(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
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
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
ceratophrys
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
chessplayer
chessplayer
noun
Alternative spelling of chess player
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
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.
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
copresbyter
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
cryoscopies
cryoscopies
noun
plural of cryoscopy
cryospheric
cryospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryosphere.
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
cryptodeist
cryptoscope
cryptoscope
noun
A fluorescent screen used in early radiography.
cryptostome
cryptostome
noun
Any bryozoan of the order Cryptostomata
cyberspaces
cyberspaces
noun
plural of cyberspace
cyperaceous
cyperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges.
cypressroot
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cystopteris
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desperately
desperately
adv
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
extremely
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
disparately
disparately
adv
In a disparate manner.
dispersedly
dispersedly
adv
In a dispersed manner; in a scattered way, here and there.
dispersedye
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
elytroposis
embryoscope
embryoscope
noun
Synonym of fetoscope
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
enteroscopy
enteroscopy
noun
(medicine) A medical procedure for the direct visualization of small intestine.
epicurishly
equerryship
equerryship
noun
The state or business of an equerry.
erysipeloid
erysipeloid
adj
(medicine) Resembling erysipelas.
noun
(medicine, countable) A cutaneous cancer metastasis, most commonly associated with breast carcinoma, presenting as an erythematous patch or plaque that resembles erysipelas.
(pathology, usually uncountable) A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans that resembles erysipelas.
erysipelous
erysipelous
adj
Alternative form of erysipelatous
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
erythropsin
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
eurypterids
eurypterids
noun
plural of eurypterid
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
expressibly
expressibly
adv
In an expressible way.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
eyedroppers
eyedroppers
noun
plural of eyedropper
felsophyric
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
gymnosperms
gymnosperms
noun
plural of gymnosperm
gymnospermy
gymnospermy
noun
The property of being gymnospermous
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
heptastylar
heresyproof
heteroscopy
heterospory
heterospory
noun
(botany) The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants.
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
horseplayer
horseplayer
noun
(gambling) A person who bets on horse races.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydrophones
hydrophones
noun
plural of hydrophone
hydrophytes
hydrophytes
noun
plural of hydrophyte
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hydropowers
hydrospaces
hydrospaces
noun
plural of hydrospace
hydrosphere
hydrosphere
noun
All the liquid waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.
hygrophytes
hygrophytes
noun
plural of hygrophyte
hyperacusia
hyperacusia
noun
(medicine) Hyperacusis.
hyperacusis
hyperacusis
noun
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.
hyperaspist
hyperaspist
noun
(obsolete) One who holds a shield over another; a defender.
hyperbarism
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypercosmic
hypercosmic
adj
(rare) Extraordinarily cosmic; that which truly transcends the very cosmos; supercosmic.
hypercrisia
hyperemesis
hyperemesis
noun
(pathology) Severe and excessive vomiting.
hypergamies
hypergamies
noun
plural of hypergamy
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypergeusia
hypergeusia
noun
A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened
hypericales
hyperinosis
hyperinosis
noun
(medicine) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.
hypermanias
hypermedias
hypermeters
hypermeters
noun
plural of hypermeter
hypermnesia
hypermnesia
noun
(psychology) An elevated level of memory recall.
hypermnesic
hypermnesic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypermnesia.
hypermnesis
hypermnesis
noun
Alternative form of hypermnesia
hypermodest
hyperpiesia
hyperpiesis
hyperplanes
hyperplanes
noun
plural of hyperplane
hyperplasia
hyperplasia
noun
(medicine) An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells.
hyperplasic
hyperplasic
adj
Relating to hyperplasia
hyperploids
hyperploids
noun
plural of hyperploid
hyperpurist
hyperpurist
adj
Extremely purist.
hypersaline
hypersaline
adj
Having an abnormally high salinity
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypersonics
hypersonics
noun
The study and development of hypersonic propulsion, and hypersonic aerodynamics.
hyperspaces
hyperspaces
noun
plural of hyperspace
hypersphere
hypersphere
noun
(geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions
(sports) A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill
hyperstatic
hyperstatic
adj
(physics) statically indeterminate
hypersthene
hypersthene
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.
hypersubtle
hypertensin
hypertensin
noun
angiotensin
hyperthesis
hyperthesis
noun
(linguistics, phonology) A form of metathesis in which non-contiguous sounds are switched.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hyperuresis
hyphaeresis
hypocenters
hypocenters
noun
plural of hypocenter
hypochaeris
hypocreales
hypocrisies
hypocrisies
noun
plural of hypocrisy
hypodermics
hypodermics
noun
plural of hypodermic
hypodermous
hyporchesis
hyposcleral
hyposternal
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
hypostrophe
hypostrophe
noun
(medicine) A relapse, or return of a disease.
(medicine) The act of a patient turning himself or herself.
(rhetoric) The use of insertion or parenthesis.
hypsochrome
hypsochrome
adj
hypsochromic
hypsometers
hypsometers
noun
plural of hypsometer
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
hysteropexy
hysteropexy
noun
(surgery) The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
impersonify
imprecisely
imprecisely
adv
In an imprecise manner.
impressedly
impressedly
adv
In the manner of an impression or stamp.
impressibly
impressibly
adv
In an impressible manner.
inseparably
inseparably
adv
In an inseparable manner.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
isopropenyl
isopropenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isoprene CH₂=C(CH₃)-
