(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
avoyership
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baryphonia
baryphonic
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bopyridian
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chrysippus
chrysopsis
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
colipyuria
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
copyfitter
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
corylopsis
coryphasia
corypphaei
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
crippingly
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryophoric
cryoscopic
cryoscopic
adj
(chemistry, physics) of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope
cryptodira
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptolite
cryptolith
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cryptopyic
cryptozoic
cryptozoic
adj
(chiefly soil science, of an organism) Hidden (especially in the soil); not easily visible.
(parasitology) Relating to a cryptozoite.
curiescopy
cyparissia
cyparissus
cypraeidae
cypressinn
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
cytotropic
cytotropic
adj
Attracting cells; having an affinity for cells.
decrepitly
decrepitly
adv
In a decrepit way.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
diastrophy
diphycercy
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
dispersity
dispersity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispersed.
(uncountable) The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion.
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
droopingly
droopingly
adv
In a drooping manner.
droppingly
droppingly
adv
In drops; one drop at a time.
bit by bit; one at a time
dryopteris
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order
dysphrenia
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
ephydridae
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiphysary
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
epistrophy
ericophyte
eruptively
eruptively
adv
In an eruptive manner.
eruptivity
eruptivity
noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
erysipelas
erysipelas
noun
(pathology) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
erythropia
eucryptite
eucryptite
noun
(mineralogy) A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
eurypterid
eurypterid
noun
A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
eurytropic
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
grippingly
grippingly
adv
In a gripping manner.
gynophoric
gyrophoric
gyropigeon
gyroscopic
gyroscopic
adj
Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
hairsprays
hairsprays
noun
plural of hairspray
handygripe
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
hemimorphy
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hippogryph
hippogryph
noun
Alternative spelling of hippogriff
hippometry
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydrophily
hydrophily
noun
A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams.
hydrophoid
hydropical
hydropical
adj
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty.
Dropsical.
Swollen with water.
hydroponic
hydroponic
adj
(agriculture, horticulture) Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hylotropic
hyperaemia
hyperaemic
hyperaemic
adj
Alternative form of hyperemic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hyperaphia
hyperaphic
hyperbaric
hyperbaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdeify
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.