An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
anchorpeople
angelophanic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophobiac
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
aplacophoran
aplacophoran
noun
Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
azosulphonic
bathycolpian
blepharoncus
borophenylic
cacophonical
cacophonical
adj
cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical
calliphorine
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
catchpolling
cephaloconic
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
cephalonasal
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodan
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chaperonless
chaperonless
adj
Alternative form of chaperoneless
chilpancingo
chilpancingo
Proper noun
The capital of the state of Guerrero in Mexico.
chlorophenol
chlorophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several chlorinated derivatives of phenol, some of which are used as antiseptics or disinfectants
chloropicrin
chloropicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl₃NO₂ that is used as a pesticide and tear gas
chloroprenes
chloroprenes
noun
plural of chloroprene
chlorospinel
chlorospinel
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of spinel
chondroplast
cincholoipon
cincholoipon
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxylic acid 2-[(3R,4S)-3-ethylpiperidin-4-yl]acetic acid formed by the oxidation of cinchonine
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
clinographic
clinographic
adj
Relating to a mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
collophanite
colonelships
colonelships
noun
plural of colonelship
conchospiral
conchospiral
noun
A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.
conocephalum
conocephalus
conphaseolin
conphaseolin
noun
(organic chemistry) A protein found with phaseolin in Phaseolus.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cycloheptane
cycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.
cyclophrenia
cyclophrenia
noun
bipolar disorder
cylindrophis
cynocephalic
cynocephalic
adj
(fiction, history) Of or relating to dogheads, humanoid dog-headed monsters.
dog-headed; having the head of a dog or a head that resembles a dog's head.
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
declinograph
diencephalon
diencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
electrophone
electrophone
noun
(music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electric currents
encephalomas
encephalosis
encephalosis
noun
Synonym of encephalopathy
eosinophilic
eosinophilic
adj
(cytology) That is readily stained with eosin.
(medicine) Of, pertaining to an eosinophil or to eosinophilia.
epencephalon
epencephalon
noun
(anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain.
epineolithic
euphonically
euphonically
adv
in a euphonic manner
francophilia
francophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophilia
fuchsinophil
fuchsinophil
adj
Alternative form of fuchsinophilic
noun
(cytology) Cells or cellular material that stains readily with fuchsin.
ganocephalan
haplobiontic
haplobiontic
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle. That is, it lacks any alternation of generations.
holocephalan
holocephalan
noun
(zoology) Any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Holocephali; a chimera.
holopneustic
holoptychian
holospondaic
hypnological
hypnological
adj
Relating to hypnology.
hypnotically
hypnotically
adv
By using hypnotism.
In a hypnotic manner.
hypocleidian
hypocondylar
hypolimnetic
hypolimnetic
adj
Relating to the hypolimnion.
hypomochlion
hypomochlion
noun
fulcrum
iconophilism
iconophilism
noun
A love of icons, or religious images.
iconophilist
iconophilist
noun
A student or enthusiast of iconography.
inclinograph
iodinophilic
lamprophonic
lamprophonic
adj
pertaining to loudness and clarity of vocal enunciation
leucophanite
leucophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.
lipobranchia
lipsanotheca
lipsanotheca
noun
A reliquary.
lonchocarpus
lycanthropia
lycanthropia
noun
Alternative form of lycanthropy
lycanthropic
lycanthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to lycanthropes.
Of or pertaining to lycanthropy.
lychnoscopic
lychnoscopic
adj
Of or relating to lychnoscopes.
megalophonic
mesocephalon
mesocephalon
noun
(anatomy) The pons Varolii.
metaphonical
metaphonical
adj
Alternative form of metaphonic
monophyletic
monophyletic
adj
(biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum).
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.
(biology) congeneric
Descending from a single ancestral species and containing all descendants of that single ancestor, holophyletic.
Descending from a single ancestral species but not containing all descendants of that ancestor, paraphyletic.
nanocephalia
nanocephalia
noun
Alternative form of nanocephaly
nanocephalic
nanocephalic
adj
(medicine) Having an abnormally small head.
nanocephalus
nanocephalus
noun
(medicine) The condition of being nanocephalic.
necrophiliac
necrophiliac
noun
a person who engages in necrophilia
necrophilias
necrophilias
noun
plural of necrophilia
necrophilism
necrophilism
noun
(rare) Necrophilia.
necrophilous
necrophilous
adj
Thriving on death or on dead things.
neencephalon
nepheloscope
nepheloscope
noun
An instrument for demonstrating cloud formation by compression of moist air.
nephological
nephological
adj
Relating to nephology.
nephrelcosis
nephrolithic
nephrolithic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to gravel, or renal calculi.
neutrophilic
neutrophilic
adj
In microscopy and chemistry, not staining strongly with acidic or alkaline stains, but staining strongly with pH-neutral stains
Of or pertaining to neutrophils
nongraphical
nongraphical
adj
Not graphical.
nonlymphatic
nonlymphatic
adj
Not lymphatic
nonparochial
nonparochial
adj
Not parochial.
nonpsychical
nonpsychical
adj
Not psychical.
nonspherical
nonspherical
adj
Not spherical.
nucleophiles
nucleophiles
noun
plural of nucleophile
nucleophilic
nucleophilic
adj
(chemistry) of, or relating to a nucleophile
nympholeptic
nympholeptic
adj
Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy.
oligonephric
oligophrenic
oligophrenic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, oligophrenia.
noun
An individual who has oligophrenia.
ophicleidean
opsonophilic
organophilic
organophilic
adj
Having an affinity for organic substances
palaeoconcha
palaeoethnic
paleotechnic
paleotechnic
adj
Relating to ancient art.
perichondral
perichondral
adj
Relating to the layer of fibrous connective tissue that envelops cartilage (other than at the joints)
Surrounding cartilage
pharyngocele
phenological
phenological
adj
Of or pertaining to phenology
phenomenical
phenomenical
adj
Of or pertaining to phenomena.
phenoplastic
phenotypical
phenotypical
adj
Of or pertaining to a phenotype.
philharmonic
philharmonic
adj
(music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.
noun
(music) A full-size symphony orchestra.
philobotanic
philocynical
philornithic
philotechnic
philotechnic
adj
(dated) Fond of the arts.
phloroglucin
phloroglucin
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline phenol, metameric with pyrogallol, obtained by the decomposition of phloretin and from certain gums.
phonelescope
phonemically
phonemically
adv
By means of, or in terms, of phonemes.
phonetically
phonetically
adv
In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.
phonological
phonological
adj
Of or relating to phonology.
Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent.
phonotypical
phonotypical
adj
Alternative form of phonotypic
photonuclear
photonuclear
adj
(physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon.
phrenocostal
phrenocostal
Adjective
Relating to the ribs and diaphragm.
phyllocyanic
phyllocyanin
phyllocyanin
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
phylogenetic
phylogenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.
phytochlorin
phytochlorin
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricarboxylic acid (17~{S},18~{S})-18-(2-carboxyethyl)-20-(carboxymethyl)-12-ethenyl-7-ethyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-17,18,22,23-tetrahydroporphyrin-2-carboxylic acid derived from porphyrin
plainclothes
plainclothes
adj
(usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
noun
Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.
planographic
planographic
adj
Relating to planography; pertaining to printing made from a plane surface.
plastochrone
plastochrone
noun
Alternative form of plastochron
plectognathi
pleurobranch
pleurobranch
noun
(zoology) Any of the gills of a crustacean that are attached to the side of the thorax.