(pathology) A loss of the ability to express oneself using organized syntax
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
actinophrys
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
afterspeech
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
ampheclexis
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphicarpus
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphilochus
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphimachus
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
apaesthetic
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphenoscope
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
approachers
approachers
noun
plural of approacher
archapostle
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archespores
archespores
noun
plural of archespore
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archisphere
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archoplasma
archoptosis
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
ascophorous
ascophyllum
asplanchnic
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attacheship
attacheship
noun
Alternative form of attachéship
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
basiophitic
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
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
benthoscope
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachyprism
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
cacophonies
cacophonies
noun
plural of cacophony
cacophonist
cacophonist
noun
One who produces a cacophony.
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
campephilus
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
capharnaism
captainship
captainship
noun
captaincy
cardophagus
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
carpathians
carpathians
Proper noun
A large mountainous system in Central Europe, mainly in Transylvania (Romania) and the Polish (Silesian)-Slovak border region.
carpophores
carpophores
noun
plural of carpophore
carpophorus
cataphonics
cataphonics
noun
Synonym of catacoustics
catastrophe
catastrophe
noun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
catchphrase
catchphrase
noun
A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
cephalaspis
cephaleuros
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalocyst
cephalophus
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
cephalosome
cephalosome
noun
(zoology) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
ceratophrys
cerophilous
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chapmanship
chapmanship
noun
(rare) The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chattelship
chattelship
noun
The condition of being a chattel.
cheapnesses
cheapnesses
noun
plural of cheapness
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
cheeseparer
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemitypies
chemosphere
chemosphere
noun
The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.
cheoplastic
chessplayer
chessplayer
noun
Alternative spelling of chess player
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chiloplasty
chilopodous
chimpanzees
chimpanzees
noun
plural of chimpanzee
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chiropodies
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chiropraxis
chloroplast
chloroplast
noun
(cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
christopher
chromascope
chromascope
noun
An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
chromoplasm
chromoplasm
noun
Alternative form of chromatoplasm
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
chromoscope
chromoscope
noun
A device that adds colours to a monochrome image or adjusts existing colours to appear more natural
chromoscopy
chronoscope
chronoscope
noun
(science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future.
An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision.
chronoscopv
chronoscopy
chronoscopy
noun
The measurement of very small time intervals by means of a chronoscope
chrysograph
chrysograph
noun
A document written or printed in gold ink.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysophyll
chrysophyll
noun
(organic chemistry) The yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants.
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
chrysoprase
chrysoprase
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
chrysosperm
chrysosperm
noun
(obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold.
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
cistophoric
cistophoric
adj
Relating to, or composed of cistophoruses
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
citizenship
citizenship
noun
The state of being a citizen, in its various senses.
The status of being a citizen, in its various senses.