A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
aepyornises
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapeically
albitophyre
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anepithymia
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
anilopyrine
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteropygal
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
aphanomyces
aphanophyre
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apocryphate
apocynaceae
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apometaboly
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
aporhyolite
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appealingly
appealingly
adv
In an appealing manner.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appellatory
appellatory
adj
Containing an appeal.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
aptenodytes
apterygidae
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
augitophyre
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
azodiphenyl
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
beneplacity
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cameography
capelocracy
capercailye
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
captivately
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
catchpolery
cephalocyst
cephalology
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chessplayer
chessplayer
noun
Alternative spelling of chess player
chiasmatype
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
choregraphy
choregraphy
noun
Alternative form of choreography
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
chrysoprase
chrysoprase
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
colpenchyma
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
companyless
compellably
compellably
adv
By compulsion.
compendiary
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.
coparcenary
coparcenary
noun
(law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property.
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
corporately
corporately
adv
Acting as a corporate body.
In a corporate way.
corporeally
corporeally
adv
In a corporeal manner; bodily; physically.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
counterpaly
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterpray
cryotherapy
cryotherapy
noun
The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.
crypteronia
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
crypturidae
cyberspaces
cyberspaces
noun
plural of cyberspace
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
noun
(archaic) An encyclopedia.
(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
cyclopaedic
cyclopaedic
adj
Alternative form of cyclopedic
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cynotherapy
cyperaceous
cyperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cypraeiform
cyprinoidea
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude