(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
anhydrated
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anthrylene
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
brachypnea
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
chernovtsy
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
coryphaena
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
doryanthes
dysphrenia
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
enchantery
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
enhydrinae
enhydritic
enhydritic
adj
Of or relating to enhydrite.
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
erymanthus
erythraean
erythrinus
erythrogen
erythrogen
noun
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
carbon disulphide
erythrosin
erythrosin
noun
(chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
(chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
ethnocracy
ethnocracy
noun
A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
euryhaline
euryhaline
adj
Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.
euthyneura
evenworthy
everything
everything
noun
everything
pron
(colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
(colloquial) Considerable effort.
(colloquial) The most important thing.
(colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things.
(literally) All the things under discussion.
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
handyframe
handygripe
harbingery
hemelytron
hemelytron
noun
(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.
hemikaryon
henryville
herniology
herniology
noun
The surgical study of hernias.
herniotomy
herniotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
heterandry
heterodyne
heterodyne
adj
Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
noun
Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations
The beat so produced
verb
To change the frequency of a signal by such a process
To produce heterodyne interference in a radio
heterogeny
heterogeny
noun
(biology) heterogenesis
(biology) the condition or state of being heterogenous
heterogony
heterogony
noun
(botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils
heterogyna
heteronomy
heteronomy
noun
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.
The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
The state of being beholden to external influences.
heteronymy
heteronymy
noun
(by extension) Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
A single word or symbol that can have different but related meanings.
Resulting from the actions of multiple or external causal agents.
The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
The use of multiple names for a single person or thing; polyonymy
hieromancy
hieromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
hieronymic
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
honeyberry
honeyberry
noun
The edible fruit of the blue-berried honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea).
The edible fruit of the mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), a soapberry which tastes like a mix of lychee and lime.
The edible, sweet, dark purple fruit of the deciduous European nettle tree (Celtis australis).
honeybrook
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
hundredary
hundredary
noun
(historical) Synonym of hundredman (“administrator of a hundred”)
hydracetin
hydrangeas
hydrangeas
noun
plural of hydrangea
hydrastine
hydrastine
noun
(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
hydraucone
hydrindene
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydroidean
hydroidean
noun
hydrozoan, hydroid
hydrophane
hydrophane
noun
(mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
hydrophone
hydrophone
noun
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
hydruntine
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hyosternal
hyosternal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
hyosternum
hyosternum
noun
(anatomy) hyoplastron
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hypernomic
hyperoodon
hyperoodon
noun
(zoology) A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
hyperplane
hyperplane
noun
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to hyperpnea.
hyperpnoea
hyperpnoea
noun
Alternative spelling of hyperpnea
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hyponeuria
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hyporhined
hypotensor
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
hysterogen
hystricine
hystricine
adj
Like or pertaining to porcupines.
inherently
inherently
adv
In an inherent way; naturally, innately.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
interrhyme
interrhyme
verb
(intransitive) To rhyme with each other.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
menorrhagy
merchandry
merchandry
noun
(obsolete) trade; commerce
merchantly
merchantly
adj
Befitting a merchant.
merchantry
merchantry
noun
(dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
(dated) The business of a merchant; merchandise.
merenchyma
merenchyma
noun
(botany) tissue composed of spheroidal cells
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesorrhiny
mesorrhiny
noun
(anatomy) The state of having a mesorrhine nose.
microhenry
microhenry
noun
A unit of electrical inductance, one millionth of a henry.
millihenry
millihenry
noun
A unit of measure, one thousandth of a henry.
monorhymed
monorhymed
adj
(poetry) Employing a single rhyme.
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
mythogreen
necropathy
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
neighborly
neighborly
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourly.
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephrology
nephrology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
newsworthy
newsworthy
adj
Interesting enough to be reported as a news
nitrophyte
nitrophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.
northernly
northernly
adj
Northerly.
noteworthy
noteworthy
adj
Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.
noun
A noteworthy person.
nychthemer
overthinly
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchyma
parenchyma
noun
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
(botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
parenchyme
pennyearth
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
pharyngeal
pharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
noun
(phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock