(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
amphibichnite
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphipneustic
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
archpretender
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
calyptranthes
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
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.
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chapournetted
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
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
chemosorption
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chilectropion
chondroseptum
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
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.
cocitizenship
colinephritis
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
conrectorship
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmenship
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
ctenocephalus
cynopithecoid
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
noun
(zoology) Any member of this genus of primates
ecphorization
ectosphenotic
electrophonic
electrophonic
adj
relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable)
resembling in sound that produced by such equipment
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
elephanticide
elephanticide
noun
The killing of an elephant.
enantiopathic
enantiopathic
adj
(medicine) Serving to palliate; palliative, alleviative.
encatarrhaphy
encephalartos
encephalolith
encephalomata
encephalomata
noun
plural of encephaloma
encephalotome
encephalotome
noun
A surgical instrument used for encephalotomy.
encephalotomy
encephalotomy
noun
The dissection of the brain.
encipherments
encipherments
noun
plural of encipherment
endocrinopath
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
epichindrotic
epichondrotic
epigonichthys
epitrachelion
epitrachelion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
glaucophanite
glaucophanite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting mostly of glaucophane
helicoprotein
hepatoenteric
hepatoenteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the intestine
hepatonephric
hepatonephric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the kidney.
heptachronous
hippalectryon
hypercyanotic
hypercyanotic
adj
(pathology) Marked by severe cyanosis.
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperisotonic
hyperneurotic
hyperneurotic
adj
Extremely neurotic.
hyperromantic
hyperromantic
Adjective
Extremely romantic.
hypertonicity
hypertonicity
noun
the condition of being hypertonic
hypobenthonic
hyposecretion
hyposecretion
noun
A secretion below the normal value.
hypothecating
hypothecating
verb
present participle of hypothecate
hypothecation
hypothecation
noun
(Britain) A tax levied for a specific expenditure.
the use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
ideophonetics
ideophonetics
noun
(linguistics) The representation of ideas by sounds
inspectorship
inspectorship
noun
The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector
intracephalic
intracephalic
adj
Within a head
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
leptocephalan
leucosphenite
leucosphenite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, boron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
lycanthropies
lycanthropies
noun
plural of lycanthropy
lycanthropize
meconophagist
meconophagist
noun
(rare) One who uses or consumes opiates including heroin.
mesonephritic
metanephritic
metanephritic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the metanephros.
metaphysician
metaphysician
noun
(philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
metencephalic
metencephalic
adj
Relating to the metencephalon.
metencephalla
metencephalon
metencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
morphogenetic
morphogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to morphogenesis
morphotonemic
morphotonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to morphotonemics.
mynpachtbrief
nepenthaceous
nepenthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Nepenthaceae of pitcher plants.
nephelometric
nephelometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or pertaining to nephelometry.
nephrectomies
nephrectomies
noun
plural of nephrectomy
nephrectomise
nephrectomise
verb
Alternative form of nephrectomize
nephrectomize
nephrectomize
verb
To perform nephrectomy (upon)
nephrogastric
nephrogenetic
nephrogenetic
adj
Relating to nephrogenetics
neurohypnotic
neurohypnotic
adj
(archaic) hypnotic
neuropathical
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
nondiphtheric
nonemphatical
nonmetaphoric
nonmetaphoric
adj
Not metaphoric.
nonpathogenic
nonpathogenic
adj
Not pathogenic.
nonphonetical
nontelepathic
nontelepathic
adj
Not telepathic.
nontelephonic
nontelephonic
adj
Not telephonic.
nontheosophic
notencephalus
nyctipithecus
octanaphthene
opisthocomine
opisthocomine
adj
(zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
palaeichthyan
palaeognathic
palaeotechnic
paleanthropic
paleanthropic
adj
Alternative form of paleoanthropic
panchromatize
panchromatize
verb
(transitive, photography) To cover with a panchromatic coating.
pancreatolith
pantelephonic
pantheistical
pantheistical
adj
of or relating to pantheism
paranephritic
paranthracene
paranthracene
noun
(chemistry) An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
parasynthetic
parasynthetic
adj
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.
parchmentized
parchmentized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parchmentize
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchymatic
parenchymatic
adj
Synonym of parenchymatous
parenthetical
parenthetical
adj
that explains or qualifies something
that is incidental
using, containing, or within parenthesis
noun
(screenwriting) A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
A word or phrase within parentheses.
parthenocarpy
parthenocarpy
noun
(botany) production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.
parthenogenic
parthenogenic
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.
pathogenicity
pathogenicity
noun
The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
pectinibranch
pectinibranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Pectinibranchiata.
pentachloride
pentachloride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule
pentahedrical
pentahedrical
adj
Obsolete form of pentahedral.
pentastichous
pentastichous
adj
(botany) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.
perchlorinate
perchlorinate
verb
(chemistry) To add the maximum amount of chlorine to.
periconchitis
perinephritic
perinephritic
adj
(anatomy) Around the kidneys
(pathology) Relating to perinephritis
perisphinctes
perthiocyanic
phaenogenetic
pharyngectomy
pharyngectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the pharynx (typically in the case of cancer)