(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
aglyphodontia
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
allorrhythmic
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
alphabetology
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alymphopotent
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphikaryotic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amygdalopathy
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anhydrization
anomalotrophy
anorthography
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropopathy
anthropopathy
noun
The attribution of human emotions to a god.
anthropophagy
anthropophagy
noun
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihypophora
antiorthodoxy
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistry
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphydrotropic
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
archaeopteryx
archhypocrite
archigonocyte
archprototype
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arthroempyema
arthrotyphoid
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
astonishingly
astonishingly
adv
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopsychosis
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
blastophyllum
boldheartedly
bostrychoidal
botryotherapy
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
bromoethylene
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotetany
bronchotyphus
butyrochloral
calamostachys
canthorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
noun
The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cathodography
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceratophyllum
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
chlormethylic
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chlorotically
cholecystitis
cholecystitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the gall bladder.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chromatically
chromatically
adv
In a chromatic manner.
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatolytic
chromatolytic
adj
Relating to chromatolysis.
chromatopathy
chromatoscopy
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chrysothamnus
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
clethrionomys
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
coenenchymata
coenenchymata
noun
plural of coenenchyma
coldheartedly
coldheartedly
adv
Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cotylophorous
countertheory
countertheory
noun
A contrasting theory put forward as a response to another theory.
cricothyreoid
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptocephala
cryptographal
cryptographal
adj
(archaic) cryptographic
cryptographer
cryptographer
noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
cryptographic
cryptographic
adj
Relating to cryptography.
cryptoheretic
cryptophyceae
cryptorrhesis
cryptorrhetic
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cyanoethylate
cyanoethylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation.
cyanotrichite
cyanotrichite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, blue, orthorhombic copper aluminium sulfate mineral.
cyathophyllum
cyclarthrosis
cyclarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can pivot, moving with a circular or rotating articulation.
cyclostrophic
cyclostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
cynarctomachy
cynarctomachy
noun
(obsolete) bearbaiting with a dog
cynopithecoid
cystathionine
cystathionine
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.