(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithyra
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitryon
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antigraphy
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphaeretic
aphaeretic
adj
(rare, medicine, linguistics) Of the nature of apheresis.
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphronitre
apostrophi
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archiplata
archpapist
archpirate
archpirate
noun
A leader of pirates.
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
archspirit
artophoria
artophoria
noun
plural of artophorion
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
carpathian
carpathian
Adjective
From, in or relating to Carpathians.
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
cataphoria
cataphoric
cataphoric
adj
Of or relating to cataphora.
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chiroptera
chorioptes
chorioptic
chorioptic
adj
Caused by mites of the genus Chorioptes.
christoper
christophe
ciphertext
ciphertext
noun
Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
cistophori
cistophori
noun
plural of cistophorus
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
criticship
criticship
noun
The state or business of a critic.
crotaphion
crotaphite
crotaphite
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.
cryptolith
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
diaphorite
diaphorite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
diastrophe
diastrophy
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diotrephes
diphtheria
diphtheria
noun
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diphtheric
diphtheric
adj
Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
doctorship
doctorship
noun
Professional position or title of a doctor.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
ecphractic
ecphractic
adj
(medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.
noun
(dated) Any medicine of this kind.
ectotrophi
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
emphractic
emphractic
adj
(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
endotrophi
entotrophi
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
ephemerist
ephemerist
noun
One who collects or studies ephemera.
One who keeps an ephemeris; a diarist.
One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets.
ephererist
ephraimite
ephraimite
Noun
An of the tribal patriarch a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.
ephrathite
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epitrophic
ericophyte
erythropia
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
fishpotter
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
graphitize
graphitize
verb
To coat with graphite.
To convert to graphite.
graphitoid
graphitoid
adj
Resembling graphite.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hainesport
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
helicopter
helicopter
noun
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
heliotrope
heliotrope
adj
Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.
Light purple or violet.
noun
(botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
(mineralogy) A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
(surveying) An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
A light purple or violet colour.
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
helipterum
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemipteran
hemipteran
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
noun
A hemipter.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hempstring
heptandria
heptarchic
heptarchic
adj
Of or pertaining to a heptarchy.
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
herpestine
hesperitin
hesperitin
noun
Alternative form of hesperetin
heteroepic
heterophil
heterophil
noun
Alternative form of heterophile
hexpartite
hexpartite
adj
hexapartite
hierophant
hierophant
noun
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
One who explains or makes a commentary.
hilltopper
hilltopper
noun
(rare) Someone who lives on the top of a hill.
hippiatric
hippiatric
adj
Relating to hippiatry.
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
hitchproof
horopteric
horopteric
adj
Of or pertaining to the horopter.
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hospitator
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hylotropic
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperstoic
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.