(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
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.
capernoity
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
coenotypic
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
copyfitter
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptolite
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
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.
diophysite
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dryopteris
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
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.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epiphytous
episiotomy
episiotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
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
epityphlon
ericophyte
erythropia
eurytropic
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
geothlypis
heliophyte
heliophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
hippometry
homeotypic
homeotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
hyalopsite
hyperstoic
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.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypoditone
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties
hyponoetic
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypothenic
hypotheria
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.
hypothetic
hypothetic
adj
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality
ideoplasty
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
impolitely
impolitely
adv
In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely.
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
lithophyte
lithophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
(zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
logotypies
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
myoproteid
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
mythopeist
mythopoeia
mythopoeia
noun
Creation of any myth.
mythopoeic
necrotypic
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
ophelimity
ophelimity
noun
(economic) Economic satisfaction.
The ability to please another.
oppositely
oppositely
adv
In an opposite manner.
optatively
optatively
adv
In an optative way.
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
palaiotype
paleolithy
pelodytoid
pelviotomy
pelviotomy
Noun
symphysiotomy
peptolysis
peptolysis
noun
The hydrolysis of peptones.
peptolytic
peptolytic
adj
Relating to peptolysis.
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
peristylos
personeity
personeity
noun
(obsolete) personality
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.
petticoaty
phenotypic
phenotypic
adj
Of, or relating to a phenotype.
pheophytin
pheophytin
noun
(biochemistry) A chlorophyll from which the central magnesium atom has been removed
phoenixity
physiotype
physiotype
noun
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
piezometry
piezometry
noun
The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid.
pinacocyte
pinacocyte
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
pityocampe
pleiotropy
pleiotropy
noun
(genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
(pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.
plesiotype
poetically
poetically
adv
In a poetic manner.
polyactine
polyactine
noun
The ray of a polyactinal sponge
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polyctenid
polyctenid
noun
(zoology) Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.
polydymite
polydymite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
polyethnic
polyethnic
adj
(of a group or society) That contains people who together represent multiple ethnicities, especially such that they coexist and interact harmoniously.
(of a person) Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polyhalite
polyhalite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
polyporite
polypterid
polypterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.
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
polytheize
polytheize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate the doctrine of polytheism.
polythelia
polythelia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a supernumerary nipple.
polytomies
polytomies
noun
plural of polytomy
porphyrite
porphyrite
noun
A rock with a porphyritic structure.
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).
prediatory
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
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.
premortify
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.
prethyroid
pretyphoid
pretyphoid
adj
Before the onset of typhoid.
propensity
propensity
noun
An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
proreality
prosperity
prosperity
noun
The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune