(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerophysicist
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amphibichnite
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphipneustic
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
apocinchonine
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrite
archipelagian
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aspidocephali
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
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.
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachycephali
bronchoplegia
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calliphoridae
campephagidae
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
caricographer
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catchpoleship
caulophylline
celidographer
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
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.
cephaloclasia
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
cephaloplegia
cephaloplegic
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceramographic
cercopithecid
cercopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys.
cercopithecus
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chamaecyparis
chamecephalic
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chenopodiales
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chilectropion
chimopeelagic
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chlorophaeite
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
choreographic
choreographic
adj
Balletic.
Of or pertaining to choreography.
chorepiscopal
chorepiscopal
adj
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority.
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
chorisepalous
choristership
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
chromatophile
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
circumspheral
cirrhopetalum
clinocephalic
clinocephalic
adj
(pathology) Relating to clinocephaly
clinocephalus
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
cnemapophysis
cnemidophorus
coburghership
cocitizenship
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
coleophoridae
colinephritis
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
conrectorship
consigneeship
consigneeship
noun
The role or status of a consignee.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
coremorphosis
correctorship
correctorship
noun
The state or business of a corrector.
coryphaenidae
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.