(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.
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
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.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autohemolytic
automechanism
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
azurmalachite
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bactericholia
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
baluchitheria
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bechtelsville
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.
berchtesgaden
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
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
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.
birchrunville
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleachability
bleachability
noun
The condition of being bleachable
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachydodrome
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchobuster
bronchoplegia
bronchotetany
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
cabbageheaded
caddishnesses
caddishnesses
noun
plural of caddishness
calisthenical
calisthenical
adj
Alternative form of calisthenic
callaesthetic
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calliphoridae
callisthenics
callisthenics
noun
Alternative spelling of calisthenics
calyptranthes
campephagidae
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
candlelighted
candlelighted
adj
candlelit
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
cardiasthenia
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiorrheuma
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
caricographer
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
carriagesmith
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
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catchpoleship
catechisation
catechistical
catechistical
Adjective
Pertaining to a catechism.
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.
catechumenate
catechumenate
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen; the time during which one is a catechumen.
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
catechutannic
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cathedralwise
cathedratical
cathedratical
adj
cathedratic
cathedraticum
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
catheterizing
catheterizing
verb
present participle of catheterize
cathetometric
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.
centrarchidae
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
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.
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalocercal
cephalocereus
cephalochorda
cephaloclasia
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
cephaloplegia
cephaloplegic
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
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.
cephalotaceae
cephalothecal
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cephalotrocha
ceramographic
ceratophyllum
cercopithecid
cercopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys.
cercopithecus
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chaetognathan
chaetognathan
noun
A chaetognath, or arrow worm.
chaetophorous
chaetosomidae
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chalcographer
chalcographer
noun
An engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
An engraver on copper or brass.
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chalcostibite
chalcostibite
noun
(mineralogy) A black orthorhombic mineral composed of copper antimony disulfide