(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.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
corypphaei
diphycercy
dysphrenia
ephydridae
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiphysary
epistrophy
ericophyte
erythropia
handygripe
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
hemimorphy
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hippometry
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperaemia
hyperaemic
hyperaemic
adj
Alternative form of hyperemic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hyperaphia
hyperaphic
hyperbaric
hyperbaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
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.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdeify
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
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.
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hyperlexis
hypernomic
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hyperploid
hyperploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number
noun
A hyperploid organism.
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to hyperpnea.
hyperprism
hyperprism
noun
(geometry) A prism that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
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
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
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.
hypertypic
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
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
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hyponeuria
hyporhined
hypotheria
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
lippershey
lippershey
Proper noun
A crater of the Moon.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
overphysic
periphraxy
periphysis
periphytic
periphytic
adj
Relating to periphytons
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
petrohyoid
petrohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of this kind.
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
phyllaries
phyllaries
noun
plural of phyllary
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
polyhedric
polyhedric
adj
Polyhedral; many-sided.
porphyries
porphyries
noun
plural of porphyry
porphyrine
porphyrine
noun
Alternative form of porphyrin
porphyrite
porphyrite
noun
A rock with a porphyritic structure.
porphyrize
porphyrize
verb
(transitive) To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted like porphyry.
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
preholiday
preholiday
adj
Before a holiday.
prethyroid
pretyphoid
pretyphoid
adj
Before the onset of typhoid.
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
pyorrhoeic
pyorrhoeic
adj
Alternative form of pyorrheic
pyrethrine
pyrethrine
noun
Obsolete form of pyrethrin.
pyrethroid
pyrethroid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
pyrotheria
pyrrhonize
pyrrhonize
verb
To be sceptical
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotine
noun
(mineralogy) pyrrhotite
pyrrhotite
pyrrhotite
noun
(mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
suretyship
suretyship
noun
(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
synephrine
synephrine
noun
The alkaloid 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]phenol, whose m-substituted analog, neosynephrine, is used in pharmaceuticals.
tithepayer
tithepayer
noun
Alternative form of tithe-payer
triglyphed
triphyline
triphyline
noun
triphylite
triphylite
triphylite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.