Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptancy
acceptancy
noun
(dated) acceptance
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acetopyrin
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
apocalypst
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
asphyctous
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
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.
atypically
atypically
adv
In a manner which is not typical.
autophytic
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
callityped
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrata
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
capability
capability
noun
(computing) A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
the power or ability to generate an outcome
capernoity
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
cataphylla
cataphysic
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
cattyphoid
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
charophyta
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
cineplasty
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
clypeaster
clypeolate
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copulatory
copulatory
adj
Pertaining to copulation
copycatted
copycatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copycat
coreplasty
cormophyta
coroplasty
cryptarchy
cryptarchy
noun
a secret government or rulership
cryptocarp
cryptodira
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptonema
cumaphytic
cyanopathy
cyanopathy
noun
(medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
cyathaspis
cymaphytic
cyphellate
cyrtograph
cystophora
cystospasm
cystospasm
noun
(pathology) A spasm (sudden contraction) of the bladder
cytopathic
cytopathic
adj
That damages or destroys cells
cytophagic
dasyprocta
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
diaglyptic
dysplastic
dysplastic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dysplasia.
noun
An individual with an unproportionate body shape.
epicyemate
etypically
etypically
adv
In an etypical manner.
eucalyptic
eucalyptic
adj
Of, resembling, or characterized by eucalyptus trees.
eucalyptol
eucalyptol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
eucalyptus
eucalyptus
noun
A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves.
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
expectably
expectably
adv
In an expectable manner
expectancy
expectancy
noun
(law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The state of being expected.
glyptician
halophytic
halophytic
adj
Growing well under salty conditions
hepatocyte
hepatocyte
noun
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
heptadecyl
heptadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypocrater
hypocrital
hypocrital
adj
(dated) hypocritical
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
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.
hypotactic
hypotactic
adj
Of or relating to hypotaxis.
hypothecal
hypothecal
adj
(microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypotricha
impatiency
impatiency
noun
(obsolete) Impatience.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
incapacity
incapacity
noun
Legal disqualification.
The lack of a capacity; an inability.
isotypical
isotypical
adj
isotypic
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphytic
metaphytic
adj
Relating to metaphytes.
microtypal
myoplastic
naphthylic
necropathy
nonopacity
nonopacity
noun
Lack of opacity; the state or condition of being nonopaque.
nontypical
nontypical
adj
Not typical
nyctalopia
nyctalopia
noun
(medicine) The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
nyctalopic
nyctalopic
adj
(medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
octaploidy
octaploidy
noun
Alternative form of octoploidy
otocephaly
otocephaly
noun
A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
pachymeter
pachymeter
noun
Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something.
pachyodont
pachyodont
adj
(zoology) Having hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.
(zoology) Having thick teeth.
noun
(zoology) An organism with teeth of this kind.
pachyotous
pachystima
pachytylus
pacificity
pacificity
noun
The quality of being pacific; peacefulness.
paddywatch
paracystic
paralytica
parastichy
parastichy
noun
(botany) A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
parathymic
parathymic
adj
Beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
patheticly
patholytic
patriarchy
patriarchy
noun
(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
A power structure in which men are dominant.
patrocliny
patrocliny
noun
The quality of being patroclinous.
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
A name acquired from one's father.
pectorally
pectorally
adv
In a pectoral manner; in connection with the breast.
pedanticly
pedanticly
adv
Obsolete form of pedantically.
penetrancy
penetrancy
noun
The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
pentadecyl
pentadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₅H₃₁, formally derived from pentadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
pentaptych
pentaptych
noun
A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.