Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomyitis
cephalophyma
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceramography
ceratophyllum
chamaecyparis
chamaepericlymenum
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chamecephaly
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chemicophysical
chemicophysical
adj
Synonym of physicochemical
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemigraphically
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chemophysiological
chemoprophyalctic
chemoprophylactic
chemoprophylactic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
noun
A chemoprophylactic drug.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chemotropically
chemotropically
adv
In a chemotropic manner.
chiasmatype
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
chlorprophenpyridamine
chromatoptometry
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
clanjamphrey
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.
cnemapophysis
coccygomorphae
colpenchyma
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
companyless
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compartmentally
compartmentally
adv
one compartment at a time
compassionately
compassionately
adv
In a compassionate manner.
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellability
compellably
compellably
adv
By compulsion.
compendiary
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
complacency
complacency
noun
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
complacentially
complacentially
adv
In a complacential manner.
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
complementally
complementally
adv
In a complemental manner
complementarily
complementarily
adv
In a complementary manner.
complementarity
complementarity
noun
(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.
The state or characteristic of being complementary.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complimentally
complimentally
adv
In a complimental fashion.
complimentarily
complimentarily
adv
in a complimentary manner
complimentarity
complimentarity
noun
Misspelling of complementarity.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
compresbyterial
compsothlypidae
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
computatively
contemplatedly
contemplatingly
contemplatively
contemplatively
adv
In a contemplative manner.
contemporaneity
contemporaneity
Noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
cotemporarily
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
countercompany
countersympathy
crymotherapy
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
cryptoclimate
cryptocommercial
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomonadales
cryptonema
cryptonemiales
cryptostomate
cumaphyte
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cyclophosphamides
cyclophosphamides
noun
plural of cyclophosphamide
cymaphen
cymaphyte
cymbocephalic
cymbocephalous
cymbocephaly
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
cypraeiform
cypselomorphae
cystoepithelioma
dalrymple
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
departmentally
departmentally
adv
In a departmental manner; affecting departments
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
deplasmolysis
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
dermanaplasty
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatoheteroplasty
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermatophytosis
dermatophytosis
noun
(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
dermatoplasty
dermatoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.
dermatopsy
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dermatotherapy
dermatotherapy
noun
(medicine) treatment of a skin disease
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments