A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
allocryptic
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
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
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
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
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apocryphate
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
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.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
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
beneplacity
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
calamopitys
callityping
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campholytic
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capiturlary
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
captivately
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
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.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
cataphyllum
catchpolery
cathography
cephalocyst
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
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chiloplasty
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
colonopathy
colpoplasty
colpoplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the vagina
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
compotatory
compotatory
adj
Relating to compotation; drinking together.
copiability
copiability
noun
The quality of being copiable; ability to be copied.
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
corporality
corporality
noun
(obsolete) A confraternity; a guild.
(obsolete) The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
corporately
corporately
adv
Acting as a corporate body.
In a corporate way.
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
cotylophora
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
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
crotaphytus
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.
cryptarithm
cryptarithm
noun
Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
crypteronia
cryptically
cryptically
adv
In a cryptic manner.
cryptocarya
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptostoma
cryptozonia
crypturidae
crystograph
culpability
culpability
noun
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
cumaphytism
cyanopathic
cycadophyta
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cymaphytism
cynanthropy
cynanthropy
noun
(anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.
(medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
cynotherapy
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cystatrophy
cysticarpic
cystocarpic
cystoplasty
cystoplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmic
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
cytoplastic
cytoplastic
adj
Relating to a cytoplast
cytosporina
dactylopius
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
dictyophora
disputacity
disputacity
noun
(obsolete) Proneness to dispute.
duplicately
duplicately
adv
In a duplicate manner
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dyspeptical
dyspeptical
adj
(archaic) dyspeptic
ectopically
ectopically
adv
In an ectopic manner
ecyphellate
epicotyleal
epiphytical
epiphytical
adj
Relating to an epiphyte
epitympanic
epitympanic
adj
(anatomy) Above the middle ear.
eucalypteol
eucalyptian
eucalyptole
eucalyptole
noun
Alternative form of eucalyptol
eucalyptols
eucalyptols
noun
plural of eucalyptol
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
expectantly
expectantly
adv
In an expectant manner.
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
factoryship
galactopyra
gastroscopy
gastroscopy
noun
An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.