In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
actinophrys
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adenotyphus
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aesthiology
aglyphodont
ahantchuyuk
albitophyre
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alcoholytic
alcoholytic
adj
Relating to alcoholysis
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allophytoid
alogotrophy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
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.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithyron
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anepithymia
anhemolytic
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthocyanin
anthocyanin
noun
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthraxylon
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antikythera
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apocryphate
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
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.
apophysitis
apophysitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.
aporhyolite
archaeocyte
archaeocyte
noun
Synonym of amoebocyte
archemastry
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archicytula
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmous
arrythmical
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthrometry
arthrometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the mobility of joints
arthropathy
arthropathy
noun
(pathology) Any of several diseases of a joint
arthrophyma
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
artsybashev
artzybashev
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asthenology
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
augitophyre
autaesthesy
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
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.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autorrhaphy
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.
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azoerythrin
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathylithic
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
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.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
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
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
brachelytra
brachiotomy
brachytmema
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breathalyse
breathalyse
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze
breathingly
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
calycanthin
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
campholytic
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cataphyllum
catarrhally
catarrhally
adv
In a catarrhal manner.
catchpolery
cathography
catholicity
catholicity
noun
Catholicism.
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
cephalocyst
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
chalybeates
chalybeates
noun
plural of chalybeate
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chaotically
chaotically
adv
In a chaotic manner.
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charityless
charityless
adj
Devoid of charity.
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chateaugray
chatelainry
chatoyances
chatoyances
noun
plural of chatoyance
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chilacayote
chilacayote
noun
A species of squash, Cucurbita ficifolia.
chiloplasty
chinchayote
chinchayote
noun
Alternative form of chayote
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
choanocytal
choanocytal
adj
Relating to choanocytes
choanocytes
choanocytes
noun
plural of choanocyte
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.