(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amylophosphate
angiolymphitis
anteposthumous
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
antihemisphere
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphydrotropism
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
arthroempyesis
arthropomatous
arthropomatous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the order Arthropomata
atmosphereless
atmosphereless
adj
Lacking an atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
basommatophora
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chromatosphere
chromatosphere
noun
A chromosphere.
cirsophthalmia
competitorship
competitorship
noun
The role or status of a competitor.
coppersmithing
coppersmithing
noun
The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmenships
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism
noun
(andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
cytohyaloplasm
dermophlebitis
desmepithelium
desmopathology
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
emphaticalness
emphaticalness
noun
The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
emprosthotonic
emprosthotonos
emprosthotonos
noun
Alternative form of emprosthotonus
emprosthotonus
emprosthotonus
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
ephemeralities
ephemeralities
noun
plural of ephemerality
episiohematoma
epistemophilia
epistemophilia
noun
An excessive love of, or striving for, knowledge.
epistemophilic
ergatomorphism
germanophilist
germanophobist
haematopoiesis
haematopoiesis
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis
haplostemonous
haplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
headmastership
headmastership
noun
The role or position of headmaster.
heautomorphism
hemianatropous
hemianatropous
adj
(botany) Synonym of hemitropous
hemiparasitism
hemiparasitism
noun
The condition of being a hemiparasite.
hemisaprophyte
hermaphrodites
hermaphrodites
noun
plural of hermaphrodite
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
heteromorphism
heteromorphism
noun
A diversity of form.
A feature that is heteromorphic.
heteromorphous
heteromorphous
adj
(biology) heteromorphic
hippopotamuses
histoplasmosis
histoplasmosis
noun
(pathology) A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.
homotransplant
homotransplant
noun
An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation).
The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft).
hydatomorphism
hydrophthalmos
hydrophthalmos
noun
A congenital form of glaucoma.
hydrophthalmus
hypercomposite
hypercriticism
hypercriticism
noun
Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism.
hyperdactylism
hyperdicrotism
hyperdicrotism
noun
(physiology) A hyperdicrotic condition.
hyperritualism
hyphomycetales
hypophysectomy
hypophysectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).
hypopotassemia
hypopotassemia
noun
(medicine, may be considered incorrect) Hypokalemia.
hypopotassemic
hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
noun
(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.
hystricomorpha
impoverishment
impoverishment
noun
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
isotrimorphism
isotrimorphism
noun
Isomorphism between the three forms, severally, of two trimorphous substances.
isotrimorphous
isotrimorphous
adj
Exhibiting isotrimorphism.
lymphangitides
lymphangitides
noun
plural of lymphangitis
lymphenteritis
lymphoblastoma
lymphoblastoma
noun
(pathology) A blastoma of the lymph nodes
lymphocystosis
lymphoprotease
magistrateship
magistrateship
noun
The role or status of magistrate.
magnetospheric
magnetospheric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
massotherapist
massotherapist
noun
Someone skilled in massotherapy, a massage therapist.
mastigophorous
mastigophorous
adj
(biology) mastigophoran
(obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand.
megalethoscope
megalethoscope
noun
An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects.
mephistopheles
mephistopheles
Proper noun
The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.
Noun
A fiendish person, especially one who tricks someone into following a destructive or disastrous course of action; a tempter.
mephistophelic
mesaticephalic
mesaticephalic
adj
(anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
metabisulphite
metabisulphite
noun
Alternative spelling of metabisulfite
metamorphopsia
metamorphopsia
noun
A visual distortion, associated with macular degeneration, in which a grid of straight lines appears wavy and parts of the grid may appear blank.
metamorphosian
metamorphosing
metamorphosing
verb
present participle of metamorphose
metaphosphated
metaphosphoric
metaphosphoric
adj
Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid
metaphrastical
metaphrastical
adj
Alternative form of metaphrastic
metaphysically
metaphysically
adv
Concerning metaphysics.
In a metaphysical manner.
metaphysicians
metaphysicians
noun
plural of metaphysician
metapsychology
metapsychology
noun
(philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity.
(psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology.
(psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind.
metempsychosal
metempsychoses
metempsychoses
noun
plural of metempsychosis
metempsychosic
metempsychosic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to metempsychosis.
metempsychosis
metempsychosis
noun
Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
metencephalons
metencephalons
noun
plural of metencephalon
methylpentoses
methylpentoses
noun
plural of methylpentose
metrophlebitis
metrophlebitis
noun
inflammation of the uterine veins
metrotherapist
microphthalmos
microphthalmos
noun
microphthalmia
microphthalmus
microphthalmus
noun
A person with microphthalmia.
misalphabetize
misanthropical
misanthropical
adj
misanthropic
misanthropists
misanthropists
noun
plural of misanthropist
monophysitical
monophysitical
adj
Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
morphographist
morphotonemics
mysteriosophic
mysteriosophic
adj
Relating to mysteriosophy
mythopoetising
nephrectomised
nephrectomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nephrectomise
neurohypnotism
neurohypnotism
noun
(archaic) hypnotism
nonatmospheric
nonatmospheric
adj
Not atmospheric.
nonsympathetic
nonsympathetic
Adjective
Not sympathetic.
nonsympathizer
nonsympathizer
noun
One who is unsympathetic.
octophthalmous
ommastrephidae
oophorectomies
oophorectomies
noun
plural of oophorectomy
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmoscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy).
ophthalmoscopy
ophthalmoscopy
noun
Examination of the eye with an ophthalmoscope.
The design, construction and use of ophthalmoscopes.
opisthocomidae
opisthodomoses
osphresiometer
osphresiometry
osteocephaloma
overpunishment
overpunishment
noun
Excessive punishment.
pachydermatous
pachydermatous
adj
(humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive.
Like an elephant
Of or relating to the pachyderms.
palaeothalamus
palaeothalamus
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) The anterior and central part of the thalamus.
palmanesthesia
panthelematism
parachromatism
parachromatism
noun
Partial colour blindness (a mild defect in colour vision)
parenchymatous
parenchymatous
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Consisting or or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
(botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(medicine) Affecting the parenchyma.
pathochemistry
patriarchalism
patriarchalism
noun
(historical, politics, philosophy, sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head of state, viewing his fatherly power as having been inherited genealogically from Adam.
The quality of being patriarchal.
peristeromorph
petrarchianism
petrochemicals
petrochemicals
noun
plural of petrochemical
petrochemistry
petrochemistry
noun
(petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.
phantasmagoria
phantasmagoria
noun
(historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
phantasmagoric
phantasmagoric
adj
Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements.
Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.