(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
autocatharsis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolytic
automechanism
autopsychosis
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
azygobranchia
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacillophobia
bacillophobia
noun
The fear of microbes.
bactericholia
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bathysophical
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bostrychoidal
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachioganoid
brachiolarian
brachiolarian
adj
Relating to brachiolaria
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachydodrome
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiopodan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bronchiarctia
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchophonic
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotetany
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
butyrochloral
cacographical
cacographical
adj
Synonym of cacographic
cacomorphosis
cacopharyngia
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
cacophthalmia
calamostachys
calliphoridae
callorhynchus
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
cancrophagous
canthorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
noun
The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
cardiamorphia
cardiatrophia
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiographic
cardiographic
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiorrheuma
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardioschisis
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophia
caricographer
carphiophiops
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
caryophyllene
caryophyllene
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
catachthonian
catachthonian
adj
(rare) of or relating to the underworld
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catchpoleship
catechisation
catechization
catechization
noun
The act of catechizing.
catecholamine
catecholamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
catharization
catharization
noun
The process of catharizing.
cathartolinum
cathetometric
cathodography
catholicising
catholicising
verb
present participle of catholicise
catholicizing
catholicizing
verb
present participle of catholicize
catocathartic
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
caulophylline
cauthornville
celidographer
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthous
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.