color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphichromy
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
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.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyon
amphicyonidae
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphikaryotic
amphimictically
amphimictically
adv
By means of amphimixis.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amylophosphoric
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropopsychism
aphanomyces
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
archaeopterygiformes
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
arteriosympathectomy
ascophyllum
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autopsychorhythmia
benzoxycamphor
berycomorphi
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
blepharosphincterectomy
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachyphyllum
brachyprism
brachypyramid
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calophyllum
calyphyomy
calyptrimorphous
cameography
camphanyl
camphocarboxylic
campholytic
camphoroyl
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
camphylene
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardiosymphysis
cataphrygianism
cataphyllum
caulophyllum
celiolymph
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomyitis
cephalophyma
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceramography
ceratophyllum
chamaecyparis
chamaepericlymenum
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chamecephaly
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
champy
chartophylacium
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicophysical
chemicophysical
adj
Synonym of physicochemical
chemicophysics
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemigraphically
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypies
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
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.
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chemoprophyalctic
chemoprophylactic
chemoprophylactic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
noun
A chemoprophylactic drug.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chemotropically
chemotropically
adv
In a chemotropic manner.
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chiropompholyx
chiropterygium
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
chlamyphorus
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chromatodysopia
chromatographically
chromatographically
adv
With regard to, or by by using chromatography
chromatography
chromatography
noun
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
chromatopathy
chromatoptometry
chromatoscopy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromochalcography
chromocollography
chromocollotype
chromocollotype
noun
A collotype image produced in two or more colours
chromocollotypy
chromocollotypy
noun
The production of chromocollotypes
chromolithography
chromolithography
noun
A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour.
chromophotography
chromophotography
noun
(dated) colour photography
chromophyl
chromophyll
chromophyll
noun
(biology) Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll)
chromoscopy
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.