A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
albitophyre
allelotropy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteropygal
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
apocryphate
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aporhyolite
appellatory
appellatory
adj
Containing an appeal.
apterygidae
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
augitophyre
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
catchpolery
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
corporately
corporately
adv
Acting as a corporate body.
In a corporate way.
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
counterpaly
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterpray
cryotherapy
cryotherapy
noun
The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.
crypteronia
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
crypturidae
cynotherapy
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
desperately
desperately
adv
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
extremely
diageotropy
dipterygian
disparately
disparately
adv
In a disparate manner.
embryophyta
empyreumata
enteropathy
enteropathy
noun
(pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease.
epitomatory
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
eurypterida
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
footpaddery
footpaddery
noun
(historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
gelotherapy
gemmiparity
gemmiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by budding; gemmation
germiparity
germiparity
noun
(biology) reproduction by means of germs
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
hearthpenny
hectography
hectography
noun
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.
hematherapy
hemiatrophy
hemiatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy that affects only one half of the body
hemotherapy
hemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of blood products
heptahydric
heptahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) Having seven hydroxy groups.
heptastylar
heteropathy
heteropathy
noun
The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.
Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
hyetography
hyetography
noun
The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain.
hymenoptera
hymenoptera
noun
plural of hymenopteron
hyparterial
hyparterial
adj
(anatomy) Situated below an artery; applied especially to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
hypenantron
hyperaction
hyperaction
noun
excessive action, as of a biological system
hyperactive
hyperactive
adj
having an increased state of activity
having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)
hyperacuity
hyperacuity
noun
sensory performance finer than the receptor grain
hyperaspist
hyperaspist
noun
(obsolete) One who holds a shield over another; a defender.
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperbrutal
hyperdactyl
hyperlethal
hyperlethal
adj
More than usually lethal
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hyperoartia
hyperotreta
hyperpathia
hyperpathia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally exaggerated response to a painful stimulus
hyperpathic
hyperstatic
hyperstatic
adj
(physics) statically indeterminate
hyperthymia
hyperthymia
noun
A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable than hypomania. This temperament generally describes a person with high energy and enthusiasm for life activities, as opposed to dysthymia.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypertragic
hypertropia
hypertropia
noun
(pathology) A form of strabismus in which one eye points upward
hypocentral
hypocentral
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
hyposternal
hypothecary
hypothecary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan
noun
(law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge
hypothermal
hypothermal
adj
(geology) Formed or deposited under hypothermal conditions.
Involving extremely low temperatures.
hypothermia
hypothermia
noun
(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
hypotremata
hythergraph
hythergraph
noun
(climatology) A plotted graph showing the relationships between precipitation and temperature.
impapyrated
impapyrated
adj
Written or recorded on or as if on papyrus.
imperiality
imperiality
noun
Imperial power.
Imperial rights or privileges.
impertinacy
impetratory
impetratory
adj
(obsolete) Containing or expressing entreaty.
imprecatory
imprecatory
adj
That imprecates or invokes evil.
interplayed
interplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interplay
interpolary
interpolary
adj
(mathematics) Relating to, or by means of interpolation
iodotherapy
iodotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of iodine or of iodides
iteroparity
iteroparity
noun
(biology) The condition of being iteroparous
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
laparectomy
lycanthrope
lycanthrope
noun
A werewolf
More generally, any sort of were-creature.
macrophytes
macrophytes
noun
plural of macrophyte
melampyrite
melampyrite
noun
(chemistry) dulcite
metrography
multiplayer
multiplayer
adj
(games) Requiring or allowing multiple (or more than the usual two) players to play simultaneously
noun
(games) The feature of a video game where multiple human players play simultaneously.
Video game players who play multiplayer games.
myelatrophy
nephropathy
nephropathy
noun
(pathology) Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys.
neuratrophy
neuroplasty
neuroplasty
noun
Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
operability
operability
noun
The extent to which a system or device is operable.
operatively
operatively
adv
In an operative manner.
operativity
operativity
noun
operativeness
opiniatrety
opiniatrety
noun
(obsolete) obstinacy in opinions
osmotherapy
osmotherapy
noun
The use of osmotically active substances to reduce the volume of intracranial contents.