(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropism
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotokous
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphispermous
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
ampullariidae
androcephalum
anemobiagraph
angiemphraxis
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anomalopteryx
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anthropometer
anthropometer
noun
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiprelatism
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apophorometer
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apparentement
appertainment
appertainment
noun
(obsolete) That which appertains or belongs to a person; an appurtenance; trappings.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archeptolemus
arteriopalmus
arthrempyesis
arthroempyema
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
attemperament
attemperament
noun
A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
attemperately
attemperately
adv
In an attemperate manner.
attemperation
attemperation
noun
(archaic) The act of attempering or regulating.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
belltopperdom
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bespatterment
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
blepharophyma
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
bridemaidship
bridgehampton
caesaropapism
caesaropapism
noun
(government, religion) The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
caesaropopism
calamospermae
cambridgeport
campanulariae
campbellsburg
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
campimetrical
campimetrical
adj
Related to campimetry.
campyloneuron
capersomeness
capitelliform
caprimulgidae
cardiospermum
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
centropomidae
centrospermae
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
ceramographic
ceratophyllum
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chamaecyparis
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
noun
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chondroseptum
chromatophile
chromatophore
chromatophore
noun
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
chromospheres
chromospheres
noun
plural of chromosphere
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
circumplicate
circumspangle
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
cirrhopetalum
clappermaclaw
cnemidophorus
cochlospermum
coelospermous
coelospermous
adj
(botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
coemptionator
cometographer
cometographer
noun
one who describes or writes about comets
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compartimenti
compartimento
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compartmented
compartmented
adj
Divided into compartments.
Having (a specified type of) compartments.
competitioner
competitioner
noun
(India, historical) Synonym of competition wallah
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexometry
complexometry
noun
(chemistry) A form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
compromitment
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
coniospermous
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemplature
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
copernicanism
copernicanism
Noun
Belief in, or advocacy of the heliocentric model of the heavens
copolymerized
copolymerized
adj
polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
coracomorphae
coredemptress
coredemptress
noun
A female coredeemer.
coremorphosis
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
cotemporanean
cotemporaries
cotemporaries
noun
plural of cotemporary
cotemporarily
counterjumper
counterjumper
noun
(slang, derogatory, dated) A salesman in a shop; a shopman or clerk.