(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
agriotypus
allophylus
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
amblyopsis
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amylopsase
anastrophy
androlepsy
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anoxyscope
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apocalypst
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apophysary
apophysary
adj
Alternative form of apophyseal
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apophysial
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asphyctous
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntrophy
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoyership
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
coreplasty
coroplasty
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
coryphasia
cyanophose
cyanospiza
cystophora
cystospasm
cystospasm
noun
(pathology) A spasm (sudden contraction) of the bladder
dasypodoid
dasyprocta
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
dermatopsy
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
diabolepsy
diastrophy
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
episcopacy
episcopacy
noun
Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
episomally
episomally
adv
In an episomal manner.
With regard to an episome.
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsoplast
gypsoplast
noun
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
halopsyche
homeoplasy
homeoplasy
noun
The taking on by one biological tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin grafting.
homoplasmy
homoplasmy
noun
the presence of the same mutation in all copies of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual
homoplassy
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyaloplasm
hyaloplasm
noun
(microbiology) A structureless fluid in cells; cytosol
hyalopsite
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hypaethros
hyperbolas
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypoacusia
hypobarism
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypohalous
hypohalous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Describing any oxyacid of a halogen having a general formula H-O-X
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hypopepsia
hypopepsia
noun
(medicine) pepsin deficiency, leading to impaired digestion
hypopiesia
hypoplasia
hypoplasia
noun
underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells
hypoplasty
hypoplasty
noun
Alternative form of hypoplasia
hyporadius
hypostases
hypostases
noun
plural of hypostasis
hypostasis
hypostasis
noun
(genetics) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
(linguistics) A relationship between a name and a known quantity, as a cultural personification (i.e. objectification with personality) of an entity or quality.
(medicine, now historical) A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
(philosophy) The underlying reality or substance of something.
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
Postmortem lividity; livor mortis; suggillation.
hypostatic
hypostatic
adj
(genetics) Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.
(medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
(theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
hypostigma
hypotarsal
hypotarsal
adj
Relating to the hypotarsus.
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
ideoplasty
isocephaly
isotypical
isotypical
adj
isotypic
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
kyphosidae
lapeyrouse
lithophysa
mastopathy
mastopathy
noun
Any disease of the breast
mayorships
mayorships
noun
plural of mayorship
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
meloplasty
meloplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of restoring a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
mycoplasma
mycoplasma
noun
Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae
myeloplast
myelospasm
myoparesis
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
myoplastic
myospasmia
mysophilia
mysophilia
noun
A sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of undergarment after use.
mysophobia
mysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
nosography
nosography
noun
(pathology, medicine, countable) A treatise on diseases.
(pathology, medicine, uncountable) The systematic naming and description of diseases.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
orthoplasy
orthoplasy
noun
(historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution.
osphyalgia
osphyalgic
osteopathy
osteopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
(rare) Any disease of the bones.
osteophyma
oxyblepsia
pachylosis
pachylosis
noun
(medicine) A hypertrophic skin disorder characterised by rough, dry, thickened skin.
pachyotous
pachysomia
paleostyly
palmoscopy
panayiotis
panhygrous
pantosophy
paramyosin
paramyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates
parisology
parisology
noun
The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
paronymous
paronymous
adj
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
passionary
passionary
noun
A book in which the sufferings of saints and martyrs are described
pastorally
pastorally
adv
In a pastoral manner
In the role of a pastor
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patholysis
patulously
patulously
adv
In a patulous manner.
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
pensionary
pensionary
adj
maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
pertaining to a pension
noun
(historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.
one who receives a pension; a pensioner
personably
personably
adv
In a personable manner.
personally
personally
adv
As a person.
Concerning oneself.
I'm really annoyed with her, personally.
In a personal manner.
In person.
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
persuasory
persuasory
adj
Persuasive.
pessomancy
pessomancy
noun
Divination using pebbles.
phacolysis
phacolysis
noun
(surgery) The destruction and removal of the lens of the eye