(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
antidysuric
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
archemastry
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
aristocracy
aristocracy
noun
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascetically
ascetically
adv
In an ascetic manner.
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascomycetes
ascomycetes
noun
plural of ascomycete
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
asiatically
associatory
astatically
astatically
adv
In an astatic manner.
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
auteciously
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
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
bidactylous
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastocysts
blastocysts
noun
plural of blastocyst
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
cadastrally
cadastrally
adv
In terms of cadastres.
caenostylic
caesarotomy
calamopitys
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
carbostyril
carbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) alpha-quinolone
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
castability
castability
noun
The quality or degree of being castable.
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
castleberry
cataclysmal
cataclysmal
adj
As destructive as a cataclysm.
cataclysmic
cataclysmic
adj
Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
catacylsmic
causability
causability
noun
The condition of being causable
causatively
causatively
adv
In a causative manner
Regarding causation
causativity
causativity
noun
The property of being causative.
caustically
caustically
adv
In a caustic manner.
caustifying
cautelously
cautelously
adv
(obsolete) In a cautelous manner.
celestially
celestially
adv
In a celestial manner; concerning the heavens
cephalocyst
ceratophrys
chalybeates
chalybeates
noun
plural of chalybeate
charityless
charityless
adj
Devoid of charity.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chatoyances
chatoyances
noun
plural of chatoyance
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chiloplasty
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
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.
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
cocatalysts
cocatalysts
noun
plural of cocatalyst
colossality
colossality
noun
The quality of being colossal; hugeness.
colpoplasty
colpoplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the vagina
consolatory
consolatory
adj
Which consoles.
noun
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
consonantly
consonantly
adv
In a consonant or consistent manner.
constablery
constablery
noun
Obsolete form of constabulary.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consultancy
consultancy
noun
A consultant or consulting firm.
The services offered by a consultant.
contestably
contestably
adv
Such that it can be contested or challenged.
corybantish
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cosmicality
cotylosaurs
cotylosaurs
noun
plural of cotylosaur
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
countryseat
countryseat
noun
an estate in the country; gentleman's country residence
courtesanry
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crayonstone
criticastry
crotaphytus
cryesthesia
cryesthesia
noun
Abnormal sensitivity to coldness
The sensation of coldness
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptostoma
crystalitic
crystalized
crystalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crystalize
crystalizes
crystalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystalize
crystallike
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
crystallise
crystallise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of crystallize.
crystallite
crystallite
noun
A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.
crystallize
crystallize
verb
(intransitive) to assume a crystalline form
(intransitive) to take a definite form
(transitive) to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
(transitive) to give something a definite or precise form
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals
crystallogy
crystalloid
crystalloid
adj
Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.
noun
(botany) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.
(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.
crystallose
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
crystograph
cumaphytism
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
cutaneously
cutaneously
adv
In a cutaneous way.
cyclostylar
cyclostylar
adj
(architecture) Of or pertaining to a cyclostyle (a circular group of columns without a core).