(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
alcoholmeter
alcoholmeter
noun
Alternative form of alcoholometer
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allomorphite
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
allothimorph
alnascharism
alphamerical
alphamerical
adj
alphanumeric / alphanumerical
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphimorulae
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
aphorismical
archcriminal
archcriminal
noun
A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal of the highest order.
archimperial
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archiplasmic
archoplasmic
arithmetical
arithmetical
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to arithmetic, particularly the functions of arithmetic (noun; stress on the second syllable).
arrhythmical
arrhythmical
adj
Alternative form of arrhythmic
arythmically
bachelordoms
barhamsville
bartholomean
bartholomeus
bartholomite
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blanchimeter
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
celeomorphae
cephalometer
cephalometer
noun
A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat.
An instrument for measuring the head.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomotor
chalcidiform
chamaelirium
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
charlatanism
charlatanism
noun
(countable) An act of a charlatan
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
cherubimical
chimerically
chimerically
adv
In a chimerical manner.
chlamyphorus
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloranaemia
chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
noun
(botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.
chlormethane
chlormethane
noun
Alternative form of chloromethane
chloroanemia
choleromania
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chromatophil
chromatophil
noun
(cytology) A chromatophilic cell or structure
chromeplated
chromophilia
chromophilia
noun
Alternative form of chromatophilia
chromoplasts
chromoplasts
noun
plural of chromoplast
cirsomphalos
citharexylum
clamjamphrie
clamjamphrie
noun
(Scotland) Alternative spelling of clanjamphry
clanjamphrey
climatarchic
colichemarde
colichemarde
noun
A blade, with a hexagonal or diamond shaped cross section, once used to make small swords.
cologarithms
cologarithms
noun
plural of cologarithm
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermohumeral
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
diplarthrism
echinodermal
echinodermal
adj
(zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
enallachrome
enallachrome
noun
esculin
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
enharmonical
enharmonical
adj
Alternative form of enharmonic
enthrallment
enthrallment
noun
The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled
ephemerality
ephemerality
noun
(countable) Something that is ephemeral.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
epithermally
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
eurhythmical
eurhythmical
Adjective
harmonious
exothermally
exothermally
adv
In an exothermal manner
farnhamville
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
geisothermal
geisothermal
adj
Archaic form of geoisothermal.
geothermally
geothermally
adv
By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy
germanophile
germanophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Germanophile
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
grahamsville
haemathermal
haematocryal
haematocryal
adj
(zoology) cold-blooded
halecomorphi
halochromism
halochromism
noun
(chemistry) Any change in colour resulting from a chemical reaction, especially from a change in pH
halomorphism
hamartiology
hamartiology
noun
(Christianity) The theology or study of sin.
hammarskjold
hammercloths
hammercloths
noun
plural of hammercloth
hammerskjold
harlequinism
harmlessness
harmlessness
noun
The characteristic of being harmless; the absence of harm.
harmonically
harmonically
adv
In a harmonic manner.
harmoniously
harmoniously
adv
In a harmonious manner; coordinately.
harmonisable
harmonisable
adj
Alternative form of harmonizable
harmonizable
harmonizable
adj
That can be harmonized
headmasterly
headmasterly
adj
In a manner befitting a headmaster.
hellgrammite
hemerocallis
hemerocallis
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.
hemicircular
hemicircular
adj
Synonym of semicircular
hemihedrally
hemihedrally
adv
In a hemihedral manner
hemilethargy
hemodialyzer
hemodialyzer
noun
Something that performs hemodialysis.
hemorrhoidal
hemorrhoidal
adj
Of or relating to hemorrhoids.
hermansville
hermetically
hermetically
adv
In a hermetic manner; isolatedly.
With a hermetic seal; so as to be airtight.
hermitically
hermitically
adv
Misspelling of hermetically.
heroicomical
heroicomical
adj
(literature) Blending heroic and comical elements.
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
hibernaculum
hibernaculum
noun
(botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
hodometrical
hodometrical
adj
Obsolete form of odometrical.
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
homeothermal
homolography
homometrical
homopolarity
hormogonales
horometrical
horometrical
adj
Relating to horometry.
humerodorsal
humerodorsal
adj
humeral and dorsal
humeroradial
humeroradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and radius.
humoralistic
humoristical
humoristical
adj
Alternative form of humoristic
hydrocladium
hydrocladium
noun
Any of the secondary branches of a hydrocaulus that bear hydrothecae
hydroclimate
hydroclimate
noun
(ecology) The climate of an aquatic habitat
(meteorology) The part of a climate influenced by water
hydrodamalis
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
adj
(geology) Of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them.
Of, or relating to hot water.
hygrothermal
hygrothermal
adj
(physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
hyperaeolism
hyperaeolism
noun
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Aeolic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Aeolic Greek.
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperlipemia
hyperlipemia
noun
Alternative form of hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipemia is a clinical condition characterized by the fatty infiltration of organs and subsequent organ dysfunction (usually liver and/or renal).
hypermagical
hypermagical
adj
Extremely magical.
hypermorally
hypermutable
hypermutable
adj
(genetics) That mutates rapidly
hyperrealism
hyperrealism
noun
(music) A compositional style defined by Noah Creshevsky as "an electroacoustic musical language constructed from sounds that are found in our shared environment (realism), handled in ways that are somehow exaggerated or excessive (hyper)."
A style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations