(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
adiathermanous
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphisbaenidae
amylosynthesis
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
antienthusiasm
antihemisphere
antihistamines
antihistamines
noun
plural of antihistamine
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimetathesis
antimetathesis
noun
The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).
The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
archdissembler
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
arithmeticians
arithmeticians
noun
plural of arithmetician
arsinoitherium
arthroempyesis
arthrosterigma
astroalchemist
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
blithesomeness
blithesomeness
noun
The quality of being blithesome.
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
bridegroomship
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bronchostomies
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
cephalosporium
chamaeprosopic
chemicophysics
chemosensitive
chemosensitive
adj
That is sensitive to changes in its chemical environment
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chemosynthesis
chemosynthesis
noun
the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetic
adj
Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chimericalness
chirocosmetics
chrestomathics
chrestomathics
noun
plural of chrestomathic
chrestomathies
chrestomathies
noun
plural of chrestomathy
christmasberry
chromatologies
chromodiascope
chromoisomeric
chromoisomeric
adj
Relating to chromoisomers; that displays chromoisomerism
chrysohermidin
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
chrysosplenium
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
cleistothecium
cleistothecium
noun
(botany) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration
climbingfishes
clinocephalism
collochemistry
collochemistry
noun
colloidal chemistry.
competitorship
competitorship
noun
The role or status of a competitor.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensions
comprehensions
noun
plural of comprehension
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
coppersmithing
coppersmithing
noun
The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
cosmochemistry
cosmochemistry
noun
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.
craftsmenships
cypselomorphic
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
dermophlebitis
desmepithelium
desoxymorphine
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
disenchantment
disenchantment
noun
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
disenthralment
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
disheartenment
disheartenment
noun
The act of disheartening.
The state of being disheartened; dejection.
dressmakership
dumbartonshire
dysmenorrhagia
dysmeromorphic
elasmobranchii
electrochemist
electrochemist
noun
A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
elizabethanism
elizabethanism
Noun
A word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to the literature of England in the Elizabethan period.
embellishments
embellishments
noun
plural of embellishment
emphaticalness
emphaticalness
noun
The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
emprosthotonic
engastrimythic
engastrimythic
adj
ventriloquistic
enlightenments
enlightenments
noun
plural of enlightenment
ephemeralities
ephemeralities
noun
plural of ephemerality
episiohematoma
epistemophilia
epistemophilia
noun
An excessive love of, or striving for, knowledge.
epistemophilic
ergatomorphism
erythrochroism
erythrochroism
noun
(zoology, archaic, rare) An unusual redness, as in hair or plumage.
esoethmoiditis
establishments
establishments
noun
plural of establishment
esthesiometric
esthesiometric
adj
Relating to esthesiometry; by means of an esthesiometer
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
feinschmeckers
gebrauchsmusik
gemeinschaften
gentlewomanish
germanophilist
germanophobist
glamorganshire
glamorganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, and Carmarthenshire.
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
haematogenesis
haematogenesis
noun
(physiology) The origin and development of blood.
(physiology) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; haematosis.
haematopoiesis
haematopoiesis
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
haemosporidian
haemosporidian
noun
Any parasitic protozoa of the order Haemosporida
haemosporidium
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
harmonicalness
harmonicalness
noun
The quality of being harmonical.
harmoniousness
harmoniousness
noun
The characteristic of being harmonious.
headmastership
headmastership
noun
The role or position of headmaster.
headmistresses
headmistresses
noun
plural of headmistress
heautomorphism
hellenisticism
hematodynamics
hematohidrosis
hematohidrosis
Noun
haematidrosis
hematomyelitis
hematorrhachis
hematostibiite
hemianatropous
hemianatropous
adj
(botany) Synonym of hemitropous
hemianesthesia
hemianesthesia
noun
(medicine) The inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
hemibasidiales
hemihypalgesia
hemimetabolism
hemimetabolism
noun
(biology) Incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).
hemimetabolous
hemimetabolous
adj
Exhibiting hemimetabolism.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiparasitism
hemiparasitism
noun
The condition of being a hemiparasite.
hemisaprophyte
hemispheroidal
hemispheroidal
adj
Approximating a hemisphere in shape.
hemisystematic
hemocrystallin
hemoplasmodium
heracliteanism
hermaphrodites
hermaphrodites
noun
plural of hermaphrodite
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
heterochronism
heterochronism
noun
(biology) heterochrony
heterogametism
heterogametism
noun
The condition of an organism that produces heterogametes.