(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
airphobia
alispheno
allophite
alopathic
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alsophila
ammophila
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amphibion
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphinome
amphionic
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amphitoky
amphitron
amphitruo
amphophil
amphophil
noun
(cytology) Any amphophilic cell
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anglophil
anophoria
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
aphidious
aphidlion
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphislion
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphotaxis
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
apiphobia
apiphobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bees.
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apocholic
apophasis
apophasis
noun
(Christianity, philosophy, theology) A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.
(rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.
apophatic
apophatic
adj
(by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
apophonia
apophonic
apophonic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony.
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhais
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
arabophil
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bouphonia
campholic
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
canephori
canephroi
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
caphtorim
capocchia
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chalciope
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
chilopoda
chinnampo
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chipolata
chipolata
noun
A type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork.
chloropia
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
colaphize
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
crotaphic
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
daphnioid
dasiphora
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphonia
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
diaporthe
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
ecophobia
ecophobia
noun
A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc.
Fear of one’s home.
ecphoriae
ecphorias
ecphorias
noun
plural of ecphoria
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
epimorpha
esiphonal
esophoria
esophoria
noun
(ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
ethiopian
ethiopian
Noun
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
A black-skinned person.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
ethopoeia
ethopoeia
noun
(countable) An instance of this technique.
(uncountable) A rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities.
euphoniad
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
euphorias
euphorias
noun
plural of euphoria
exopathic
exophasia
exophasia
noun
Audible speech.
exophasic
exophoria
exophoria
noun
(ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.
geophagia
geophagia
noun
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
graphiola
haemophil
hailproof
hailproof
adj
Resistant to hail (form of frozen precipitation).
halophile
halophile
noun
(biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
hapalotis
haplodoci
haploidic
haploidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
haplontic
haplontic
adj
(biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote
haplopias
heliopora
hemiopsia
hemiopsia
noun
Alternative spelling of hemianopsia
hemipodan
heptanoic
heptanoic
adj
of or pertaining to heptanoic acid or its derivatives; enanthic
heteropia
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexapodic
hipparion
hipparion
noun
An extinct pony of the genus †Hipparion.
hippocamp
hippocamp
noun
(Greek mythology) A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.
hippocras
hippocras
noun
A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which were strained out by a cloth before the drink was consumed.
hippodame
hippodame
noun
(obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus.
hippolyta
hippolyta
Proper noun
An Amazonian queen who possessed a magic girdle given to her by her father, Ares.