Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.
noun
(botany) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.
(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
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.
cyprinodont
cyprinodont
noun
(zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
cystiferous
cystigerous
cystocarpic
cystopteris
cystosyrinx
cytosporina
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
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
dicrostonyx
dictyophora
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.
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
dislocatory
dislocatory
adj
Causing or relating to dislocation.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
distortedly
distortedly
adv
In a distorted way.
dithyrambos
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
doctorially
doctrinally
doctrinally
adv
In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine.
dolorimetry
dolorimetry
noun
The measurement of pain.
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
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.
factorially
factorially
adv
(mathematics) According to a factorial series or ratio.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
factoryship
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fibrocystic
fibrocystic
adj
(pathology) Having increased fibrosis together with increased cystic spaces.
fibromyitis
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
forcibility
forcibility
noun
The condition of being forcible
foredestiny
foretrysail
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
fornicatory
fornicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to fornication.
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
fractionary
fractionary
adj
(obsolete) fractional
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
frontolysis
frontolysis
noun
(meteorology) The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.
fructuosity
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
functionary
functionary
noun
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
fustigatory
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
gastrodynia
gastrodynia
noun
(pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain)
gastrolysis
gastrolysis
noun
(surgery) division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach
gastrolytic
gibberosity
gibberosity
noun
The property of being gibberose.
globularity
globularity
noun
The state of being globular.
goldsmithry
goldsmithry
noun
Archaic form of goldsmithery.
grandiosity
grandiosity
noun
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
graphotypic
graphotypic
adj
Of or relating to the graphotype process.
gustatorily
gustatorily
adv
In relation to the sense of taste.
gyrectomies
gyrostatics
gyrostatics
noun
(physics) The study of rotating bodies.
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.
histography
histography
noun
(biology) The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells.
historicity
historicity
noun
(philosophy) The characteristic of having appeared or developed in history, as opposed to being natural or universal.
Historical quality or authenticity based on fact.
histotrophy
histotrophy
noun
A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph
holocryptic
holocryptic
adj
Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.
horribility
horribility
noun
The quality of being horrible.
hortatively
hortatively
adv
In a hortative way.
hortatorily
hortatorily
adv
In a hortatory manner.
hosiomartyr
hosiomartyr
noun
(religion) A martyred monk or nun.
hospitalary
hospitalary
adj
(rare) Hospitable; of or relating to a hostel or hospitallers.
(rare, non-native speakers' English) Of or relating to a hospital.