therapeutic to the self; of or relating to autotherapy
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.
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
avicularimorphae
azosulphine
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barytosulphate
batrachospermum
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautyship
benzophloroglucinol
benzosulphimide
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biddulphiaceae
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
boltuprightness
boselaphus
bothriocephalus
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachistocephalous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bronchopleurisy
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
brushpopper
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
bucephala
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
burghalpenny
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
calcareosulphurous
callistephus
campephilus
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
canephorus
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capuche
capuche
noun
A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
cardiopneumograph
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas
caryophylleous
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
caulophylline
celiadelphus
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
cephalacanthus
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalanthous
cephalanthus
cephaleuros
cephaloauricular
cephaloauricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and ears.
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalocereus
cephalodiscus
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodymus
cephalohumeral
cephalohumeralis
cephalomelus
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalophorous
cephalophus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
cephalosporium
cephalotaceous
cephalotaxus
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
cephalotus
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
cepheus
cepheus
Proper noun
Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth.
cephus
ceratophyllaceous
ceratophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ceratophyllaceae.
ceratophyllum
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
cercopithecus
cerophilous
chaetophoraceous
chaetophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Chaetophoraceae.
chaetophorous
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
chaloupe
chamaepericlymenum
chamaesiphonaceous
chamaesiphonaceous
adj
Belonging to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
chamecephalous
chamecephalus
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chapeau
chapeau
intj
well done, a verbal representation of a hat tip
noun
(heraldry) A cap of maintenance.
A hat.
In international law, introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.
The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.
chapeaus
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chapournet
chapournetted
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chapterhouse
chapultepec
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chautemps
checkup
checkup
noun
A routine inspection.
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemopause
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy