(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acipenseroidei
adenemphractic
adenographical
adscriptitious
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
aepyornithidae
alexandropolis
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
amphitheatered
amphitheatered
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatred
anoplotherioid
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
anthrapyridine
antidepressant
antidepressant
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antidiphtheria
antidiphtheria
adj
Preventing diphtheria.
antidiphtheric
antidiphtheric
adj
Alternative form of anti-diphtheric
antidiphtherin
antidiphtherin
noun
(historical) A certain vaccine against diphtheria.
antilocapridae
antipeduncular
antipriesthood
antiproductive
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
aphydrotropism
appendicularia
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
aspidobranchia
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
asterospondyli
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
basidiosporous
batrachophidia
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
branchiopodous
branchipodidae
brevicipitidae
bridegroomship
bronchotyphoid
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
campanularidae
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
cardiemphraxia
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
catadioptrical
catadioptrical
adj
catadioptric
cercopithecoid
cercopithecoid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
cheilodipterus
chlamydosporic
chloropalladic
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophylloid
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
chondriosphere
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage
chondroxiphoid
chondroxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilage of the xiphoid process
chromodiascope
cleidoscapular
clypeastroidea
coccidiomorpha
codictatorship
codictatorship
noun
A joint dictatorship.
codirectorship
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
conidiophorous
coppersidesman
coprecipitated
coprecipitated
adj
precipitated along with another substance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coprecipitate
corundophilite
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterreplied
cryptomonadina
cryptophagidae
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism
noun
(andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
ctenodipterini
cyanephidrosis
cyprinodontoid
cyprinodontoid
noun
Any of the family Cyprinodontidae of pupfish.
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
daguerreotypic
decompressions
decompressions
noun
plural of decompression
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
depersonalised
depersonalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise
depersonalized
depersonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize
depersonalizes
depersonalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize
depolarisation
depolarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of depolarization
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
depreciatingly
depreciatingly
adv
So as to disparage or belittle.
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
depredationist
depressibility
depressingness
depressingness
noun
The state or quality of being depressing.
depressiveness
depressiveness
noun
The state of being depressive.
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
dermatatrophia
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatoplastic
dermatoplastic
adj
Of or relating to dermoplasty
dermophlebitis
descriptionist
descriptionist
adj
(philosophy) Regarding utterances as primarily descriptive rather than as rigidly specifying a particular thing or kind of thing.
Descriptivist.
noun
Synonym of descriptivist
desoxymorphine
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despairingness
despairingness
noun
The state or quality of being despairing.
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deuteromorphic
diaheliotropic
diaheliotropic
adj
(botany) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
diaphanometric
diaphototropic
dibenzopyrrole
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
didachographer
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
diphtheriaphor
diphtherotoxin
diphtherotoxin
noun
An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diplographical
diplographical
adj
Relating to diplography or the diplograph.
diplonephridia
dipolarization
dipterocarpous
dipterological
dipterological
adj
Of or relating to dipterology, the scientific study of flies.
disappearances
disappearances
noun
plural of disappearance
disapprobation
disapprobation
noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disapprobatory
disapprobatory
adj
Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
disappropriate
disappropriate
adj
(law) Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.
verb
To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
disciplinarian
disciplinarian
adj
Relating to discipline.
noun
(by extension) One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
One who exercises discipline.
disciplinarily
disciplinarily
adv
In a disciplinary way.
disciplinarity
disciplinarity
noun
The quality of being an academic discipline.
disciplinatory
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discrepancries
disimprovement
disimprovement
noun
(informal, rare, influenced by the German noun Verschlimmbesserung) attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.
Reduction from a better to a worse state.
disincorporate
disincorporate
adj
Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated.
verb
(US) To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city.
To deprive of corporate rights.
disparagements
disparagements
noun
plural of disparagement
dispensatories
dispensatories
noun
plural of dispensatory
dispensatorily
dispensatorily
adv
By way of dispensation.
dispersibility
dispersibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the relative extent to which something is dispersible