Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
acetylamine
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)
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycin
actinomycin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amminolytic
ammonolytic
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
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)
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anhemolytic
antidynamic
antienzymic
antimycotic
antimycotic
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal
noun
An antimycotic agent.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
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
archemastry
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arrythmical
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascomycetes
ascomycetes
noun
plural of ascomycete
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
atmocautery
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
botanomancy
botanomancy
noun
Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt.
Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.
brachiotomy
brachytmema
caesarotomy
calamopitys
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
campholytic
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cataclysmal
cataclysmal
adj
As destructive as a cataclysm.
cataclysmic
cataclysmic
adj
Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
catacylsmic
cataphyllum
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratectomy
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
clavicotomy
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
climatology
climatology
noun
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
combatively
combatively
adv
In a combative way.
combativity
combativity
noun
Synonym of combativeness
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
comminatory
comminatory
adj
Of or pertaining to commination.
commodatary
commonality
commonality
noun
(telecommunications) A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable parts or characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; (c) applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
Such a shared attribute or characteristic
The common people; the commonalty
The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.
The condition of being communal.
The extent to which something is communal.
communitary
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.
condylomata
contumacity
contumacity
noun
Alternative form of contumacy
coriamyrtin
coriamyrtin
noun
A neurotoxin obtained from berries of the shrub Coriaria myrtifolia
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
cosmicality
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craniectomy
craniectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure
craniometry
craniometry
noun
The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
criminality
criminality
noun
(countable) A criminal act.
(uncountable) Criminal activity.
(uncountable) The state of being criminal.
criminatory
criminatory
adj
Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
cryptarithm
cryptarithm
noun
Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptostoma
cumaphytism
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
cyanformate
cyanometric
cyanometric
adj
Relating to cyanometry.
cyclothymia
cyclothymia
noun
(medicine) A chronic mental disturbance characterized by mood swings and depression.
cymaphytism
cystadenoma
cystadenoma
noun
A hidrocystoma.
cysteamines
cysteamines
noun
plural of cysteamine
cystenchyma
cystomatous
cystomyxoma
cytochylema
cytochylema
noun
The fluid portion of the cytoplasm
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmic
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dactylonomy
dactylonomy
noun
The use of one's fingers to express numbers.
declamatory
declamatory
adj
Having the quality of a declamation.
Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
dermatocyst
desmocytoma
determinacy
determinacy
noun
(mathematics) (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy.
The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate.
diathermacy
diatomicity
diatomicity
noun
The quality of being diatomic.
didactylism
didactylism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
documentary
documentary
adj
(of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
Of, related to, or based on documents.
Which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
noun
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
dynamitical
dynamitical
adj
Alternative form of dynamitic (“explosive, volatile”)
dynasticism
dynasticism
noun
A form of government in which the rulers all belong to the same dynastic family
ecthymatous
ecthymatous
adj
Relating to ecthymata
enchymatous
endocyemate
entocyemate
epitympanic
epitympanic
adj
(anatomy) Above the middle ear.
erythematic
erythematic
adj
(medicine, dated) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.
eurythmical
exclamatory
exclamatory
adj
Emphatic.
resembling an exclamation.
gametically
gametically
adv
In terms of gametes.
gametocytes
gametocytes
noun
plural of gametocyte
gastrectomy
gastrectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach
gastromancy
gastromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.
gastromyces
gonadectomy
gonadectomy
noun
(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.