(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
christianisation
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianography
christianomastix
chronocyclegraph
chronocyclegraph
noun
A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion.
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chronophotograph
chronophotograph
noun
(historical) A single photographic frame in chronophotography.
chronoscopically
chronoscopically
adv
In a chronoscopic manner
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysobalanaceae
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cineangiographic
cineangiographic
adj
Relating to cineangiography
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
coryphaenoididae
counterchallenge
counterchallenge
noun
A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterhammering
counterthwarting
craniopharyngeal
craniopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the cranium and pharynx.
craniotopography
craniotopography
noun
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
cylindrarthrosis
cylindrocephalic
cytotechnologist
cytotechnologist
noun
A scientist working in the field of cytotechnology.
czechoslovakians
dacryoblenorrhea
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehydrosparteine
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
dendrochronology
dendrochronology
noun
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
derencephalocele
desiodothyroxine
desophistication
desoxycinchonine
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
dibenzophenazine
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxytoluene
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
diminishableness
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
diphenylthiourea
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishallucination
dishonorableness
dishonorableness
noun
The property of being dishonorable.
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dodecaphonically
dodecaphonically
adv
(music) In a dodecaphonic manner.
dothienenteritis
doublehandedness
doublehandedness
noun
Alternative form of double-handedness
dunderheadedness
dunderheadedness
noun
stupidity
echinosphaerites
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electronographic
electronographic
adj
Relating to an electronograph or to electronography.
electrophoresing
electrophoresing
verb
present participle of electrophorese
electrosynthesis
electrosynthesis
noun
(chemistry) the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell
electrosynthetic
electrosynthetic
adj
Relating to electrosynthesis
electrotechnical
electrotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to electrotechnology
electrothermancy
encephalasthenia
encephalitogenic
encephalitogenic
adj
That can cause encephalitis.
encephalographic
encephalographic
adj
Relating to, or employing encephalography.
encephalomalacia
encephalomalacia
noun
(medicine) A localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation.
encephalomalaxis
encephalorrhagia
encephalorrhagia
noun
(medicine, dated, uncommon) brain haemorrhage
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endoerythrocytic
endoerythrocytic
adj
Inside an erythrocyte
endotheliomyxoma
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enneacontahedral
enneacontahedral
adj
Having the form of an enneacontahedron.
enneacontahedron
enneacontahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 90 faces.
enteradenography
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
enterohemorrhage
enteroischiocele
enteropathogenic
enteropathogenic
adj
of or pertaining to an enteropathogen
of, pertaining to, or causing disease of the intestinal tract
enthusiastically
enthusiastically
adv
In an enthusiastic manner.
entomophthorales
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship
noun
The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business.
The quality of being an entrepreneur.
epigonichthyidae
epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenalism
noun
(philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
(philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
epitheliogenetic
erotographomania
erotographomania
noun
An abnormal interest in erotic literature.
An obsession with writing love letters or love poems, usually in connection with sexual arousal.
erythrocytolysin
erythrosinophile
esophagostenosis
esophagostenosis
noun
Alternative form of oesophagostenosis
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.
esthesioneurosis
ethnocentrically
ethnocentrically
adv
In an ethnocentric way.
ethnographically
ethnographically
adv
regarding the ethnography (of a region)
ethnolinguistics
ethnolinguistics
noun
The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
farsightednesses
featherstitching
featherstitching
verb
present participle of featherstitch
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrohydrocyanic
fibroenchondroma
forthrightnesses
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
freewheelingness
frontosphenoidal
gallacetophenone
gallacetophenone
noun
(medicine) A yellowish-brown powder (acetophenone with the phenol replaced by pyrogallol) with parasiticide and antiseptic qualities employed externally in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin diseases.
gastrohypertonic
gelatinochloride
genethlialogical
genethlialogical
Adjective
Relating to genethlialogy.
geochronological
geochronological
adj
Of or pertaining to geochronology
gerontomorphosis
gerontomorphosis
noun
(zoology) Evolutionary change involving extreme specialisation and a reduction in the capability for further change.
gerontotherapies
glossopharyngeal
glossopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
noun
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve..
glossopharyngeus
glottochronology
glottochronology
noun
The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.
graphoanalytical
greatheartedness
greatheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being greathearted; courage or magnanimity.
gumpoldskirchner
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphism
noun
The condition of being a gynandromorph.
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
haemagglutinated
haemangiomatosis
haemangiomatosis
noun
Alternative form of hemangiomatosis
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
harmoniousnesses
haussmannization
haussmannization
Noun
The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.