(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adrenolysis
aepyornises
agonisingly
agonisingly
adv
Alternative spelling of agonizingly
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
aluminosity
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amminolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacalypsis
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analysation
analysation
noun
Alternative form of analyzation
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisogynous
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anisylidene
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anoxybiosis
anoxybiosis
noun
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antiamylase
antidynasty
antidysuric
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
aphidolysin
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
archosyrinx
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
aspidomancy
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
assyrianize
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
autosymnoia
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
babylonians
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biscayanism
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
brainlessly
brainlessly
adv
in a brainless manner; stupidly; foolishly
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
byzantinism
caenostylic
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.
callionymus
calypsonian
calypsonian
noun
A calypso musician.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
caressingly
caressingly
adv
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
caustifying
chelyabinsk
chinchasuyu
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
chrysanilin
chrysanisic
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
classifying
classifying
adj
That serves to classify
verb
present participle of classify
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
corybantish
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cosymmedian
craniognosy
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
crystalline
crystalline
adj
(chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
Pure.
Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
noun
(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete) aniline
crystalling
cyanidrosis
cynicalness
cynicalness
noun
The state or quality of being cynical.
cyrenaicism
cyrenaicism
Proper noun
The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it.
cysteamines
cysteamines
noun
plural of cysteamine
cystinurias
cystinurias
noun
plural of cystinuria
cytinaceous
cytinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cytinaceae.
cytosporina
dailynesses
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
dialysation
dialysation
noun
Alternative form of dialyzation
dionysiacal
disaffinity
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
disarraying
disarraying
verb
present participle of disarray
discernably
discernably
adv
In a way that can be discerned; observably.
discordancy
discordancy
noun
discordance
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
disecondary
disensanity
disensanity
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) insanity; folly
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
disquantity
disquantity
verb
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
dissonantly
dissonantly
adv
In a dissonant manner.
divisionary
divisionary
adj
divisional
doomsayings
doomsayings
noun
plural of doomsaying
dynasticism
dynasticism
noun
A form of government in which the rulers all belong to the same dynastic family
dysaptation
dyskinesias
dyskinesias
noun
plural of dyskinesia
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
dyssynergia
dyssynergia
noun
(physiology) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly
easygoingly
egyptianise
egyptianism
encyclicals
encyclicals
noun
plural of encyclical
encystation
encystation
noun
encystment
ensnaringly
ensnaringly
adv
So as to ensnare.
erosionally
erosionally
adv
In an erosional manner; by means of erosion.
essentially
essentially
adv
in essence
ethanolysis
ethanolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) alcoholysis using ethanol
eutychianus
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
fantasticly
fantasticly
adv
Obsolete form of fantastically.
fashionably
fashionably
adv
In a fashionable manner.
festinately
festinately
adv
(obsolete) In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.
gastrodynia
gastrodynia
noun
(pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain)
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
geodynamics
geodynamics
noun
the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism