a degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the reduction of the volume of the cells
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
imporosity
imporosity
noun
The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
kryptomere
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
lamprotype
laparotomy
laparotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
lipotrophy
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
metamorphy
metamorphy
noun
The quality of being metamorphic.
metatrophy
metrectopy
metropathy
metropathy
noun
(medicine) Synonym of metropathia
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
microtypal
myoatrophy
myoproteid
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
myropolist
necropathy
necrotypic
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neurectopy
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurotropy
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
noncryptic
noncryptic
adj
Not cryptic.
nonprivity
nosotrophy
nosotrophy
noun
(obsolete) The care and nursing of the sick.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
oariopathy
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
omniparity
omniparity
noun
Equality in every part; general equality.
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
ophiolatry
ophiolatry
noun
snake worship
opotherapy
opotherapy
noun
organotherapy
optography
optography
noun
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.
orotherapy
orotherapy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The use of serum to treat disease.
orthopaedy
orthopaedy
noun
Alternative form of orthopedy
orthopathy
orthopathy
noun
An alternative-medicine philosophy advocating a vegetarian raw-food diet with periods of intermittent fasting.
orthophony
orthophony
noun
The art of correct articulation / speaking
orthophyre
orthophyre
noun
(geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar
orthoplasy
orthoplasy
noun
(historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution.
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
orthotropy
orthotropy
noun
The condition of being orthotropic.
orycterope
orycterope
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of oryctere
outpraying
outpraying
verb
present participle of outpray
outprodigy
overplenty
oxyterpene
pabulatory
paleolatry
palliatory
palliatory
adj
palliative; extenuating
panatrophy
panatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of all parts of a structure or the body; general atrophy
pantometry
pantometry
noun
(dated) A proposed scheme for universal measurement.
A tendency to measure everything; fixation on measurement or quantitative aspects.
papyrotint
papyrotype
paratrophy
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
pastorally
pastorally
adv
In a pastoral manner
In the role of a pastor
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
patrocliny
patrocliny
noun
The quality of being patroclinous.
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
A name acquired from one's father.
pectorally
pectorally
adv
In a pectoral manner; in connection with the breast.
pedatrophy
pedotrophy
pedotrophy
noun
The nourishment of children
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
peremptory
peremptory
adj
(law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal
Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
noun
(law) A challenge to the admission of a juror, without the challenger needing to show good cause.
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
peristylos
peroratory
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
personeity
personeity
noun
(obsolete) personality
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
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.
petromyzon
phagocyter
phasotropy
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phonometry
phonometry
noun
The measurement of sound.
phonotyper
phorometry
photodromy
photogyric
photometry
photometry
noun
(astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.
(physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
phototropy
phototropy
noun
phototropism
physiocrat
physiocrat
noun
(economics, now historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
phytograph
phytolatry
phytolatry
noun
The worship of plants.
phytometer
phytometer
noun
Any plant used as a phytometric standard
phytometry
phytometry
noun
The measurement of physiological responses of plants
piezometry
piezometry
noun
The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid.
planometry
planometry
noun
The measurement or construction of a plane surface.
platycoria
platytrope
platytropy
plauditory
plauditory
adj
Applauding; commending.
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.
pleurotomy
pleurotomy
noun
(medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura.
plutocracy
plutocracy
noun
A controlling class of the wealthy.
Government by the wealthy.
plutolatry
plutolatry
noun
The worship of money; excessive fondness or greed for wealth.
poetastery
poetastery
noun
Inferior poetry.
poetryless
poetryless
adj
Without poetry.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polycitral
polycrates
polycratic
polycratic
adj
(politics) Governed by many people or groups.
polycrotic
polycrotic
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism
polyesters
polyesters
noun
plural of polyester
polyglotry
polyglotry
noun
The quality of being polyglot; multilingualism.
polyhistor
polyhistor
noun
Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
polyporite
polyprotic
polyprotic
adj
(chemistry, of an acid or a base) That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.
polypterid
polypterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.
polypterus
polyrhythm
polyrhythm
noun
(countable, music) A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
(countable, music) Music containing two or more conflicting pulses.
(uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
polystylar
polytropic
polytropic
adj
(mathematics) many-valued
(physics) of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant
pomeroyton
pontypridd
popularity
popularity
noun
(archaic) Public sentiment; general passion.
(archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
(archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
(by extension) cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
(obsolete) The act of courting the favour of the people.
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large
porphyrite
porphyrite
noun
A rock with a porphyritic structure.
portcrayon
portcrayon
noun
Obsolete form of porte-crayon.
portrayals
portrayals
noun
plural of portrayal
portraying
portraying
verb
present participle of portray
portrayist
portrayist
noun
One who portrays or depicts.
posttreaty
pothookery
poultrydom
poultrydom
noun
The realm or sphere of poultry.
poultryist
poultryist
noun
A person who raises poultry.
poultryman
poultryman
noun
A male poulterer.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
precentory
preceptory
preceptory
adj
preceptive
noun
A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.
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).
predestroy
prediatory
predictory
predictory
adj
Serving to predict; predictive.
preemptory
preemptory
adj
Pertaining to preemption.
prefactory
prefactory
adj
Prior to the era of industrial factories.
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.