Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
achromatium
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
acrostichum
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amaranthoid
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphibryous
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
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphikaryon
amphimorula
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.
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphivorous
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anguimorpha
anhydroxime
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antimonarch
aphroditeum
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
aporrhiegma
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archimorula
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
arthrodymic
arthromeric
atheromasia
atheromasia
noun
(pathology) The presence of atheroma
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
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.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
birdmouthed
bodhidharma
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bothridiums
brachiotomy
branchiform
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
cacomorphia
calathiform
calomorphic
camphoronic
cecomorphic
cetomorphic
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chilogrammo
chirognomic
chirognomic
adj
Relating to chirognomy.
chiromancer
chiromancer
noun
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
chiromantic
chiromantic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiromantis
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chiromyidae
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
chloriambus
chlorimeter
chlorimeter
noun
Alternative form of chlorometer
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
choirmaster
choirmaster
noun
the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
choreomania
choreomania
noun
Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”)
choriambize
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
christendom
christiform
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
chromamamin
chromammine
chromammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An ammine of chromium
chromatical
chromatical
adj
(obsolete) chromatic
chromatinic
chromatinic
adj
Of or pertaining to chromatin
chromatosis
chromatosis
noun
(medicine) Pigmentation, especially unusual pigmentation of human or animal tissue.
Excessive pigmentation of tissue that normally is pigmented.
Pigmentation of tissue that normally is not pigmented.
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
chromididae
chrominance
chrominance
noun
The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal.
chromogenic
chromogenic
adj
(biology) Containing or producing chromogen.
(photography) Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one.
chromolysis
chromolysis
noun
Alternative form of chromatolysis
chromomeric
chromomeric
adj
Relating to chromomeres.
chromonemic
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
chromosomic
chromosomic
adj
(genetics, especially in combination) Having a specified type or number of chromosomes
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
chronosemic
chronosemic
adj
In which the length of a time interval has significance in itself
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chylomicron
chylomicron
noun
(biology) A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the digestion of fats
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
coharmonize
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
comprachico
comprachico
noun
(folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits.
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.
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
creophagism
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
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.
demolishers
demolishers
noun
plural of demolisher
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichloramin
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.