(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
autophonous
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autorrhaphy
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
crotaphytus
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
deepmouthed
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
endophytous
entophytous
entophytous
adj
entophytic
eoanthropus
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
eupanorthus
euphonetics
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
euthytropic
flapmouthed
groupthinks
heautophany
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hippotragus
hippuritoid
homopterous
homopterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.
homotropous
homotropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to homotropy.
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hydropultic
hypocentrum
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
hypostomous
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
hypotenuses
hypotenuses
noun
plural of hypotenuse
hypothallus
hypothallus
noun
(botany) The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.
hypothecium
hypothecium
noun
The layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium
hypothenuse
hypothenuse
noun
Dated form of hypotenuse.
imposthumes
imposthumes
noun
plural of imposthume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imposthume
istiophorus
leptochrous
leucaethiop
leucoethiop
lithocarpus
lithopedium
locutorship
lotophagous
lotophagous
adj
Relating to the Lotophagi (lotus eaters)
mitrephorus
mouthpieces
mouthpieces
noun
plural of mouthpiece
multiphoton
multiphoton
adj
Involving multiple photons
muttonchops
muttonchops
noun
mutton-chop whiskers
plural of muttonchop
naturopaths
naturopaths
noun
plural of naturopath
naturopathy
naturopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.
nemopanthus
neuratrophy
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neurotrophy
neurotrophy
noun
(biology) The nutrition and metabolism of tissues regulated by nerves
neutrophile
neutrophile
noun
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
neutrophils
neutrophils
noun
plural of neutrophil
openmouthed
openmouthed
adj
Alternative form of open-mouthed
orthocarpus
orthotypous
outdespatch
outdispatch
outpitching
outpitching
verb
present participle of outpitch
outpouching
outpouching
noun
(pathology) evagination
outpreached
outpreached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpreach
outpreaches
outpreaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpreach
outpunching
outpunching
verb
present participle of outpunch
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
pastophorus
pastophorus
noun
(historical) A type of priest in ancient Egypt, responsible for carrying holy shrines in official ceremonies or processions.
patchoulies
pathogenous
pathogenous
adj
pathogenic; causing disease
pathsounder
penthousing
penthousing
verb
present participle of penthouse
perognathus
philocubist
philocubist
noun
A devotee of games played with dice
phitsanulok
phlebotomus
phlegmatous
phoranthium
photogenous
photomurals
photomurals
noun
plural of photomural
photoreduce
photoreduce
verb
To cause or undergo photoreduction.
photovisual
photovisual
adj
(astronomy) Relating to the magnitude of a star as measured by the size of its image on an isochromatic photographic emulsion.
(optics) Of certain achromatic lenses, having the same focus for the actinic and for the brightest of the visual rays.
phytiferous
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
phytogenous
phytosauria
pilothouses
pilothouses
noun
plural of pilothouse
plattsmouth
ploughpoint
ploughpoint
noun
Alternative form of plowpoint
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
ploughstilt
plymouthism
plymouthist
plymouthite
polyanthous
polyanthous
adj
(rare, botany) Having many flowers
polystichum
polytrichum
polyurethan
ponchatoula
poormouthed
poormouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poormouth
porterhouse
porterhouse
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak.
(chiefly Canada, US, now historical) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc.
posthumeral
pothuntings
preyouthful
prognathous
prognathous
adj
Having jaws that project forward more than is usual.
promethiums
propithecus
prothallium
prothallium
noun
A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.