Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
arthrorheumatism
asymmetrocarpous
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autodiagrammatic
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autoracemization
avicularimorphae
basommatophorous
bismutosphaerite
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calyptrimorphous
caprimulgiformes
cephalohumeralis
ceratomandibular
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circummeridional
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumoesophagal
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
circumundulation
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commissurotomies
commissurotomies
noun
plural of commissurotomy
communitarianism
communitarianism
noun
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
conterminousness
conterminousness
noun
The state or quality of being conterminous.
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
countercomplaint
countercomplaint
noun
A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
countercriticism
countercriticism
noun
A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party.
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterembattled
counterhammering
counterimitation
counterimitation
noun
The act of counterimitating.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermigration
countermigration
noun
Migration back again, or in the opposite direction.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
counterstatement
counterstatement
noun
A statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement.
counterstimulate
counterstimulate
verb
(transitive) To stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.
counterstratagem
counterstratagem
noun
A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.
counterterrorism
counterterrorism
noun
Alternative spelling of counter-terrorism
cubitometacarpal
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
desmarestiaceous
deuteromyosinose
deuterostomatous
diphyllobothrium
electrooculogram
electrooculogram
noun
(medicine) A record of the voltage differences between the front and back of the eye as the eyeball moves.
electropneumatic
electropneumatic
adj
electric and pneumatic
embourgeoisement
embourgeoisement
noun
A shift to bourgeois values and practices.
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
epicoracohumeral
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
eurithermophilic
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
fibroligamentous
foreannouncement
foreannouncement
noun
An announcement made in advance; a notification or declaration beforehand.
gumpoldskirchner
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
haploperistomous
harmoniousnesses
hedriophthalmous
helminthosporium
hemimetamorphous
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
hemotherapeutics
heterometabolous
humerometacarpal
humerometacarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and metacarpus.
hydropericardium
hydropericardium
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of serous fluid in the pericardium
hydropneumatosis
hyperalbuminosis
hyperalbuminosis
noun
Severe albuminosis
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hystricomorphous
hystricomorphous
adj
(zoology) Like, or allied to, the porcupines; applied to the rodent group Hystricomorpha.
ichthyopterygium
ichthyopterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes.
immorigerousness
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
implementiferous
implementiferous
adj
(archaeology) Yielding implements.
incircumspection
incircumspection
noun
Lack of circumspection.
incommensurately
incommensurately
adv
In an incommensurate manner; in a manner not in proportion with something else.
industrochemical
inharmoniousness
inharmoniousness
noun
The quality of being inharmonious.
instrumentations
instrumentations
noun
plural of instrumentation
intercolumnation
intercolumnation
noun
(architecture) The regular spaces (or system of spacing) between the columns of a colonnade.
intercommissural
intercommissural
adj
Between commissures
intercommunicate
intercommunicate
verb
(intransitive) To be interconnected.
(intransitive) To communicate mutually, one with another.
intercommunional
intercommunities
interfilamentous
interfilamentous
adj
Between filaments.
interligamentous
intermolecularly
intermolecularly
adv
In an intermolecular manner; between molecules
interstimulation
interstimulation
adj
Between stimulations.
noun
The stimulation of each other.
intraligamentous
intraligamentous
adj
(anatomy) Within the ligament.
intramolecularly
intramolecularly
adv
Within a molecule.
lactobutyrometer
lactobutyrometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of butterfat in milk.
lymphogranulomas
lymphogranulomas
noun
plural of lymphogranuloma
macraucheniiform
macroinstruction
macroinstruction
noun
(computing) A macro.
macrolinguistics
macrolinguistics
noun
The study of language (rather than individual languages)
macrozoogonidium
malacopterygious
malacopterygious
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Malacopterygii, an obsolete order of fish.
malesherbiaceous
malodorousnesses
marsupialization
marsupialization
noun
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
megachiropterous
membranocorneous
meningoradicular
mercurialisation
mercurialization
mercurialization
noun
(medicine, historical) A treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).
meretriciousness
meretriciousness
noun
The property of being meretricious.
microcirculation
microcirculation
noun
The flow of blood through the smallest vessels such as arterioles, capillaries and venules
microcirculatory
microcirculatory
adj
Of or pertaining to microcirculation
microconstituent
microconstituent
noun
A microscopic constituent.
microencapsulate
microencapsulate
verb
(transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
microinstruction
microinstruction
noun
(computing) A hardware instruction in the CPU of a microprocessor; a software instruction in a microprogram
micromanipulator
micromanipulator
noun
a device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope
micromeasurement
micromeasurement
noun
Microscale measurement.
microminiaturize
microminiaturize
verb
To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.
microspherulitic
microspherulitic
adj
(geology) Composed of microspherulites
microsublimation
microvasculature
microvasculature
noun
(biology) The smallest vessels of the circulatory system: the capillaries, arterioles, and venules