(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.
adiathermanous
aeschynomenous
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphisbaenidae
amylophosphate
amylosynthesis
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anteposthumous
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
antienthusiasm
antihemisphere
antihistamines
antihistamines
noun
plural of antihistamine
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimetathesis
antimetathesis
noun
The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).
The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
archaeostomata
archdissembler
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archmystagogue
archworkmaster
argyranthemous
arithmeticians
arithmeticians
noun
plural of arithmetician
arsinoitherium
arthroempyesis
arthrosterigma
assmannshausen
assmannshauser
astroalchemist
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
atmosphereless
atmosphereless
adj
Lacking an atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
calycanthemous
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
cephalosporium
chamaeprosopic
chamecephalous
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chimericalness
cholecystogram
cholecystogram
noun
A radiograph of the gallbladder
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm
noun
(anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord.
chrestomathics
chrestomathics
noun
plural of chrestomathic
chrestomathies
chrestomathies
noun
plural of chrestomathy
christmasberry
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chromatologies
chromatosphere
chromatosphere
noun
A chromosphere.
chromodiascope
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
clinocephalism
craftsmenships
cymbocephalous
cypselomorphae
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
desmachymatous
desmohemoblast
desmopathology
disenchantment
disenchantment
noun
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
disenthralment
disheartenment
disheartenment
noun
The act of disheartening.
The state of being disheartened; dejection.
dressmakership
dumbartonshire
dysmenorrhagia
dysmenorrhoeal
dysmenorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of dysmenorrheal
elaeosaccharum
elasmobranchii
elizabethanism
elizabethanism
Noun
A word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to the literature of England in the Elizabethan period.
emphaticalness
emphaticalness
noun
The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
emphemeralness
engastrimythic
engastrimythic
adj
ventriloquistic
ephemeralities
ephemeralities
noun
plural of ephemerality
episiohematoma
epistemophilia
epistemophilia
noun
An excessive love of, or striving for, knowledge.
ergatomorphism
establishments
establishments
noun
plural of establishment
extrastomachal
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
gebrauchsmusik
gemeinschaften
gentlewomanish
germanophilist
germanophobist
glamorganshire
glamorganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, and Carmarthenshire.
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
grasshopperdom
grasshopperdom
noun
(rare) The state or essence of being a grasshopper.
haematogenesis
haematogenesis
noun
(physiology) The origin and development of blood.
(physiology) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; haematosis.
haematopoiesis
haematopoiesis
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis
haemocytoblast
haemocytoblast
noun
Alternative spelling of hemocytoblast
haemodoraceous
haemodoraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Haemodoraceae (bloodworts).
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
haemosporidian
haemosporidian
noun
Any parasitic protozoa of the order Haemosporida
haemosporidium
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handsomenesses
handsomenesses
noun
plural of handsomeness
haplostemonous
haplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
harmlessnesses
harmlessnesses
noun
plural of harmlessness
harmonicalness
harmonicalness
noun
The quality of being harmonical.
harmoniousness
harmoniousness
noun
The characteristic of being harmonious.
headmastership
headmastership
noun
The role or position of headmaster.
headmistresses
headmistresses
noun
plural of headmistress
healthsomeness
healthsomeness
noun
The quality of being healthsome.
heautomorphism
hematodynamics
hematohidrosis
hematohidrosis
Noun
haematidrosis
hematomyelitis
hematorrhachis
hematostibiite
hemianatropous
hemianatropous
adj
(botany) Synonym of hemitropous
hemianesthesia
hemianesthesia
noun
(medicine) The inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
hemibasidiales
hemihypalgesia
hemimetabolism
hemimetabolism
noun
(biology) Incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).
hemimetabolous
hemimetabolous
adj
Exhibiting hemimetabolism.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiparasitism
hemiparasitism
noun
The condition of being a hemiparasite.
hemisaprophyte
hemispheroidal
hemispheroidal
adj
Approximating a hemisphere in shape.
hemisystematic
hemocrystallin
hemoplasmodium
heracliteanism
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.
heteroalbumose
heterogametism
heterogametism
noun
The condition of an organism that produces heterogametes.
heterosomatous
heterosomatous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Heterosomata.
heterothallism
heterothallism
noun
(botany) The condition of being heterothallic
hierosolymitan
hippopotamuses
histometabasis
holometabolism
holometabolism
noun
(entomology) The complete metamorphosis of an insect
holometabolous
holometabolous
adj
(entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.