(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphikaryon
amphithuron
amphithyron
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
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anastrophia
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
anguimorpha
anosphrasia
anosphresia
antatrophic
anthotropic
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrogeneia
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.
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archpontiff
argiphontes
artophorion
artophorion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church
bardolphian
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
camphoronic
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
chlorpicrin
chlorpicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A heavy, colourless, pungent liquid, CCl₃.NO₂, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.
chlorpikrin
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
consortship
consortship
noun
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cyanophoric
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diplohedron
discophoran
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
erythropsin
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
graphomania
graphomania
noun
(art) Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".
The compulsion to write.
groupthinks
harmoniphon
harmoniphon
noun
Alternative form of harmoniphone
harpagornis
harpoonlike
heliotropin
heliotropin
noun
piperonal
hemiprotein
hemiprotein
noun
(biochemistry) An insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.
hemoprotein
hemoprotein
noun
Alternative spelling of hemeprotein
heroineship
heroineship
noun
The status or character of a heroine.
hesperornis
hierophancy
hierophancy
noun
The role or the work of a hierophant.
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
higginsport
hockingport
homeporting
homeporting
verb
present participle of homeport
hooperating
horripilant
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
hyannisport
hydnocarpic
hydrophinae
hydroponics
hydroponics
noun
The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
hydroponist
hydroponist
noun
A person who cultivates plants using hydroponics.
hyperaction
hyperaction
noun
excessive action, as of a biological system
hyperditone
hyperinosis
hyperinosis
noun
(medicine) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.
hyperinotic
hyperinotic
adj
Relating to hyperinosis.
hypernomian
hypernotion
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypersonics
hypersonics
noun
The study and development of hypersonic propulsion, and hypersonic aerodynamics.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypnosporic
hypoadrenia
hypocrinism
hypolocrian
hyponitrite
hyponitrite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of nitrogen NO⁻ derived from hyponitrous acid; any salt containing this anion
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
hypophrenia
hypophrenic
ichnography
ichnography
noun
the art of constructing ground plans
the ground plan of a building
iconography
iconography
noun
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
The study of representative art in general.
interphones
interphones
noun
plural of interphone
interpolish
ionospheres
ionospheres
noun
plural of ionosphere
ionospheric
ionospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
janitorship
janitorship
noun
The role or duration of being a janitor.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
leptorrhine
leptorrhine
adj
(anatomy) Having a small, narrow nose or (of animals) a slender snout.
leptorrhiny
leptorrhiny
noun
(anatomy) The state of having a leptorrhine nose or skull.
lichenopora
lichnophora
lignography
luminophore
luminophore
noun
(chemistry, physics) That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
mentorships
mentorships
noun
plural of mentorship
mesonephric
mesonephric
adj
Of or pertaining to the mesonephros.
mesonephroi
mesonephroi
noun
plural of mesonephros
metanephroi
microphones
microphones
noun
plural of microphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microphone
microphonic
microphonic
adj
Of or relating to microphonics.
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
misanthropi
misanthropy
misanthropy
noun
Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
monitorship
monitorship
noun
The status of serving as a monitor.
monographic
monographic
adj
Drawn in lines without colours.
Of or pertaining to a monograph or treatise.
monomorphic
monomorphic
adj
(genetics, of a gene) invariant across a species
(programming, of a function) taking only a single data type
having or existing in a single shape or form
monotrophic
monotrophic
adj
That which eats only one kind of food
monstership
monstership
noun
A compellation for a monster.
morphactins
morphactins
noun
plural of morphactin
morphinisms
morphogenic
morphogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to a morphogen, a morphogene or morphogenesis.
morphonemic
morphonomic
nalorphines
narcohypnia
neanthropic
necrophagia
necrophagia
noun
the consumption of dead flesh or carrion
the practice of feeding on (eating) corpses
necrophilia
necrophilia
noun
(medicine) Pathological fascination with death.
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
necrophilic
necrophilic
adj
of or relating to necrophilia
necrophobia
necrophobia
noun
an abnormal fear of death or corpses
necrophobic
necrophobic
adj
Relating to necrophobia
negrophobia
negrophobia
Noun
Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.
neomorphism
neomorphism
noun
(biology, geology, art) A new development of form or structure.