(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
bromethyl
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
chemolyze
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamyses
cyclothem
cyclothem
noun
(geology) A vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea
dichelyma
dimethyls
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
enchylema
enchylema
noun
The semifluid, nearly transparent, and homogeneous matter forming the cell sap, or nuclear sap, supported by the linin network and constituting with it the cytoplasm or nucleoplasm.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
erythemal
erythemal
adj
Relating to, or causing erythema
ethylamin
hackeymal
hemelytra
hemelytra
noun
plural of hemelytron
plural of hemelytrum
hemicycle
hemicycle
noun
(architecture) A semicircular structure
semicircle
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemolymph
hemolymph
noun
(zoology) A circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates that is the equivalent of blood
hemolysin
hemolysin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin
hemolysis
hemolysis
noun
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
hemolytic
hemolytic
adj
Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.
hemolyzed
hemolyzed
adj
Disrupted by hemolysis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hemolyze
hemolyzes
hemolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemolyze
holmberry
holmberry
noun
a holly bush.
homocycle
homocycle
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any inorganic compound based on a ring of three or more atoms of the same element
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of such a compound
hyalomere
hyalomere
noun
(biology) The clear part of a blood platelet.
hyalonema
hydromels
hydromels
noun
plural of hydromel
hymeneals
hymeneals
noun
Nuptials.
plural of hymeneal
hyomental
hyomental
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.
hypomeral
lachrymae
lechayims
lymphemia
machinely
meghalaya
meghalaya
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Shillong as its capital.
melaphyre
melaphyre
noun
(obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age
mesophyll
mesophyll
noun
(botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
mesophyls
mesophyls
noun
plural of mesophyl
methylals
methylals
noun
plural of methylal
methylase
methylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids
methylate
methylate
noun
(chemistry) The anion -O-CH₃⁻ derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion
verb
(biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression
(organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound
To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
methylene
methylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent group CH₂< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
(organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
(organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH₂:
molehilly
molehilly
adj
Having many molehills.
nemophily
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
perilymph
perilymph
noun
An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
phyletism
phyllomes
phyllomes
noun
plural of phyllome
phylonome
polyhemia
polyhemic
polypheme
polypheme
Proper noun
Polyphemus.
rhymeless
rhymeless
adj
(archaic) Senseless; without rhyme or reason.
(linguistics) Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes.
Without rhymes.
shieldmay
thermally
thermally
adv
Regarding heat.
thymelaea
thymelici
thymolate
thymolize
trimethyl
trimethyl
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Three methyl groups in a molecule.