(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
characteristical
characteristical
adj
characteristic
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterologist
characterologist
noun
One who studies characterology.
charadriomorphae
cheilodipteridae
chemigraphically
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.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chivalrousnesses
chloralformamide
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chloropalladates
chlorophenothane
chlorophenothane
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
chlorophoenicite
chlorophoenicite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
cholangiographic
cholangiographic
adj
Relating to cholangiography.
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
cholelithotripsy
cholelithotripsy
noun
(surgery) The crushing of a gallstone
chondroarthritis
chondrocarcinoma
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(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
chordamesodermal
chordamesodermal
adj
Relating to the chordamesoderm.
chordamesodermic
choregraphically
choriocapillaris
choriocapillaris
noun
(anatomy) The capillary layer of the choroid of the eye
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
choristoblastoma
chorographically
chorographically
adv
In terms of chorography.
choroidocyclitis
christianisation
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianography
christianomastix
christmasberries
chromatoptometer
chromatoptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the subject's perception of colour.
chromatoptometry
chromobacterieae
chromocollograph
chromodermatosis
chromolithograph
chromolithograph
noun
A print made by chromolithography.
verb
To create a print using chromolithography.
chromophotograph
chromophotograph
noun
A color photograph.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
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.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
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.
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumoesophagal
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
clavicythetheria
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
climatographical
climatographical
adj
Synonym of climatographic
climatotherapies
coccolithophorid
coccolithophorid
noun
coccolithophore
cochlearifoliate
cochlospermaceae
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
collodiochloride
collodiochloride
noun
An emulsion of silver chloride in collodion, formerly used in photographic printing.
colpohyperplasia
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
coproprietorship
coproprietorship
noun
(Canada, Quebec, countable) A condominium.
(countable and uncountable) Joint proprietorship.
coprostasophobia
coracobrachialis
coracobrachialis
noun
(anatomy) The smallest of the three muscles that attach to the coracoid process of the scapula.
coryphaenoididae
cosmographically
cosmographically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
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.
cricotracheotomy
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
crystallographer
crystallographer
noun
a person skilled in crystallography
crystallographic
crystallographic
adj
Of or pertaining to crystallography
cubododecahedral
cylindrarthrosis
cylindrocephalic
cystophotography
cystopyelography
cystoradiography
cytoarchitecture
cytoarchitecture
noun
(biology) The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ
dacryoblenorrhea
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
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatosiophobia
desiodothyroxine
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diathermotherapy
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxytoluene
dimethylcarbinol
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
diphenylthiourea
diphtheritically
diphtheritically
adv
By means of or in terms of diphtheria.
diphyllobothrium
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
disdodecahedroid
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishonorableness
dishonorableness
noun
The property of being dishonorable.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dothienenteritis
dunderheadedness
dunderheadedness
noun
stupidity
echinosphaerites
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
elderbrotherhood
electrochemistry
electrochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.
electrohydraulic
electrohydraulic
adj
Both electric and hydraulic.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electromotograph
electromyography
electromyography
noun
A technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles.
electronographic
electronographic
adj
Relating to an electronograph or to electronography.
electropathology
electropathology
noun
diagnosis via observation of the reaction of muscles to electricity
electrophoresing
electrophoresing
verb
present participle of electrophorese
electrophysicist
electrosynthesis
electrosynthesis
noun
(chemistry) the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell