(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
characteristical
characteristical
adj
characteristic
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterologist
characterologist
noun
One who studies characterology.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
cheilodipteridae
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.
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chloropalladates
chlorophenothane
chlorophenothane
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
choanoflagellata
choanoflagellate
choanoflagellate
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
cholecystectasia
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
chondroarthritis
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
choristoblastoma
christianisation
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianography
christianomastix
christmasberries
chromatoptometer
chromatoptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the subject's perception of colour.
chromatoptometry
chromobacterieae
chromodermatosis
chromolithograph
chromolithograph
noun
A print made by chromolithography.
verb
To create a print using chromolithography.
chromophotograph
chromophotograph
noun
A color photograph.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chronophotograph
chronophotograph
noun
(historical) A single photographic frame in chronophotography.
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
clavicythetheria
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
climatographical
climatographical
adj
Synonym of climatographic
climatotherapies
cochlearifoliate
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
coleochaetaceous
coprostasophobia
counterchallenge
counterchallenge
noun
A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterhammering
counterthwarting
craniotopography
craniotopography
noun
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
cricotracheotomy
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
crystallographer
crystallographer
noun
a person skilled in crystallography
crystallographic
crystallographic
adj
Of or pertaining to crystallography
cylindrarthrosis
cystoepithelioma
cystophotography
cystopyelography
cystoradiography
cytoarchitecture
cytoarchitecture
noun
(biology) The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ
cytopathological
cytopathological
adj
Of or pertaining to cytopathology
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehydrosparteine
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatosiophobia
desmopathologist
desophistication
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diathermotherapy
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
diphenylthiourea
diphtheritically
diphtheritically
adv
By means of or in terms of diphtheria.
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishallucination
echinosphaerites
echinostomatidae
elaphomycetaceae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electrohydraulic
electrohydraulic
adj
Both electric and hydraulic.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electromotograph
electromyography
electromyography
noun
A technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles.
electronographic
electronographic
adj
Relating to an electronograph or to electronography.
electropathology
electropathology
noun
diagnosis via observation of the reaction of muscles to electricity
electrotechnical
electrotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to electrotechnology
electrotherapies
electrotherapies
noun
plural of electrotherapy
electrotherapist
electrotherapist
noun
One who administers electrotherapy.
electrothermally
electrothermally
adv
by electrothermal means
electrothermancy
eleutherodactyli
encephalasthenia
encephalitogenic
encephalitogenic
adj
That can cause encephalitis.
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endotheliomyxoma
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enneacontahedral
enneacontahedral
adj
Having the form of an enneacontahedron.
enneacontahedron
enneacontahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 90 faces.
enteradenography
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
enterohemorrhage
enteropathogenic
enteropathogenic
adj
of or pertaining to an enteropathogen
of, pertaining to, or causing disease of the intestinal tract
enthusiastically
enthusiastically
adv
In an enthusiastic manner.
entomophthorales
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epigonichthyidae
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
epistolographist
erotographomania
erotographomania
noun
An abnormal interest in erotic literature.
An obsession with writing love letters or love poems, usually in connection with sexual arousal.
erythroblastosis
erythroblastosis
noun
(pathology) A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood
erythroblastotic
erythroblastotic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, erythroblastosis.
erythrocatalysis
erythrocytoblast
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
eschatologically
eschatologically
adv
In an eschatological manner.
esophagostenosis
esophagostenosis
noun
Alternative form of oesophagostenosis
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.