(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharia
ablepharia
noun
(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
adnephrine
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphicarpa
amphichrom
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimarus
amphineura
amphirhina
amphirhine
amphisarca
amphispore
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithyra
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitryon
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphrysian
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antigraphy
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphaeresis
aphaeresis
noun
(UK, Canada) Alternative spelling of apheresis
aphaeretic
aphaeretic
adj
(rare, medicine, linguistics) Of the nature of apheresis.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismos
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
aphrodisia
aphrodisia
noun
(archaic) sexual intercourse
A state of sexual desire.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphronitre
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apomorphia
apomorphia
noun
(pharmacology) apomorphine
apomorphin
aporrhaoid
apostrophi
arachnopia
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archership
archership
noun
The skill of an archer.
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archipenko
archiplasm
archiplata
archisperm
archispore
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archpapist
archpillar
archpirate
archpirate
noun
A leader of pirates.
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
archprince
archspirit
arrephoria
arrephoroi
artophoria
artophoria
noun
plural of artophorion
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
avoyership
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barophobia
barophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of gravity.
baryphonia
baryphonic
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
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.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
bishopbird
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
blepharism
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
branchipus
brehonship
brewership
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
caesarship
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calligraph
calligraph
verb
To write using calligraphy.
calliphora
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
camphorize
canephoroi
cannophori
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
carpathian
carpathian
Adjective
From, in or relating to Carpathians.
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carphophis
carvership
cataphoria
cataphoric
cataphoric
adj
Of or relating to cataphora.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
chapelries
chapelries
noun
plural of chapelry
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chemigraph
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chinagraph
chinagraph
noun
A Chinagraph brand grease pencil.
chippering
chippering
verb
present participle of chipper
chirograph
chirograph
noun
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
(obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
chiropodic
chiroptera
chirospasm
chirospasm
noun
Alternative form of cheirospasm
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chirrupper
chloropsia
chloropsia
noun
(pathology) A visual defect in which objects appear to have a greenish tinge