color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
adelomorphic
adiamorphism
adipofibroma
admiralships
admiralships
noun
plural of admiralship
adpromission
aechmophorus
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aeroporotomy
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allomorphite
allothimorph
alphamerical
alphamerical
adj
alphanumeric / alphanumerical
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
ambleocarpus
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicarpaea
amphicarpium
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicentric
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphicyrtous
amphierotism
amphigastria
amphimorulae
amphineurous
amphipyrenin
amphitheater
amphitheater
noun
American spelling form of amphitheatre
amphitheatre
amphitheatre
noun
(geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphitriaene
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amplificator
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
animatograph
anisometrope
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anopluriform
antepirrhema
anthospermum
anthotropism
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
antimetropia
antimetropia
noun
(ophthalmology) An extreme form of anisometropia in which one eye is myopic and the other hyperopic.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antiparabema
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphorismical
apocamphoric
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apomecometer
apomecometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the heights of buildings etc.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
appressorium
appressorium
noun
(mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximator
approximator
noun
Something that approximates
archchampion
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archimorphic
archimperial
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archiplasmic
archispermae
archisupreme
archoplasmic
arithmograph
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
aromatophore
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
arteriospasm
arteriospasm
noun
(pathology) The spasm of an artery
arthropomata
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
aspersoriums
aspidosperma
astrocompass
astrocompass
noun
A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position
atherosperma
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
attemperator
attemperator
noun
A device that regulates the temperature in a fluid system.
attroupement
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
azoospermias
azoospermias
noun
plural of azoospermia
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bepraisement
berycomorphi
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
brahmapootra
brahmapootra
Noun
A large domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
bromocamphor
bromoprotein
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
calycocarpum
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
camelopardel
camelopardid
camelopardus
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campanularia
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.