(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.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoyership
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
curiescopy
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.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
diabolepsy
diophysite
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.
dryopteris
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
epiphytous
episcopacy
episcopacy
noun
Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.
The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops.
episiotomy
episiotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
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.
epistrophy
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
glycopexis
helioscopy
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hokypokies
hyalopsite
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
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
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
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
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.
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypogynies
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
hypopepsia
hypopepsia
noun
(medicine) pepsin deficiency, leading to impaired digestion
hypopiesia
hypopiesis
hypothesis
hypothesis
noun
(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
(grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
ideoplasty
isocephaly
isopyrrole
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
kyphosidae
logotypies
lopsidedly
lopsidedly
adv
In a lopsided manner.
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
misemploys
misemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misemploy
myoparesis
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
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.
mythopeist
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nymphoides
oppositely
oppositely
adv
In an opposite manner.
overphysic
oversimply
oversimply
adv
In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.
oxyblepsia
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
peptolysis
peptolysis
noun
The hydrolysis of peptones.
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perilously
perilously
adv
In a perilous manner.
perionyxis
peristylos
permissory
permissory
adj
Permitted, but not mandatory; optional.
personeity
personeity
noun
(obsolete) personality
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
phocylides
physiogeny
physiogeny
noun
(biology) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny.
physiotype
physiotype
noun
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
pineywoods
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
plesiotype
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
polishedly
polishedly
adv
In a polished manner; refinedly, elegantly.
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polycyesis
polycyesis
noun
(uncommon) Multiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.
polyeidism
polyeidism
noun
(zoology) The quality or state of being polyeidic.
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygonies
polygonies
noun
plural of polygony
polygynies
polygynies
noun
plural of polygyny
polyideism
polymerise
polymerise
verb
(British spelling) alternative form of polymerize
polymerism
polymerism
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of forming polymers.
(chemistry) The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances.
polyneices
polynesian
polynesian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.
Noun
A person from Polynesia.
A language group spoken by these people.
polyoecism
polyparies
polyparies
noun
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)
plural of polypary
polyphides
polypodies
polypodies
noun
plural of polypody
polysemeia
polysemies
polysemies
noun
plural of polysemy
polystelic
polystelic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting polystely; being a polystele.
polytenies
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytheist
polytheist
noun
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
polytomies
polytomies
noun
plural of polytomy
polyuresis
polyuresis
noun
Synonym of polyuria
porphyries
porphyries
noun
plural of porphyry
poseyville
positively
positively
adv
(manner) In a positive manner.
(modal) With certainty.
Absolutely; utterly.
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.
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.
prepiously
presbyopia
presbyopia
noun
(pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
presbyopic
presbyopic
adj
Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia.
noun
An individual who has presbyopia.
previously
previously
adv
(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
propensity
propensity
noun
An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
prosperity
prosperity
noun
The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune
protensity
protensity
noun
Synonym of protension
psilophyte
psilophyte
noun
Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
pterylosis
pterylosis
noun
(ornithology) The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.
pyogenesis
pyogenesis
noun
(medicine) formation of pus
pyopoiesis
pyopoiesis
noun
(medicine) suppuration
pyospermia
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
pyrologies
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
repositary
repository
repository
noun
(computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
(dated) A place where things are kept for sale; a shop.
(figurative) A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
A burial vault.
semiopenly
speciology
speciology
noun
The study of taxonomic species.
speciosity
speciosity
noun
(countable, rare, chiefly in the plural) A specious action, promise, ideology, etc.
speciously
speciously
adv
In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct.
spirometry
spirometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
spooneyism
spooneyism
noun
Alternative spelling of spoonyism
sportively
sportively
adv
In a sportive way
stenotypic
stenotypic
adj
Alternative form of stenotypical
stylopidae
stylopized
superiorly
superiorly
adj
in an superior way; to the greatest degree
adv
(anatomy, medicine) above; in a superior position.
In a superior manner.
symphonies
symphonies
noun
plural of symphony
symphonise
symphonise
verb
Alternative form of symphonize
symphonize
symphonize
verb
(intransitive) To agree; to be in harmony.
symptomize
symptomize
verb
To symptomatize
synopsised
synopsised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsise
synopsized
synopsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsize