(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
aluminosity
amaryllises
amaryllises
noun
plural of amaryllis
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygeusia
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amminolysis
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibryous
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amyliferous
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
ankylostoma
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
antiamylase
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
aphanomyces
apogamously
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
archemastry
argyrosomus
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmous
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascomycetes
ascomycetes
noun
plural of ascomycete
ascophyllum
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
aspidomancy
assemblyman
assemblyman
noun
A male member of an assembly.
A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
assemblymen
assemblymen
noun
plural of assemblyman
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
asymbolical
asymbolical
adj
Synonym of asymbolic
asymmetries
asymmetries
noun
plural of asymmetry
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
auxoamylase
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azygomatous
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
berkeleyism
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biscayanism
bisyllabism
bisyllabism
noun
Synonym of disyllabism
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
blamelessly
blamelessly
adv
In a blameless manner.
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bonhomously
borborygmus
borborygmus
noun
(figurative) Something resembling borborygmus.
A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
botrycymose
botryomyces
brachyprism
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
byzantinism
caesarotomy
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.
calamopitys
callionymus
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
cataclysmal
cataclysmal
adj
As destructive as a cataclysm.
cataclysmic
cataclysmic
adj
Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
catacylsmic
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
charmlessly
charmlessly
adv
In a charmless way; without charm.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chemitypies
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chimneyless
chimneyless
adj
Without a chimney.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chresmology
chresmology
noun
a collection of prophecies
the study of prophecy
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
chromolysis
chromolysis
noun
Alternative form of chromatolysis
chromoscopy
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysosperm
chrysosperm
noun
(obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold.
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
clamorously
clamorously
adv
In a clamorous manner.
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
commensally
commensally
adv
In a commensal manner.
companyless
compositely
compositely
adv
In a composite manner
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
consumingly
consumingly
adv
In a consuming manner; so as to consume.
corymbosely
corymbosely
adv
In corymbs.
cosmecology
cosmetology
cosmetology
noun
the profession of a cosmetologist or beautician
the science of cosmetics
cosmicality
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
cosmologygy
cosmopolicy
cosmopolicy
noun
cosmopolitanism
cosymmedian
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptostoma
cryptostome
cryptostome
noun
Any bryozoan of the order Cryptostomata
cumaphytism
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
cyclometers
cyclometers
noun
plural of cyclometer
cyclostomes
cyclostomes
noun
plural of cyclostome
cyclotomies
cymaphytism
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
cynoglossum
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cyrenaicism
cyrenaicism
Proper noun
The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it.