Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
alloiometry
amatorially
amatorially
adv
In an amatory manner, romantically.
amphithyron
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arteriotomy
arteriotomy
noun
(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.
arthrodymic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
bottomrying
brachiotomy
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
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
colorimetry
colorimetry
noun
(analytical chemistry) Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
comminatory
comminatory
adj
Of or pertaining to commination.
communitary
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
coriamyrtin
coriamyrtin
noun
A neurotoxin obtained from berries of the shrub Coriaria myrtifolia
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
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.
criminatory
criminatory
adj
Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
cyanometric
cyanometric
adj
Relating to cyanometry.
cyclometric
cyclometric
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to the inverse trigonometric functions: arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arccotangent, arcsecant, and arccosecant.
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dilatometry
dilatometry
noun
(physics) The measurement of changes in volume that accompany some other physical phenomenon
dioptometry
dithyrambos
dolorimetry
dolorimetry
noun
The measurement of pain.
eliminatory
eliminatory
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory.
Tending to eliminate.
epitomatory
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
erythronium
erythronium
noun
(obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
eurytomidae
examinatory
fibromyitis
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
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.
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
goldsmithry
goldsmithry
noun
Archaic form of goldsmithery.
gyrectomies
helicometry
hemiatrophy
hemiatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy that affects only one half of the body
hemielytron
hemocyturia
heteronymic
heteronymic
adj
Synonym of heteronymous
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.
hosiomartyr
hosiomartyr
noun
(religion) A martyred monk or nun.
humiliatory
humiliatory
adj
humiliating
hydromantic
hydromantic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromancy.
hydrometric
hydrometric
adj
concerning or applying hydrometry
hydrometrid
hydrometrid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Hydrometridae, the water measurers or marsh treaders
hyetometric
hygrometric
hygrometric
adj
Measured using a hygrometer
Of or pertaining to hygrometry
hygrostomia
hypermotile
hypermotile
adj
Abnormally or excessively motile.
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
hypothermia
hypothermia
noun
(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
hypothermic
hypothermic
adj
Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
hysteriform
ichthyoform
ichthyoform
adj
Resembling a fish.
noun
A particular antiseptic.
immigratory
immigratory
adj
Of or pertaining to immigration.
immortality
immortality
noun
Being remembered forever
Never dying
impetratory
impetratory
adj
(obsolete) Containing or expressing entreaty.
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
imploratory
imploratory
adj
supplicatory; entreating
importantly
importantly
adv
(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
importunity
importunity
noun
(obsolete) An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness.
A constant and insistent demanding.
imprecatory
imprecatory
adj
That imprecates or invokes evil.
improbatory
impropriety
impropriety
noun
(countable) An improper act.
(uncountable) The condition of being improper.
Improper language.
infirmatory
infirmatory
noun
(obsolete) An infirmary.
informality
informality
noun
The condition of being informal.
informatory
informatory
adj
Providing or communicating information.
innermostly
innermostly
adv
In the innermost place; most inwardly.
isorhythmic
isorhythmic
adj
(music) Pertaining to or using isorhythm.
(prosody) In ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapest.
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
lacrimatory
lacrimatory
adj
producing tears; lachrymatory.
lithochromy
macrocystis
macrocystis
Noun
An immensely long, blackish seaweed of the Pacific ( having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
macrophytic
macrophytic
adj
Relating to macrophytes.
maladroitly
maladroitly
adv
In a maladroit manner.
maledictory
maledictory
adj
Of or relating to malediction.
mancipatory
mancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to mancipation.
mandatorily
mandatorily
adv
In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
masticatory
masticatory
adj
Of, or relating to mastication.
Used for chewing.
noun
(chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.
matronymics
matronymics
noun
plural of matronymic
mayoralties
mayoralties
noun
plural of mayoralty
melicratory
meritocracy
meritocracy
noun
A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
Rule by merit and talent.
micranatomy
micranatomy
noun
Dated form of microanatomy.
microphytal
microphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
microphytic
microphytic
adj
Relating to microphytes.
micropteryx
microstylis
misanthropy
misanthropy
noun
Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
misotyranny
momentarily
momentarily
adv
(US, proscribed, duration) In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.
(manner) In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
Progressively; moment by moment.
monobutyrin
monstrosity
monstrosity
noun
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
The state of being monstrous.
montroydite
montroydite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing mercury and oxygen.
moribundity
moribundity
noun
the state or condition of being moribund
mortifiedly
mortifiedly
adv
In a mortified manner.
motorically
motorically
adv
(biology) In terms of the motor faculties.
mulierosity
mulierosity
noun
A fondness for women.
multistorey
multistorey
adj
Alternative spelling of multi-storey
munitionary
mycoprotein
mycoprotein
noun
A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
mycotrophic
mycotrophic
adj
(botany) Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi
myocarditic
myocarditic
adj
Having or relating to myocarditis.
myocarditis
myocarditis
noun
(pathology, cardiology) Inflammation of the myocardium.
myoelectric
myoelectric
adj
Using, or pertaining to, myoelectricity
myographist
myometritis
myringotome
myringotome
noun
A surgical knife used for paracentesis of the eardrum.
myringotomy
myringotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused by the excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus.