The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenomyoma
adenomyoma
noun
A complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle.
adenophyma
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammonolyze
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amylopsase
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anadyomene
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
ankylomele
ankylotome
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autothermy
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
baldmoneys
bartholemy
bathometry
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bombycidae
boresomely
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brombenzyl
bromometry
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
byeworkman
byromville
caecectomy
caecectomy
noun
Alternative form of cecectomy
caecostomy
caecostomy
noun
(surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
celiectomy
celiolymph
ceriomyces
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
cherimoyer
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirimoyer
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
ciliectomy
cionectomy
cirsectomy
citromyces
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coccomyces
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
coeliotomy
coeliotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
coeminency
coemployed
coemployee
coemployee
noun
Synonym of coworker
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
colymbidae
comatosely
comatosely
adv
In, or as if in, a coma; in a manner that is sluggish, oblivious, etc.
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
cometology
cometology
noun
The branch of astronomy that deals with comets.
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
conenchyma
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
conumerary
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
corymbiate
corymblike
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
cosmometry
cosmometry
noun
The exploration of the mystical forces or vibrations that unite everything in the universe.
The measurement of the world or universe.
costectomy
costectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a rib
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
cratometry
creepmousy
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptomere
cryptonema
crystoleum
cyanoderma
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cyclometer
cyclometer
noun
(cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled.
(historical) A machine used to decrypt Enigma machine ciphers.
An instrument for measuring circular arcs.
cyclometry
cyclometry
noun
(geometry) The measurement of circles.
cyclostome
cyclostome
noun
Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
cyclothyme
cymbaeform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynocrambe
cyrtometer
cystectomy
cystectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst
cystometer
cystometer
noun
An instrument used in cystometry
cytioderma
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
cytomitome
cytozymase
daemonurgy
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
declomycin
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
demivotary
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonology
demonology
noun
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
dermatopsy
dermolysis
dermolysis
noun
Synonym of dermatolysis
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmodynia
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotropy
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dezymotize
dictyonema
dictyosome
dictyosome
noun
(cytology) A plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells.
didymolite
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy