(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aglyphodontia
alethopteroid
alloeostropha
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
alymphopotent
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphigastrula
amphimictical
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.
amphithalamus
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amygdalopathy
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
angiothlipsis
anomalotrophy
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthropolater
anthropolater
noun
A worshipper of a human or humans.
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antisyphillis
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
arctocephalus
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artilleryship
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
austrophilism
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
ballhausplatz
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
bretwaldaship
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
cacophthalmia
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
calyptranthes
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catchpoleship
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalanthous
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
cephalopterus
cephalotaceae
cephalothecal
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cephalotrocha
ceratophyllum
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chilectropion
chlorophaeite
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
chromatophile
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromeplating
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
cirrhopetalum
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
colinephritis
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cotylophorous
cryptocephala
cryptographal
cryptographal
adj
(archaic) cryptographic
ctenocephalus
cyathophyllum
cyclostrophic
cyclostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
cytopathology
cytopathology
noun
(cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells.
dactylioglyph
dactylography
dactylography
noun
The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people.
The study of finger rings.
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlegmatize
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
depthlessness
depthlessness
noun
Absence of depth.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
diaphoretical
diaphoretical
adj
Alternative form of diaphoretic
dilettantship
dinitrophenol
dinitrophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C₆H₃OH(NO₂)₂ formed by the nitration of phenol; they are metabolic poisons
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
diphtheroidal
diphtheroidal
adj
Alternative form of diphtheroid
diphthongally
diphthongally
adv
By means of a diphthong.
diplostichous
dolerophanite
dolerophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, oxygen, and sulfur.
dyophysitical
edriophthalma
electrography
electrography
noun
The recording of the electrical activity of part of the body
gravure printing
electropathic
electropathic
adj
Relating to electropathy.
electrophilic
electrophilic
adj
(chemistry) of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
electrophonic
electrophonic
adj
relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable)
resembling in sound that produced by such equipment
electrophoric
electrophoric
adj
Relating to the electrophorus.
electrophorus
electrophorus
noun
(dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.
electropolish
electropolish
verb
(transitive) To brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.
elephantiases
elephantiases
noun
plural of elephantiasis
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
elephantiasis
elephantiasis
noun
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.