the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
albitophyre
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alloiometry
anteriority
anteriority
noun
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilottery
antilottery
adj
Opposing lotteries.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aporhyolite
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
arteriotomy
arteriotomy
noun
(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
atmidometry
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
augitophyre
azoerythrin
behypocrite
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
beryllonite
beryllonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO₄; found especially in Maine.
bialystoker
blindstorey
botryllidae
bribeworthy
broadwayite
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
chrysolites
chrysolites
noun
plural of chrysolite
chrysotiles
chrysotiles
noun
plural of chrysotile
chytridiose
chytridiose
adj
Relating to chytridiosis
colinearity
colinearity
noun
Alternative form of collinearity
colorimetry
colorimetry
noun
(analytical chemistry) Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
contrariety
contrariety
noun
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
contrivedly
contrivedly
adv
In a contrived manner.
convertibly
convertibly
adv
in a convertible manner
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.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
corybantine
corybantine
adj
Synonym of corybantic
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
craniectomy
craniectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure
craniometry
craniometry
noun
The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
creationary
creationary
adj
Of or relating to creation.
crypteronia
cryptodeist
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptozoite
cryptozoite
noun
The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite
cyanometric
cyanometric
adj
Relating to cyanometry.
cybernation
cybernation
noun
A large online community that operates like a nation, or state.
The control of an industrial operation or task through processing of information with a computer.
cyclometric
cyclometric
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to the inverse trigonometric functions: arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arccotangent, arcsecant, and arccosecant.
cystiferous
cystigerous
cystopteris
debonairity
debonairity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
declinatory
declinatory
adj
(law, obsolete or historical) Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
decretorily
decretorily
adv
In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
deglutitory
deglutitory
adj
Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
delineatory
delineatory
adj
That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
denigratory
denigratory
adj
Tending to denigrate.
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desiccatory
desiccatory
adj
Tending to desiccate.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
desultorily
desultorily
adv
In a desultory fashion.
deteriority
deteriority
noun
A worse quality or state; inferiority.
devotionary
diageotropy
dilatometry
dilatometry
noun
(physics) The measurement of changes in volume that accompany some other physical phenomenon
dioptometry
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
discourtesy
discourtesy
noun
A rude act.
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
distortedly
distortedly
adv
In a distorted way.
dolorimetry
dolorimetry
noun
The measurement of pain.
dryopteroid
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
edificatory
edificatory
adj
Tending to edification.
editorially
editorially
adv
In the manner of an editor.
In the manner of an editorial.
electionary
eliminatory
eliminatory
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory.
Tending to eliminate.
elucidatory
elucidatory
adj
Serving to elucidate.
elytroposis
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
enterodynia
enterodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the intestines
enterolysis
enterolysis
noun
(surgery) The separation and removal of intestinal adhesions
enunciatory
enunciatory
adj
Of or pertaining to enunciation.
epitomatory
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
eradicatory
eradicatory
adj
Serving to eradicate.
eriodictyon
erodability
erodability
noun
Misspelling of erodibility.
erodibility
erodibility
noun
The quality or degree of being erodible.
erysichthon
erythrolein
erythrolein
noun
erythrolitmin
erythronium
erythronium
noun
(obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
erythropsin
erythrosine
erythrosine
noun
(chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks, and as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium.
erythrosins
erythrosins
noun
plural of erythrosin
eurypteroid
eurypteroid
adj
(paleontology) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus.
eurytomidae
euthytropic
examinatory
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanitory
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exteriority
exteriority
noun
surface; externality
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extorsively
extorsively
adv
In an extorsive manner; extortionately.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
foredestiny
foretrysail
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
gibberosity
gibberosity
noun
The property of being gibberose.
gyrectomies
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
helicometry
hemiatrophy
hemiatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy that affects only one half of the body
hemielytron
hemocyturia
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
heterolysin
heterolysin
noun
(biology) A haemolysin produced in the bloodstream when blood cells of a different species are introduced
heterolysis
heterolysis
noun
(biology) The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species
(chemistry) In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions
heterolytic
heterolytic
adj
Of or pertaining to heterolysis
heteronymic
heteronymic
adj
Synonym of heteronymous
heterotypic
heterotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the first nuclear division in meiosis.
Of or involving a different type or types.
hieromartyr
hieromartyr
noun
(Christianity) A martyr in the Eastern Church who was a bishop or priest
hieronymite
hieronymite
Noun
A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome.