(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anemopathy
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophila
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
anthophora
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
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.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antiphonal
antiphonal
adj
(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.
noun
A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antiphonic
antiphonic
adj
Having the presence of an antiphon between two choirs with a call and a response in song or in chant, usually in the form of a hymn or a psalm.
antiphonon
antisiphon
antisiphon
adj
Preventing the siphoning of fluid.
antrophore
antrophose
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
aphronitre
aphthongal
aphthongal
adj
(phonology) Being or relating to an aphthong.
aphthongia
aphthongia
noun
(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
aphthonite
apophantic
apophantic
adj
Involving a declaration, statement, or proposition.
apothesine
apsinthion
archpatron
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
asyntrophy
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
branchport
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cataphonic
cataphonic
adj
Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
chapournet
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
crotaphion
ctenophora
ctenophore
ctenophore
noun
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
cyanopathy
cyanopathy
noun
(medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
dantophily
deiphontes
dentaphone
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
docentship
edaphodont
endopathic
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endotrophi
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytal
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
entosphere
entotrophi
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
epityphlon
ethiopians
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
gomphodont
gomphodont
noun
Any cynodont of the taxon Gomphodontia
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
haplobiont
haplodonty
haplodonty
noun
The quality of being haplodont.
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
heptameron
heptameron
noun
A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
heptatonic
heptatonic
adj
(music) Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave
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.
himantopus
hippolytan
homopteran
homopteran
noun
Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera.
homopteron
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
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.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotisms
hypnotisms
noun
plural of hypnotism
hypnotists
hypnotists
noun
plural of hypnotist
hypnotized
hypnotized
adj
Under hypnosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotize
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypoditone
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hyponitric
hyponoetic
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hypotensor
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
hypothenal
hypothenal
adj
(anatomy) hypothenar
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
hypothenic
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
interphone
interphone
noun
intercom
isoheptane
lanthopine
lanthopine
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.
leptorrhin
lithophane
lithophane
noun
A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
lithophany
lithophany
noun
The technique of producing lithophane.
lithophone
lithophone
noun
(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.
Alternative form of lithopone
Any musical instrument in which sound is produced by percussion of a stone.
lithoprint
lithoprint
noun
A print made by lithography.
lophiodont
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
lymphation
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
megaphyton
menotyphla
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
metaphyton
metaphyton
noun
Any metaphytic filamentous alga
monopathic
monopathic
adj
(medicine) Affecting only one organ or function.
monophotal
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
morphinist
morphinist
noun
(obsolete) One who is addicted to morphine.
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
naphthalol
naphthalol
noun
naphthyl salicylate
napthionic
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
nautophone
necropathy
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nephometer
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products