(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
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.
capernoity
capreolary
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copycutter
copyfitter
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
coreplasty
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
corypphaei
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
creepmousy
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptolite
cryptomere
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
curiescopy
cystophore
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
ericophyte
eurytropic
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypernomic
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hyperstoic
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypocrater
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hyporchema
hyporchema
noun
A form of ancient Greek choral song accompanied by dance
hyporcheme
leucophyre
lycoperdon
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
mercyproof
metrectopy
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
myrioscope
myrioscope
noun
A form of kaleidoscope, especially one consisting of mirrors arranged so as by multiplied reflection from a small piece of carpet to show how it looks covering a whole floor.
narcolepsy
narcolepsy
noun
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
necroscopy
necroscopy
noun
A necropsy.
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
neurectopy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
orycterope
orycterope
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of oryctere
overcanopy
overcanopy
verb
(transitive) To form a canopy over.
overphysic
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
pectorally
pectorally
adv
In a pectoral manner; in connection with the breast.
pelycogram
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.
percursory
percursory
adj
Running over slightly or in haste; cursory.
peromyscus
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
phagocyter
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polychrome
polychrome
adj
Executed in the manner of polychromy
Using multiple colours
noun
(chemistry, uncountable) esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)
(countable) A piece of multicolored pottery.
verb
To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.
To paint or dye with multiple colours.
polycrates
polyhedric
polyhedric
adj
Polyhedral; many-sided.
polyneuric
ponderancy
precentory
preceptory
preceptory
adj
preceptive
noun
A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.
preciosity
preciosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) Something of high value or worth.
(obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
(usually derogatory, countable) An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
(usually derogatory, uncountable) The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
precopying
precopying
verb
present participle of precopy
precursory
precursory
adj
Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
noun
(medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.
precyclone
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
prefactory
prefactory
adj
Prior to the era of industrial factories.
premycotic
premycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to a phase of mycosis fungoides in which the patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun.
prepotency
prepotency
noun
(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
prepyloric
prepyloric
adj
anterior to the pylorus
presbyopic
presbyopic
adj
Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia.
noun
An individual who has presbyopia.
prevocally
prevocally
adv
Synonym of prevocalically
prevoyance
proarchery
procaryote
procaryote
noun
Alternative spelling of prokaryote
procyonine
procyonine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, a raccoon.
Raccoon-like.
noun
Any member of the Procyonidae; raccoon.
proeconomy
prominency
prominency
noun
Prominence.
promycelia
promycelia
noun
plural of promycelium
propenylic
prosecrecy
protectory
protectory
adj
Acting as a protector; protective.
noun
A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children.
pterocarya
pycnometer
pycnometer
noun
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
pycnospore
pycnospore
noun
(botany) Synonym of stylospore, Synonym of pycniospore
pyorrhoeic
pyorrhoeic
adj
Alternative form of pyorrheic
pyrenocarp
pyroacetic
pyroacetic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)
pyrochlore
pyrochlore
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).
pyrogentic
pyrolaceae
pyromancer
pyromancer
noun
(fantasy) One who has a magical ability to conjure or control fire.
One who performs pyromancy
pyrometric
pyrometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
pyrotechny
pyrotechny
noun
(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.
(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.