A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amaranthoid
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
noun
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.
amidophenol
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphiboline
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphikaryon
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphogenous
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphote
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
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.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anguimorpha
anhematosis
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
anhydroxime
animotheism
anomphalous
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthomaniac
anthomaniac
noun
Someone who has anthomania.
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antimonarch
antisophism
aphanomyces
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archmonarch
arsenohemol
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
auxohormone
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azothionium
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brahmanhood
branchiform
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
cacemphaton
camphoronic
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cephalomant
chaenomeles
chainomatic
chalcomancy
chameleonic
chameleonic
adj
Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
championing
championing
noun
The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
verb
present participle of champion
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
champollion
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
chiromancer
chiromancer
noun
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
chiromantic
chiromantic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiromantis
chitosamine
chitosamine
noun
Synonym of glucosamine
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
choanosomal
choanosomal
adj
Relating to a choanosome.
chondromata
choreomania
choreomania
noun
Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”)
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
chromamamin
chromammine
chromammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An ammine of chromium
chromatinic
chromatinic
adj
Of or pertaining to chromatin
chrominance
chrominance
noun
The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal.
chromonemal
chromophane
chromophane
noun
(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chronomancy
chronomancy
noun
The divination of the best time to do something, or the determination of lucky and unlucky days.
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
chylangioma
chylangioma
noun
(pathology) A tumor filled with chyle
cinchonamin
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cochampions
cochampions
noun
plural of cochampion
coenanthium
coenenchyma
coenenchyma
noun
coenenchym
coharmonize
collenchyma
collenchyma
noun
(biology) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions; present just under leaves, tendrils and stems of climbers; formed before vascular differentiation.
colpenchyma
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
cyphomandra
demonograph
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dichloramin
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dynamophone
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
echinostoma
encephaloma
encephaloma
noun
(medicine, dated) A tumor of the brain.
(medicine, dated) Encephaloid carcinoma.
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
enchymatous
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
entomophaga
entomophila
epiphonemae
epiphonemas
epiphonemas
noun
plural of epiphonema
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
ethnomaniac
ethnomaniac
noun
A person who has ethnomania.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
eumenorrhea
eumenorrhea
noun
Normal or regular menstruation.
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.