(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
capernoity
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cryptozoon
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hyponitric
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hypotensor
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
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.
omniparity
omniparity
noun
Equality in every part; general equality.
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
orthophony
orthophony
noun
The art of correct articulation / speaking
outpraying
outpraying
verb
present participle of outpray
overplenty
oxyterpene
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
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
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.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
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
petromyzon
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
planometry
planometry
noun
The measurement or construction of a plane surface.
pomeroyton
pontypridd
portcrayon
portcrayon
noun
Obsolete form of porte-crayon.
portraying
portraying
verb
present participle of portray
poultryman
poultryman
noun
A male poulterer.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
precentory
prepotency
prepotency
noun
(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
profundity
profundity
noun
A great depth.
Deep intellect or insight.
The state of being profound or abstruse.
promontory
promontory
noun
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
A projection on the sacrum.
A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.
propayment
propensity
propensity
noun
An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
proslyting
protensity
protensity
noun
Synonym of protension
protonymph
protonymph
noun
The instar between larva and deutonymph
pycnometer
pycnometer
noun
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
pyrocotton
pyrocotton
noun
Nitrated cotton, a high explosive that is the main constituent of smokeless powder.
pyrogentic
pyromantic
pyromantic
adj
Of or relating to pyromancy.
noun
A practitioner of pyromancy.
pyrotechny
pyrotechny
noun
(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.
(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.
The manufacture and use of fireworks.
The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.
pyroxenite
pyroxenite
noun
(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
pyrrhonist
pyrrhonist
Noun
A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotine
noun
(mineralogy) pyrrhotite
sportingly
sportingly
adv
In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.
syncopator
syncopator
noun
One who or that which syncopates.
syntrophic
syntrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to syntrophy.
tenography
tenography
noun
The diagnostic imaging of tendons.
tetraphony
tetrapylon
tetrapylon
noun
(architecture) A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides.
torpifying
torpifying
verb
present participle of torpify
tritonymph
tritonymph
noun
The instar between deutonymph and adult in some organisms.
trophogeny
tryptonize
tryptophan
tryptophan
noun
(biochemistry) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, bananas and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.
unpriority
unpromptly
untorpidly
zoanthropy
zoanthropy
noun
(medicine) A kind of delusion in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals.
zygopteran
zygopteran
noun
Any of various insects of the order Zygoptera; damselfly.