color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
aeroporotomy
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphicyrtous
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
berycomorphi
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
calycocarpum
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
campylodrome
campylometer
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
ceramography
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chlamyphorus
chrysamphora
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
clinopyramid
coccygomorph
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
compresbyter
compressedly
compressedly
adv
In a compressed manner.
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsorily
compulsorily
adv
in a compulsory manner.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
copolymerism
copolymerize
copolymerize
verb
(chemistry) To polymerize so as to form a copolymer
copolymerous
crymotherapy
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptoglioma
cryptogramma
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
cryptomerous
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
cryptonymous
cryptonymous
adj
Relating to, or published under, a cryptonym.
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
cumulophyric
cumulophyric
adj
(geology) Synonym of glomeroporphyritic
cynomorphous
cypselomorph
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
depolymerize
depolymerize
verb
(chemistry) To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments.
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dioptrometry
dioptrometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye.
drosophyllum
dysmeromorph
dysporomorph
eidoptometry
ellipsometry
ellipsometry
noun
An optical technique for the investigation of the dielectric properties of thin films especially used in semiconductor manufacture.
emancipatory
emancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
enoptromancy
enoptromancy
noun
Divination by means of a mirror or other reflective surfaces.
epipedometry
extemporally
extemporally
adv
In an extemporal manner.
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
grypotherium
gymnocarpous
gymnocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit that is either smooth or not adherent to the perianth
(fungi) Having the hymenium exposed while the spores are forming.
gymnospermae
gymnospermal
gymnospermic
gymnospermic
adj
(botany) Synonym of gymnospermous
gymnosporous
gymnosporous
adj
Having or relating to gymnospores.
hematography
hermoglyphic
heteromorphy
heteromorphy
noun
(biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism.
homeotherapy
homeotherapy
noun
treatment by homeopathy
homoeography
homoeomorphy
homolography
homopolarity
homopolymers
homopolymers
noun
plural of homopolymer
hydromorphic
hydromorphic
adj
(soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water
Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”)
hydrophilism
hydrophyllum
hydrophyllum
noun
Any waterleaf of the genus Hydrophyllum
hydrophytism
hydrophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is abundant.
hydrotropism
hydrotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.
hylomorphism
hylomorphism
noun
(computer science) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.
(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
hylomorphist
hylomorphist
noun
One who believes in the doctrine of hylomorphism.
hylomorphous
hymeniophore
hymenophorum
hymenopteran
hymenopteran
adj
(entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.
noun
(entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
hymenopteron
hymenopteron
noun
Any insect of the order Hymenoptera
hymenopttera
hymnographer
hymnographer
noun
A person who composes hymns.
A writer whose subject is hymns.
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.
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hypermetrope
hypermetrope
noun
A person who has hypermetropia
hypermetropy
hypermetropy
noun
Dated form of hypermetropia.
hypermorally
hypermorphic
hypermorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) causing an increase in otherwise normal gene function.
hyperovarism
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypodermatic
hypodermatic
adj
Alternative form of hypodermic
hypodermella
hypodermises
hypodermosis
hypogastrium
hypogastrium
noun
An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.
hypometropia
hyponatremia
hyponatremia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium in blood plasma.
hyporchemata
hypothermias
hypothermias
noun
plural of hypothermia
hypsochromic
hypsochromic
adj
(physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
hypsometrist
idiomography
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
impersonally
impersonally
adv
In an impersonal manner.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
impregnatory
impromptuary
improsperity
improsperity
noun
(obsolete) Lack of prosperity.
improvisedly
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
intemporally
intercompany
intercompany
adj
Between, or involving, different companies
interpolymer
interpolymer
noun
(organic chemistry) copolymer
intracompany
intracompany
adj
Occurring within or between the branches of a company.
isoperimetry
isoperimetry
noun
(mathematics) The study of isoperimetric structures.
isopyromucic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
lampadedromy
lamprophyric
lamprophyric
adj
Of or relating to lamprophyre.
laparomyitis
laryngospasm
laryngospasm
noun
An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx
lymphodermia
lymphography
lymphography
noun
(dated) A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses.
A medical imaging technique using a radiocontrast agent to visualize structures of the lymphatic system.