The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophyle
allworthy
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
amphogeny
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anthocyan
anthocyan
noun
(organic chemistry) anthocyanin
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
antholyza
anthomyia
anthotaxy
anthotaxy
noun
(botany) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers.
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
aphnology
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
ascochyta
ascochyta
noun
Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
ascyphous
atheology
atheology
noun
Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism.
athrocyte
athrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
aulophyte
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
authotype
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
ayatollah
ayatollah
noun
(colloquial) An authority on any subject.
A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
aylsworth
azophenyl
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
ballyhoos
ballyhoos
noun
plural of ballyhoo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyhoo
baryphony
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
batyphone
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
billyhood
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysic
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
bobbishly
bobbishly
adv
In a bobbish manner.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodyshirt
boghazkoy
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
boweryish
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
bromethyl
brothelry
brothelry
noun
prostitution, especially in brothels
brotherly
brotherly
adj
Of or characteristic of brothers.
adv
In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
cacochymy
cacochymy
noun
Alternative form of cacochymia
cacopathy
cacophony
cacophony
noun
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
carpophyl
catholyte
catholyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid cathode
The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
charcoaly
charcoaly
adj
Resembling, containing, or characteristic of charcoal.
chariotry
charleroy
chatoyant
chatoyant
adj
(jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
noun
(mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
chattaroy
chayaroot
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
chemolyze
chemotaxy
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chernobyl
cherrylog
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chicayote
chilotomy
chirimoya
chirimoya
noun
Alternative form of cherimoya
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chironomy
chironomy
noun
(music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.
(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chirotony
chirotony
noun
(religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
chirotype
choachyte
chocolaty
chocolaty
adj
Containing chocolate.
Having some characteristics of chocolate.
choirboys
choirboys
noun
plural of choirboy
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cholecyst
cholecyst
Noun
The gall bladder.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chordally
chordally
adv
In a chordal manner; in terms of musical chords.
choristry
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
choyaroot
chrysazol
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysopal
chrysopal
noun
Synonym of chrysoberyl
chrysopee
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chrysorin
chrysotis
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chylocele
chylocele
noun
(pathology) A form of elephantiasis
chylocyst
chylocyst
noun
Synonym of cisterna chyli
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
chyometer
chyometer
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for measuring liquids, consisting of a tube with a piston inside.
cochleary
cochleary
adj
(obsolete) spiral-shaped
cockishly
coherency
coherency
noun
The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
colocynth
colocynth
noun
A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
colophany
colophany
noun
Alternative form of colophony
colophony
colophony
noun
Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
coltishly
coltishly
adv
In a coltish manner.
conchylia
conhydrin
conyngham
cookishly
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyholds
copyholds
noun
plural of copyhold
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.