(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
acrotrophic
acrotrophic
adj
(biology, of an insect) Having nutritive cells at the top of the follicular tube
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
actinopteri
adiamorphic
adipocerite
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscepsis
aetiotropic
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
aitiotropic
allocryptic
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
amidocapric
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiocarpic
anisocarpic
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
antatrophic
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
anthotropic
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anticipator
anticipator
noun
A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
One who anticipates.
antilocapra
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
apioceridae
apiocrinite
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apoturmeric
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
appreciator
appreciator
noun
Someone who assesses or appraises the value of something.
Someone who values something highly.
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archoptosis
archpontiff
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
autocarpian
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
backpointer
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
behypocrite
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biopiracies
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
bolographic
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
bromopicrin
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacomorphia
cacoproctia
cacospermia
cacotrophia
cacotrophia
noun
Alternative form of cacotrophy
cacotrophic
cacotrophic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting or relating to cacotrophy.
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
calomorphic
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
camphoronic
capacitator
capacitator
noun
capacitor
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
capernoited
capernoitie
capernoitie
noun
(informal, Scotland) noddle (head)
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
capriccetto
capriccetto
noun
(music) Alternative form of capriccietto
capriccioso
capriccioso
adv
(music) capriciously
capricornid
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprifolium
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpocerite
carpogonial
carpogonial
adj
Relating to a carpogonium.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
carpologies
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
carpoptosia
carpoptosis
carpoptosis
noun
Synonym of wrist drop
carposporic
carposporic
adj
Relating to carpospores.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
catoptrical
catoptrical
adj
Alternative form of catoptric
caulocarpic
caulopteris
cecomorphic
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
cerophilous
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
cetomorphic
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.