(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
Encouraging.
noun
(grammar) The cohortative mood.
coinherence
coinherence
noun
The quality of coinhering; existence together.
coinheritor
coinheritor
noun
One of several who are inheritors to an estate
coleorhizae
coleorhizae
noun
plural of coleorhiza
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coopersmith
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagism
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crotcheting
crotcheting
verb
present participle of crotchet
cryospheric
cryospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryosphere.
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
dechoralize
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
deplethoric
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachoretic
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diarrhoetic
diarrhoetic
adj
Alternative form of diarrhetic
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichroscope
dichroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
discoherent
discoherent
adj
(archaic) incoherent
echinocaris
echinoderes
echinoderma
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
echinodorus
echiuroidea
echopractic
echopractic
adj
Having or relating to echopraxia.
echoviruses
echoviruses
noun
plural of echovirus
ectomorphic
ectomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an ectomorph
ectothermic
ectothermic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
ectotrophic
ectotrophic
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That obtains nourishment from outside of its host
eichendorff
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
enchiridion
enchiridion
noun
A dagger.
A handbook or manual.
enchronicle
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
endochorion
endochorion
noun
The vascular layer of the allantois on the inner surface of the chorion.
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
epistrophic
epitrochlea
epitrochlea
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.
epitrochoid
epitrochoid
noun
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
ergographic
ergographic
adj
Relating to the ergograph (measuring instrument).
ergophobiac
erotopathic
erotopathic
adj
Relating to erotopathy.
erysichthon
escharotics
escharotics
noun
plural of escharotic
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
euthytropic
felsophyric
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
geographics
geographics
noun
The graphical elements of geography
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
godchildren
godchildren
noun
plural of godchild
gonorrhoeic
gonorrhoeic
adj
(pathology) Related to gonorrhoea; pertaining to gonorrhea.
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
haematocrit
haematocrit
noun
(British spelling, physiology) Alternative spelling of hematocrit
halicoridae
hectoliters
hectoliters
noun
plural of hectoliter
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
helicograph
helicograph
noun
An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
helicometry
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
helicorubin
helicotrema
helicotrema
noun
(anatomy) The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
heliochrome
heliochrome
noun
(obsolete) A photograph representing an object in its natural colours.
heliochromy
heliochromy
noun
(dated) The art of producing colour photographs.
heliometric
heliometric
Adjective
Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
heliotropic
heliotropic
adj
exhibiting heliotropism
hemachrosis
hematocrits
hematocrits
noun
plural of hematocrit
hemeralopic
hemeralopic
adj
(medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
hemimorphic
hemimorphic
adj
(crystallography) Having the two ends (of an axis) modified with unlike planes.
hemocyturia
hemogastric
hemoproctia
hemorrhagic
hemorrhagic
adj
Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.
hemotrophic
hemotrophic
adj
That obtains nutrition from blood
hendrickson
herbicolous
hercegovina
hereticator
heroicizing
heroicizing
verb
present participle of heroicize
heteratomic
heterecious
heterecious
adj
(biology) living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next
heterocline
heteroclite
heteroclite
adj
(grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected.
Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.
noun
(grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word
(linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
A person who is unconventional; a maverick
heterocrine
heterocrine
adj
Both endocrine and exocrine
heteroecism
heteroecism
noun
Quality of being heteroecious.
heterogamic
heterogamic
adj
Of or relating to heterogamy.
heterogenic
heterogenic
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to the genes of different species.
(rare) Relating to or involving (people, animals, things, etc, of) different kinds (genera), for example different sexes..
Characteristic of a different sex (especially of hypertrichosis or facial hair typical of a man but found on a woman).
heterogonic
heterogonic
adj
(biology) Describing a parasite whose life cycle is alternated with that of free-living generation
(botany) Characterized by heterogony
heteroicous
heteroicous
adj
(botany) heteroecious
heterologic
heterologic
adj
Alternative form of heterological
heterolytic
heterolytic
adj
Of or pertaining to heterolysis
heteromeric
heteromeric
adj
(anatomy) Describing neurons in the spinal cord that have processes passing through to the opposite side of the cord
Relating to a heteromer
noun
Such a neuron
heteronomic
heteronymic
heteronymic
adj
Synonym of heteronymous
heteroptics
heteroptics
noun
false optics
heteroscian
heteroscian
noun
One who lives either north or south of the Tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them.
heterotaxic
heterotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis
heterotelic
heterotelic
adj
Having its meaning or existential purpose outside of itself
heterotopic
heterotopic
adj
(ecology) Occurring in different habitats.
(medicine) Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
heterotrich
heterotypic
heterotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the first nuclear division in meiosis.
Of or involving a different type or types.
hickscorner
hierocratic
hierocratic
adj
Of or relating to (a) hierocracy
hierodeacon
hieromonach
hieromonach
noun
Synonym of hieromonk
hieropathic
hieropathic
adj
loving the clergy
hierophancy
hierophancy
noun
The role or the work of a hierophant.
hingecorner
hippocrases
hippocratea
hippocrates
hippocrates
Proper noun
name, notably borne by an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."
hippometric
hircocervus
hircocervus
noun
(mythology) A mythical creature, half goat, half stag.
historicize
historicize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To treat from the perspective of history or historicism
holocentrid
holocentrid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Holocentridae of squirrelfishes and soldierfishes.