(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.
adenotyphus
aesthiology
agrostology
agrostology
noun
The scientific study of grasses.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
aluminosity
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
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.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
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.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analysation
analysation
noun
Alternative form of analyzation
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”)
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
ankylostoma
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
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
apophysitis
apophysitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.
aptenodytes
archemastry
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
areosystyle
argyrotoxus
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.
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmous
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
artsybashev
artzybashev
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
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
assentatory
assentatory
adj
(obsolete) flattering; obsequious
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
associatory
astatically
astatically
adv
In an astatic manner.
asteroxylon
asthenology
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrobotany
astrobotany
noun
Synonym of xenobotany
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
asymmetries
asymmetries
noun
plural of asymmetry
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autaesthesy
auteciously
autolysates
autolysates
noun
plural of autolysate
autolyzates
autolyzates
noun
plural of autolyzate
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azygomatous
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
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
basiotripsy
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
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
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
bialystoker
bidactylous
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
biseriately
biseriately
adv
In two rows or series.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
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
blastostyle
blastostyle
noun
(zoology) In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breathalyse
breathalyse
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
byzantinism
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.