In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
acopyrin
aegyptus
aeipathy
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
alleppey
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypy
allotypy
noun
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
alpinely
alpinely
adv
In an alpine way, loftily.
alpinery
alymphia
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblypod
ampalaya
ampalaya
noun
(Philippines) bitter melon
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
anaphyte
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antetype
antetype
noun
An archetype or prototype; something serving as a model for what comes later.
antipyic
antipyic
adj
antisuppurative
noun
An antisuppurative agent.
antitype
antitype
noun
A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
antitypy
antitypy
noun
(obsolete, physics) reaction (to an applied force)
anyplace
anyplace
adv
(informal, chiefly US) At a non-specific place; anywhere.
apectomy
apically
apically
adv
In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
aplotomy
apocarpy
apocarpy
noun
The quality of being apocarpous.
apocryph
apocynum
apollyon
apollyon
Proper noun
The destroying angel of the underworld, the undoer or disintegrator.
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apophony
apophony
noun
(phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apoplexy
apoplexy
noun
(informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.
(medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
(medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
apospory
apospory
noun
(biology) The ability of a plant's sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has the ploidy level of the sporophyte.
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
applying
applying
noun
The act of applying; an application.
verb
present participle of apply
apreynte
apsychia
apsyrtus
apteryla
aptyalia
aptyalia
noun
(medicine) Reduced secretion of saliva.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apyrases
apyrases
noun
plural of apyrase
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
areopagy
areopagy
noun
(obsolete) secret tribunal, conclave
artotype
artotype
noun
(archaic) A kind of autotype.
artotypy
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
aseptify
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
baypines
beparody
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
bradypod
bradypus
bypassed
bypassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bypass
bypasser
bypasser
noun
Alternative form of passer-by (“one who passes by”)
one who or that which bypasses
bypasses
bypasses
noun
plural of bypass
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bypass
cacotype
calotype
calotype
noun
A talbotype
calypsos
calypsos
noun
plural of calypso
calypter
calypter
noun
(biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection Calyptrata, and that cover the halteres.
calyptra
calyptra
noun
(botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomes.
(botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
(botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of Eucalyptus flowers
(entomology) In flies such as the housefly, Musca, in the taxonomic order Diptera, zoological section Schizophora, subsection Calyptrata, the calyptra is a membranous rearward extension of the forewing; it covers the haltere.
calyptro
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
campoody
canreply
capacify
capacify
verb
(archaic) To qualify.
capacity
capacity
adj
Filling the allotted space.
noun
(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
A faculty; the potential for growth and development
A measure of such ability; volume
A role; the position in which one functions
Capability; the ability to perform some task
Electrical capacitance.
Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
Mental ability; the power to learn
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
The maximum amount that can be held
The maximum that can be produced.
capromys
capronyl
caprylic
caprylic
adj
Of or pertaining to caprylic acid or its derivatives; octanoic.
caprylin
caprylin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of caprylic acid
caprylyl
caprylyl
noun
(oganic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃(CH₂)₆CO- derived from caprylic acid
capybara
capybara
noun
A semi-aquatic South American rodent, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest living rodent.
chapatty
chapelry
chapelry
noun
The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
cheapery
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chrysopa
chupatty
chupatty
noun
Archaic spelling of chapatti.
claypans
claypans
noun
plural of claypan
claypool
clypeate
clypeate
adj
(botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
(zoology) Furnished with a protective plate or shell.
clypeola
clypeola
noun
Alternative form of clypeole
Any brassica of the genus Clypeola
Any sea snail of the genus Clypeola
compathy
copycats
copycats
noun
plural of copycat
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
craftype
culpably
culpably
adv
In a culpable manner.
curupays
cyanopia
cyanopia
noun
Alternative form of cyanopsia
cyclopia
cyclopia
noun
(teratology) A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets.
cymaphen
cyphella
cypraeid
cypraeid
noun
(zoology) Any cowry in the family Cypraeidae.
cyprians
cypselae
cypselae
noun
plural of cypsela
cyrtopia
dacryops
dacryops
noun
(pathology) A cyst in a lacrimal duct
An excess of tears in the eye
dapperly
dapperly
adj
(Scotland) variegated
adv
In a dapper way.
datatype
datatype
noun
Alternative spelling of data type
depaysee
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diaphany
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
diascopy
diascopy
noun
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.
diceplay
diphylla
diptycas
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
displays
displays
noun
plural of display
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of display
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
dysaphia
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
dyspneal
dyspneal
adj
Alternative form of dyspnoeal
dyspneas
dyspneas
noun
plural of dyspnea
dyspnoea
dyspnoea
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dyspnea
dystopia
dystopia
noun
(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
ecttypal
egyptiac
egyptiac
Adjective
of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian
Noun
a mixture of vinegar, honey, verdigris and sometimes burnt alum formerly used as a detergent, Egyptian ointment
egyptian
egyptian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Noun
A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
A gypsy.
Proper noun
The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
empyemas
empyemas
noun
plural of empyema
empyreal
empyreal
adj
Fiery, made of pure fire.
Of the sky or heavens.
Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean
empyrean
empyrean
adj
Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined.
noun
(historical) The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy, and Dante's poem.
engraphy
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
ependyma
ependyma
noun
(anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
ephrayim
ephyrula
epically
epically
adv
(informal) Extremely; very; significantly.
In an epic manner; in the style of an epic
epicalyx
epicalyx
noun
(botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx
epimysia
epimysia
noun
plural of epimysium
epinasty
epinasty
noun
(botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.
(botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
epiphany
epiphany
noun
(Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.