(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
anchistopoda
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
aphrodistic
aphthartodocetism
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archdiplomatist
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
arthroendoscopy
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
aspidochirota
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiopodist
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
cardisophistical
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
chaetopodous
cheilodipterus
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropodists
chiropodists
noun
plural of chiropodist
chloropalladates
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
chromatodysopia
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
codictatorship
codictatorship
noun
A joint dictatorship.
codirectorship
codpitchings
coeditorship
coeditorship
noun
The position or job of being an coeditor.
compsothlypidae
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
correspondentship
correspondentship
noun
The role or status of correspondent.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
costoxiphoid
costoxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a rib and a xiphoid process
creditorship
creditorship
noun
The state of being a creditor, of being owed money.
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism
noun
(andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
cystoradiography
dactylioglyphist
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
deathcups
deipnosophistic
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
desophisticate
desophisticate
verb
(transitive) To clear from sophism or error.
desophistication
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
dibothriocephalus
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
dictatorships
dictatorships
noun
plural of dictatorship
dictyosiphon
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
diplacanthus
diplostichous
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
directorship
directorship
noun
The office of a director; a directorate
directorships
directorships
noun
plural of directorship
discourtship
discourtship
noun
(obsolete) Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
docentship
doctorship
doctorship
noun
Professional position or title of a doctor.
doctorships
doctorships
noun
plural of doctorship
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dorsoepitrochlear
dryopithecus
dyophysitic
dyophysitical
dyschromatopsia
dyschromatopsia
Noun
dichromatism
dyschromatoptic
dyschromatoptic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to dyschromatopsia.
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dysphemistic
dysphemistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
dysphotic
dysphotic
adj
Alternative spelling of disphotic
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
echinosphaeritidae
ectosphenoid
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrophoresed
electrophoresed
adj
Produced by, or subjected to electrophoresis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrophorese
encephalitides
encephalitides
noun
plural of encephalitis
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
gastrodiaphanoscopy
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
harpsichordist
harpsichordist
noun
One who plays the harpsichord.
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
heredosyphilitic
heredosyphilitic
adj
Having or relating to hereditary syphilis.
heteropolysaccharide
heteropolysaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide
hopscotched
hopscotched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hopscotch
hydatoscopy
hydatoscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by interpreting rainwater. Omens are drawn from the various formations and sizes of rain puddles, and bowls of rainwater are gazed upon until clairvoyant visions appear on the surface of the water, or in the mind's eye. This is considered in some cases to be more important than hydromancy because rain has fallen from the heavens, making it sacred.
hydroatmospheric
hydrochlorplatinous
hydronitroprussic
hydropericarditis
hydroponicist
hydroscopicity
hydroscopicity
noun
Misspelling of hygroscopicity.
hydroscopist
hydroscopist
noun
(dated) dowser, water diviner
hydrotherapeuticians
hydrotherapeutics
hydrotherapeutics
noun
hydrotherapy
hyperacidities
hyperacidities
noun
plural of hyperacidity
hypercorticoidism
hypercorticoidism
noun
(pathology) Excessive secretion of corticoid hormones