(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
adnexopexy
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
amylopsase
androlepsy
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anoxyscope
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
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.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apophyeeal
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
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.
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
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.
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoyership
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
capernoity
capreolary
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
celiolymph
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
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.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
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
clypeolate
coemployed
coemployee
coemployee
noun
Synonym of coworker
coenotypic
collotyped
colonopexy
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
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.
copycatted
copycatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copycat
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
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedic
cyclopedic
adj
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.
cycloscope
cycloscope
noun
A machine for measuring the velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine.
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynipoidea
cystophore
cystoscope
cystoscope
noun
A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
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.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deploredly
deploredly
adv
lamentably
deployable
deployable
adj
(of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft.
Able to be deployed.
noun
Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
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.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depuratory
depuratory
adj
Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotropy
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diabolepsy
diophysite
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
dryopteris
dykehopper
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
employable
employable
adj
(especially of a person) Able to be employed.
noun
A person who is fit for employment.
employless
employless
adj
Without employment.
employment
employment
noun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
A use, purpose
An activity to which one devotes time
The act of employing
The state of being employed
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
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.
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enjeopardy
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
entophytal
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epeirogeny
epeirogeny
noun
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epicycloid
epicycloid
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.