(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
agitpropist
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
anastrophia
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
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.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
aparthrosis
aphrodistic
aphroditous
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apostrophia
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).
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
apronstring
archoptosis
argiphontes
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
aspergation
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspirations
aspirations
noun
plural of aspiration
asportation
asportation
noun
(law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person.
asterolepis
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basiotripsy
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
carpoptosia
carpoptosis
carpoptosis
noun
Synonym of wrist drop
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
caulopteris
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
christopher
cistophoric
cistophoric
adj
Relating to, or composed of cistophoruses
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
colorpoints
colorpoints
noun
plural of colorpoint
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
compositors
compositors
noun
plural of compositor
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
consortship
consortship
noun
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
conspirator
conspirator
noun
One of a group that acts in harmony; a person who is part of a conspiracy.
Part of a group that agree to do an unlawful or unethical act.
contraposit
coopersmith
cooperstein
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.
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
coprostasia
coprostasis
coprostasis
noun
A fecal impaction
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
coreplastic
coroplastic
coroplastic
adj
Of or pertaining to the manufacture of figurines
Of, pertaining to, or made of coroplast (the material).
corporatism
corporatism
noun
(derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations.
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.
corporatist
corporatist
adj
Having the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.
noun
A proponent of corporatism.
corporosity
corporosity
noun
(US, slang, dated) One's body; hence, one's state of health.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
coscripting
coscripting
verb
present participle of coscript
cotranspire
crackpotism
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crosspoints
crosspoints
noun
plural of crosspoint
cryptodeist
cryptorchis
cryptorchis
noun
(countable) Synonym of cryptorchid
(uncountable) Synonym of cryptorchidism
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
cystocarpic
cystopteris
cytosporina
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
description
description
noun
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
(linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
descriptors
descriptors
noun
plural of descriptor
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desmotropic
desorptions
desorptions
noun
plural of desorption
desperation
desperation
noun
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Reckless fury.
Short for bladder desperation.
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diopsimeter
disceptator
disceptator
noun
(obsolete) One who arbitrates or decides; a judge.
discerption
discerption
noun
The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces
disparation
disparition
disparition
noun
(obsolete or nonstandard) The act of disappearing; disappearance.
dispensator
dispensator
noun
A distributor; a person who dispenses.
dispergator
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
dissipators
dissipators
noun
plural of dissipator
doctorships
doctorships
noun
plural of doctorship
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
electropism
elytroposis
emmetropism
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epistolizer
epistolizer
Noun
A writer of epistles.
epistrophes
epistrophes
noun
plural of epistrophe
epistrophic
eremopteris
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.