(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophyle
alphatype
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
aphnology
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
aulophyte
azophenyl
binapthyl
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
camphanyl
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
carpophyl
cataphyll
cataphyll
noun
(botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
chaplanry
chrysopal
chrysopal
noun
Synonym of chrysoberyl
colophany
colophany
noun
Alternative form of colophony
colophony
colophony
noun
Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
copyholds
copyholds
noun
plural of copyhold
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cyphellae
cytolymph
cytolymph
noun
Synonym of hyaloplasm
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
diglyphic
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
elephancy
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
ephoralty
ephoralty
noun
The body of ephors collectively.
The rank or office of an ephor.
epiphytal
epiphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an epiphyte.
epochally
epochally
adv
In an epochal manner.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
graphicly
graphicly
adv
Archaic form of graphically.
halfpenny
halfpenny
adj
Costing or worth one halfpenny.
noun
(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
halophyte
halophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
haplessly
haplessly
adv
In a hapless manner.
haplolaly
haplology
haplology
noun
(phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
haplotype
haplotype
noun
(genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together.
verb
(genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype
harpalyce
harpingly
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
heliotype
heliotype
noun
A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
verb
To produce pictures by heliotypy.
heliotypy
heliotypy
noun
A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.
helpfully
helpfully
adv
In a helpful manner.
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemolymph
hemolymph
noun
(zoology) A circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates that is the equivalent of blood
heptylene
heptylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄, of the ethylene series, or any of its isomers.
hippology
hippology
noun
The study of horses.
hippolyta
hippolyta
Proper noun
An Amazonian queen who possessed a magic girdle given to her by her father, Ares.
hippolyte
holophyte
holophyte
noun
(biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
holotypes
holotypes
noun
plural of holotype
holotypic
holotypic
adj
Relating to a holotype
homophyly
homophyly
noun
(biology, archaic) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting.
homoplasy
homoplasy
noun
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
homotypal
homotypal
adj
(biology) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype.
hopefully
hopefully
adv
(not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.
In a hopeful manner.
hoplology
hoplology
noun
The study of the methods, behaviour, and technology involved in human combat, particularly weapons and armour.
hoppingly
hoppingly
adv
In a hopping way; with hopping motions.
horseplay
horseplay
noun
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
verb
To engage in horseplay.
hyalotype
hyalotype
noun
A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass.
hydrophil
hydrophil
noun
Alternative form of hydrophile
hydropult
hydropult
noun
A hand-powered machine for spraying water.
hylopathy
hylopathy
noun
(obsolete) The ability of a spirit to penetrate and affect matter.
hypallage
hypallage
noun
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.
hyperbola
hyperbola
noun
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
hyperbole
hyperbole
noun
(countable) An instance or example of such overstatement.
(countable, obsolete) A hyperbola.
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
hypergols
hypergols
noun
plural of hypergol
hypertely
hypertely
noun
(biology) An extreme degree of imitative colouration
hypethral
hypethral
adj
Alternative form of hypaethral
hypnoidal
hypnoidal
adj
hypnoid
hypnology
hypnology
noun
A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep.
hypobasal
hypobasal
adj
Below or anterior to a base or to the basal wall
hypoblast
hypoblast
noun
(embryology) A type of tissue that forms from the inner cell mass and later is incorporated into the endoderm
hypobulia
hypobulia
noun
Difficulty in making decisions; impaired willpower.
hypobulic
hypocotyl
hypocotyl
noun
(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
hypomeral
hypophyll
hypophyll
noun
(botany) A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.
hypoplasy
hypoploid
hypoploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number
noun
A hypoploid organism.
hypostyle
hypostyle
adj
(architecture) Having a roof supported on a row of columns.
noun
(architecture) A building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns.
hypovalve
hypovalve
noun
The hypotheca of a diatom
hypoxylon
hypsiloid
hypsiloid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the Greek letter upsilon.
hypsipyle
hypsipyle
Proper noun
The daughter of and queen of at the time of the curse by the island’s subsequent and the two-year on the island, during which time she bore twin sons.
ideoglyph
ideoglyph
noun
A symbol expressing an idea.
isophylly
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
ladyships
ladyships
noun
plural of ladyship
lalopathy
lalopathy
noun
(pathology, rare) Any speech disorder.
linyphiid
linyphiid
noun
(zoology) Any spider of the family Linyphiidae; a sheet weaver.
lipothymy
lipothymy
noun
(archaic) A fainting; a swoon.
lithophyl
lithotype
lithotype
noun
A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.
A print made from such a surface.
An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.
verb
(transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.
lithotypy
lithotypy
noun
The art or process of making a kind of hard stereotype plate, by pressing into a mould, taken from a page of type or other matter, a mixture of shellac and fine sand, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state.
lochopyra
lophiomys
lophortyx
lumpishly
lumpishly
adv
In a lumpish manner.
lycophron
lymphatic
lymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
(obsolete) Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.
noun
(anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph.
lymphemia
lymphomas
lymphuria
lyophiled
lyophilic
lyophilic
adj
(chemistry, of a colloid) Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated.
lyophobic
lyophobic
adj
(chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
melaphyre
melaphyre
noun
(obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age
mesophyll
mesophyll
noun
(botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
mesophyls
mesophyls
noun
plural of mesophyl
mumpishly
mumpishly
adv
sulkily; sullenly
nemophily
nephology
nephology
noun
The branch of meteorology that studies clouds.
nymphalid
nymphalid
noun
Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
nymphical
nymphical
Adjective
of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
ophiology
ophiology
noun
(zoology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.
ophthalmy
ophthalmy
noun
Archaic form of ophthalmia.
oxyphenol
oxyphenol
noun
(chemistry) A phenol produced by the distillation of catechin; oxyphenic acid or pyrocatechin.
oxyphenyl
oxyphiles
oxyphilic
oxyphilic
adj
Having an affinity for oxygen.
pamphylia
pamphylia
Proper noun
A historical region in the south coast of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia.
parchedly
parchedly
adv
In a parched manner; with great thirst or dryness.
patchouly
patchouly
noun
Alternative spelling of patchouli
pathology
pathology
noun
(academic medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.
(biology, life sciences) Any of several interrelated scientific disciplines that advance the aspects of the life sciences that allow for such technological applications and their advancements over time.
(clinical medicine) The clinical biomedical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services to clinicians (e.g., cytology, histology, cytopathology, histopathology, cytometry).
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.
paunchily
paunchily
adv
In a paunchy manner.
peakishly
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
peevishly
peevishly
adv
In a peevish manner.
pennyhole
perhydrol
perhydrol
noun
A stabilised solution of hydrogen peroxide
perilymph
perilymph
noun
An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
perryhall
pettishly
pettishly
adv
In a pettish manner; peevishly.
phaeophyl
pharology
pharology
noun
The study of lighthouses, or other forms of light-signalling.
pharyngal
pharyngal
adj
Alternative form of pharyngeal.
phenethyl
phenology
phenology
noun
(biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.