(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acetomorphin
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aminopherase
amphicentric
amphineurous
amphipyrenin
amphitriaene
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
antepirrhema
anthropoidea
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
antiperthite
antiperthite
noun
(mineralogy) A perthite having sodic feldspar as the dominant phase.
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
calliphorine
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
capernaitish
chaetopterin
chairpersons
cheeseparing
cheeseparing
adj
Niggardly, stingy.
noun
A small fragment or sliver.
verb
present participle of cheesepare
chiropterans
chiropterans
noun
plural of chiropteran
coryphaenoid
cranemanship
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cyclophrenia
cyclophrenia
noun
bipolar disorder
daphnephoria
declinograph
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
epanorthidae
epanorthosis
epanorthosis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
epanorthotic
epibranchial
epibranchial
adj
Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
epichristian
erythropenia
erythropenia
noun
A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia
ethnographic
ethnographic
adj
Relating to ethnography.
eubranchipus
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
foremanships
foremanships
noun
plural of foremanship
freshmanship
freshmanship
noun
The state of being a freshman.
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
genarchaship
generalships
generalships
noun
plural of generalship
germanophile
germanophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Germanophile
hampshireman
hampshiremen
handicappers
handicappers
noun
plural of handicapper
harmoniphone
harmoniphone
noun
A free-reed musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set in a tube, and vibrating under pressure from the breath; a precursor of the modern melodica.
hebephreniac
hebephreniac
noun
Synonym of hebephrenic
hebephrenias
hebephrenias
noun
plural of hebephrenia
heliotropian
hemiramphine
heparinizing
heparinizing
verb
present participle of heparinize
heptranchias
hernioplasty
hernioplasty
noun
(surgery) A hernia repair operation, which makes use of a mesh patch to strengthen the site of defect to prevent recurrence.
hierophantes
hierophantic
hierophantic
adj
Of or relating to a hierophant.
hippocentaur
hippocentaur
noun
centaur
hippocrenian
hippocrepian
hippocrepian
noun
Hippocrepiform.
One of an order of freshwater bryozoa (Phylactolaema or Lophopoda) in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe.
hippotragine
hippotragine
adj
of, pertaining to or resembling antelopes in the bovid subfamily Hippotraginae, the oryxes, roan and sable antelopes, etc.
noun
Any such antelope in the bovid subfamily Hippotraginae.
horsemanship
horsemanship
noun
The skill of riding a horse, and sometimes of training and managing horses.
housepainter
housepainter
noun
A professional painter of houses
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hyperabelian
hyperadrenia
hyperangelic
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercapnias
hypercapnias
noun
plural of hypercapnia
hyperhedonia
hyperhedonia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the individual derives an abnormally heightened level of pleasure from the activities performed.
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermnesias
hypermnesias
noun
plural of hypermnesia
hyperoartian
hyperoartian
noun
(zoology) Any vertebrate of the class Hyperoartia
hyperorganic
hyperorganic
adj
Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic.
hypersaintly
hypersplenia
hypersthenia
hypersthenia
noun
(pathology, archaic) A morbid condition marked by excessive excitement of all the vital phenomena.
hyponatremia
hyponatremia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium in blood plasma.
hyposynergia
iconographer
iconographer
noun
One who creates (religious) icons
infernalship
inspheration
interchapter
interchapter
adj
Between chapters.
noun
An intervening or inserted chapter.
interspheral
interspheral
adj
Between spheres.
intrahepatic
intrahepatic
adj
(anatomy) Within the liver.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
lithonephria
lophotriaene
managerships
managerships
noun
plural of managership
martinetship
martinetship
noun
The quality of being a martinet.
merchantship
merchantship
noun
Alternative form of merchant ship
metaphrasing
metaphrasing
verb
present participle of metaphrase
mineragraphy
misanthropes
misanthropes
noun
plural of misanthrope
misapprehend
misapprehend
verb
(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
naprapathies
nazariteship
nazariteship
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Nazariteship.
necrophiliac
necrophiliac
noun
a person who engages in necrophilia
necrophilias
necrophilias
noun
plural of necrophilia
negrophobiac
negrophobias
neoanthropic
neohipparion
nephrectasia
nephrectasis
nephropathic
nephropathic
adj
Relating to nephropathy.
nephropsidae
nephroptosia
nestitherapy
nestitherapy
noun
(medicine) Medical treatment by reducing food intake.
neuratrophia
neuratrophic
neurographic
neurographic
adj
Relating to neurography
neuropathies
neuropathies
noun
plural of neuropathy
neuropathist
neuropathist
noun
(dated) A neurologist.
neutrophilia
neutrophilia
noun
(pathology) The presence of unusually many neutrophil granulocytes in the blood.
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
nomographies
nomographies
noun
plural of nomography
nonatrophied
nonpreaching
nonpreaching
adj
That does not preach.
nonspherical
nonspherical
adj
Not spherical.
nosographies
nosographies
noun
plural of nosography
oligonephria
oligophrenia
oligophrenia
noun
(pathology) subnormal mental development
ophiuroidean
ophiuroidean
noun
Any brittle star of the class Ophiuroidea
oreophasinae
ornithoptera
outpreaching
outpreaching
verb
present participle of outpreach
overhandicap
overhandicap
verb
(transitive) To handicap excessively.
paintbrushes
paintbrushes
noun
plural of paintbrush
panhyperemia
pantotherian
pantotherian
noun
(zoology) Any of the mammals in Pantotheria.
paperhanging
paperhanging
noun
(countable) Wallpaper.
(uncountable) The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.
(uncountable, slang) The illegal activities of a paperhanger; counterfeiting fraud.
pappenheimer
paramorphine
paramorphine
noun
(toxicology) A poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine; but used as a precursor for the manufacture of some medicines.
paranthelion
paranthelion
noun
A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
parasphenoid
parasphenoid
adj
Lying under or alongside the sphenoid.
noun
(anatomy) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
parcenership
parcenership
noun
The role or status of a parcener.
parchmentize
parchmentize
verb
(transitive) To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.