(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
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.
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolography
bopyridian
brachypnea
bradypepsy
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
callityped
calography
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calyphyomy
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrata
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
camphoroyl
camphylene
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
capability
capability
noun
(computing) A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
the power or ability to generate an outcome
capercally
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
capreolary
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
cardplayer
cardplayer
noun
One who plays card games.
carpellary
carpellary
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to carpels
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophyll
carpophyll
noun
(botany) Synonym of carpel
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
cataphylla
cataphysic
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
cattyphoid
celiolymph
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
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
chachapuya
chapellany
chapellany
noun
A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
chaplaincy
chaplaincy
noun
A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people's religious needs.
The role or position of a chaplain.
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
charophyta
cheapishly
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chippeways
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chlorophyl
chlorophyl
noun
Dated form of chlorophyll.
choloscopy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromophyl
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chrysippus
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chrysopsis
cineplasty
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
clippingly
clypeaster
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
clypeolate
coemployed
coemployee
coemployee
noun
Synonym of coworker
coenotypic
colipyuria
collotyped
collotypic
colonopexy
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
colposcopy
colposcopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
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.
compliably
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
complicacy
complicacy
noun
That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
The state of being complex; entanglement.
complicity
complicity
noun
(archaic) Complexity.
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
condylopod
conicopoly
conicopoly
noun
(India, historical) A native clerk or accountant in the Madras presidency.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copulatory
copulatory
adj
Pertaining to copulation
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.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
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
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
coroplasty
corporalcy
corporally
corporally
adv
In or with the body; bodily.
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
corylopsis
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
coryphasia
coryphodon
coryphylly
corypphaei
cosmosophy
cosmosophy
noun
Knowledge or understanding of the cosmos.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
crapulency
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
creepmousy
crippingly
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryophoric
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
cryoscopic
cryoscopic
adj
(chemistry, physics) of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.