Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
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
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
alamodality
alamodality
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being fashionable.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
alimentally
alimentally
adv
(obsolete) In such a way that serves for nourishment or food.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalometry
alloiometry
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alveolotomy
alveolotomy
noun
(surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess
amatorially
amatorially
adv
In an amatory manner, romantically.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amminolytic
ammodytidae
ammonolytic
ammotherapy
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
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.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
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)
anaemotropy
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
andranatomy
anepithymia
anhemolytic
animability
animatingly
animatingly
adv
in an animating manner
ankylostoma
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiamylase
antidynamic
antienzymic
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
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
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apometaboly
archemastry
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
armamentary
armamentary
noun
An armory; a magazine or arsenal.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmous
arrythmical
arteriotomy
arteriotomy
noun
(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthrometry
arthrometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the mobility of joints
arthrophyma
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
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
asymmetries
asymmetries
noun
plural of asymmetry
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
atelomyelia
atelomyelia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
atmocautery
atramentary
atramentary
adj
Alternative form of atramentarious
attorneydom
attorneydom
noun
The realm or sphere of attorneys.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azygomatous
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blamability
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
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
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
byzantinism
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.