) A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
eurytropic
everyplace
everyplace
adv
(US, informal) everywhere
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
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.
hyperaemic
hyperaemic
adj
Alternative form of hyperemic
hyperaphic
hyperbaric
hyperbaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hypercycle
hypercycle
noun
(chemistry) A system of self-replicating molecules, as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems.
(hyperbolic geometry) A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hypernomic
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to 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.
hyperspace
hyperspace
noun
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
(mathematics) An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3.
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.
verb
(science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport into hyperspace.
hyperstoic
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
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.
hypertypic
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
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hyporchema
hyporchema
noun
A form of ancient Greek choral song accompanied by dance
hyporcheme
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
lepargylic
leucophyre
lycoperdon
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
mercyproof
metrectopy
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
myrioscope
myrioscope
noun
A form of kaleidoscope, especially one consisting of mirrors arranged so as by multiplied reflection from a small piece of carpet to show how it looks covering a whole floor.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
necroscopy
necroscopy
noun
A necropsy.
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
neurectopy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
orycterope
orycterope
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of oryctere
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
overphysic
pachyderma
pachyderma
noun
(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skin.
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
pachymeter
pachymeter
noun
Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
panegyrica
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
paracyeses
paracyesis
paracyesis
noun
(medicine, archaic) ectopic pregnancy
paracymene
paracymene
Noun
cymene
parcellary
parcellary
adj
Relating to parcels or divisions of land and their ownership.
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchyma
parenchyma
noun
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
(botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
parenchyme
peachberry
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
pectorally
pectorally
adv
In a pectoral manner; in connection with the breast.