(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
acanthotic
acanthotic
adj
Of or relating to acanthosis.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achitophel
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agathocles
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aithochroi
alcoholate
alcoholate
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
(organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
alcoholist
alcoholist
noun
(dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
allochetia
allochthon
allochthon
noun
(geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
allopathic
allopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
ammochaeta
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
angletouch
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrotic
anomatheca
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
antichorus
antichrome
antichthon
antichthon
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antilochus
antiochene
antiochian
antiochian
Adjective
Antiochene
Noun
Antiochene
antiphonic
antiphonic
adj
Having the presence of an antiphon between two choirs with a call and a response in song or in chant, usually in the form of a hymn or a psalm.
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
antonchico
antonovich
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
apophantic
apophantic
adj
Involving a declaration, statement, or proposition.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apotihecal
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archibuteo
archistome
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archoptoma
archpastor
archpatron
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
arthroncus
arthrozoic
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
asphyctous
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astrohatch
athrogenic
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autochthon
autochthon
noun
(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.
The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophytic
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
azocorinth
baphometic
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
batholitic
batholitic
adj
Of or relating to batholite.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
brachiator
brachiator
noun
Any creature that moves by means of brachiation
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
branchport
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
cacoenthes
cacothelin
cacothesis
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caoutchouc
caoutchouc
noun
latex; natural rubber
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
cardiolith
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carrothers
cartograph
cartograph
noun
cartogram
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cataphonic
cataphonic
adj
Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
cataphoria
cataphoric
cataphoric
adj
Of or relating to cataphora.
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catchpoled
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathection
catherwood
cathodical
cathograph
catholical
catholical
adj
Obsolete form of catholic.
catholicly
catholicly
adv
In a catholic manner
catholicoi
catholicon
catholicon
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) A large urban church used for large gatherings.
(medicine) A supposed universal remedy.
catholicos
catholicos
noun
(Christianity) A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
catholicus
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cattyphoid
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
centrahoma
cephalotus
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cetomorpha
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chaetodont
chaetodont
noun
(zoology) A chaetodontid.
chaetopoda
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
chalcocite
chalcocite
noun
(mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper.
chalcolite
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.