(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
achromatium
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiamorphic
aechmagoras
aetheogamic
afterchrome
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholisms
alcoholisms
noun
plural of alcoholism
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
ammochaetae
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphilochus
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphophilic
amphophilic
adj
(cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
anthomaniac
anthomaniac
noun
Someone who has anthomania.
antimonarch
aphanomyces
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archemperor
archeostome
archgomeral
archimorula
archmockery
archmonarch
archoplasma
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthromeric
ascophyllum
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beechbottom
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
blastocheme
brachiotomy
brachydomal
branchiform
bromcamphor
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
cacemphaton
cacomorphia
calathiform
calomorphic
calophyllum
cameography
campholytic
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
camphoronic
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
catholicism
catholicism
noun
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
cecomorphae
cecomorphic
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalomant
cephalomere
cephalomere
noun
(zoology) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
cephalosome
cephalosome
noun
(zoology) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
cephalotome
cephalotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
cetomorphic
chaenomeles
chainomatic
chalazogamy
chalazogamy
noun
(botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.
chalcomancy
chameleonic
chameleonic
adj
Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes
chamoisette
champerator
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
champollion
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
chartometer
chartometer
noun
An instrument for measuring charts or maps.
chasmogamic
chasmogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chelidonium
chemiotaxic
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chemiphotic
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemoceptor
chemoceptor
noun
chemoreceptor
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chemosmoses
chemosmosis
chemosmosis
noun
Alternative form of chemiosmosis
chemosmotic
chemosmotic
adj
Pertaining to, or produced by, chemosmosis.
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chemosphere
chemosphere
noun
The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.
chemotactic
chemotactic
adj
relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.