(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anastrophy
antiphysic
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
asphyctous
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asyntrophy
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
beautyship
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
cataphysic
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
cyathaspis
cystophora
cystophore
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
diastrophy
diophysite
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
epiphytism
epiphytism
noun
(botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte.
epiphytous
epistrophy
geothlypis
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
heptastyle
heptastyle
adj
(architecture, of a Classical temple or other structure) having seven columns
hippolytus
histophyly
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyalopsite
hydropotes
hypaethros
hyperstoic
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyphenates
hyphenates
noun
plural of hyphenate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate
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
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypocistis
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hypoplasty
hypoplasty
noun
Alternative form of hypoplasia
hypoptosis
hypostases
hypostases
noun
plural of hypostasis
hypostasis
hypostasis
noun
(genetics) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
(linguistics) A relationship between a name and a known quantity, as a cultural personification (i.e. objectification with personality) of an entity or quality.
(medicine, now historical) A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
(philosophy) The underlying reality or substance of something.
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
Postmortem lividity; livor mortis; suggillation.
hypostatic
hypostatic
adj
(genetics) Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.
(medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
(theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
hypostigma
hypotarsal
hypotarsal
adj
Relating to the hypotarsus.
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
hypotensor
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
hypotheses
hypotheses
noun
plural of hypothesis
hypothesis
hypothesis
noun
(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
(grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
hypsodonty
hypsodonty
noun
The degree to which teeth are hypsodont; the degree to which they are not brachydont.
The presence of hypsodont teeth.
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
laphystius
lithophysa
lymphatism
lymphatism
noun
(medicine, historical) Enlargement or swelling of the lymphatic tissue, associated in the past with sudden death of children but no longer considered to be an authentic ailment.
Bloating, sluggishness.
lymphocyst
lymphocyst
noun
(pathology) A buildup of lymphatic fluid in the pelvis
martyrship
martyrship
noun
martyrdom.
mastopathy
mastopathy
noun
Any disease of the breast
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
mightyship
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythopeist
mythopoesy
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nosotrophy
nosotrophy
noun
(obsolete) The care and nursing of the sick.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
orthoplasy
orthoplasy
noun
(historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution.
osteopathy
osteopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
(rare) Any disease of the bones.
osteophony
osteophyma
osteophyte
osteophyte
noun
A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins.
pachyotous
pachystima
pachytylus
pantosophy
parastichy
parastichy
noun
(botany) A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
patholysis
phasotropy
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phenotypes
phenotypes
noun
plural of phenotype
photolysis
photolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon
photonasty
photonasty
noun
A nastic response to a change in light levels.
photoplays
photoplays
noun
plural of photoplay
photoscopy
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
phyllocyst
phyllocyst
noun
(zoology) The cavity of a hydrophyllium.
phymatodes
phymatosis
physiatric
physiatric
adj
Relating to physiatry.
physicists
physicists
noun
plural of physicist
physiocrat
physiocrat
noun
(economics, now historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
physiotype
physiotype
noun
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
physiotypy
physoclist
physoclist
noun
(marine biology) A fish whose swim bladder is not open to its esophagus
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
physostome
physostome
noun
(marine biology) A fish with a bladder open to its esophagus.
physostomi
phytomonas
phytoplasm
phytoptose
pithlessly
pithlessly
adv
In a pithless manner.
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polyhistor
polyhistor
noun
Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytheist
polytheist
noun
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
posthetomy
posthetomy
noun
(medicine) circumcision.
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
psilophyte
psilophyte
noun
Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
psychiatry
psychiatry
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
psychicist
psychicist
noun
Someone who studies psychic behaviour or phenomena.
psychopath
psychopath
noun
(figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.
(figurative) A person with no moral conscience.
(obsolete) A person diagnosed with any mental disorder.
A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
psychotics
psychotics
noun
plural of psychotic
psychotria
pyrrhicist
pyrrhicist
noun
(in Ancient Greece) One who danced the pyrrhiche.
pyrrhonist
pyrrhonist
Noun
A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.
pyrrhotism
pyrrhotist
pythagoras
pythonissa
rhodotypos
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
sociopathy
sociopathy
noun
(psychiatry) The property of being a sociopath—a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology.
somnipathy
somnipathy
noun
(archaic) Sleep induced by hypnosis or similar.
A sleep disorder.
somnopathy
somnopathy
noun
Alternative form of somnipathy
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
sphericity
sphericity
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
splaymouth
splotchily
splotchily
adv
In a splotchy manner.
sporophyte
sporophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
staphyline
staphyline
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.
staphylion
staphyloma
staphyloma
noun
(medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball.
strathspey
strathspey
noun
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
stylograph
stylograph
noun
A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib, and which releases ink when pressed against the paper.