(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinopraxis
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphicyrtous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
anabaptistic
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anchistopoda
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antasphyctic
anteporticos
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
antipapistic
antiphrastic
antiphrastic
adj
(rhetoric) of, or relating to antiphrasis
antiphthisic
antiphthisic
adj
Relieving or curing phthisis.
noun
A medicine for phthisis.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
apaestically
apathistical
apathistical
adj
(obsolete, rare) apathetic; unemotional
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocatharsis
apocynthions
apollonistic
aposiopestic
aposiopestic
adj
Alternative spelling of aposiopetic
apostolicism
apostolicism
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity.
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appreciators
appreciators
noun
plural of appreciator
araphorostic
araphorostic
adj
Seamless, unsewn.
archapostate
aristophanic
aristophanic
Adjective
Aristophanean
arthroscopes
arthroscopes
noun
plural of arthroscope
arthroscopic
arthroscopic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to arthroscopy.
arthrosporic
arthrosporic
Adjective
Relating to arthrospores.
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
ascriptitius
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
astigmoscope
astrocompass
astrocompass
noun
A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
asymptomatic
asymptomatic
adj
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.
noun
A patient who exhibits no symptoms of disease.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
autechoscope
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
backpointers
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
cacophonists
cacophonists
noun
plural of cacophonist
caespitosely
callistephus
campbellites
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
capabilities
capabilities
noun
plural of capability
capacitances
capacitances
noun
plural of capacitance
capernaitish
capillaritis
capillaritis
noun
inflammation of the capillaries
capitalising
capitalising
verb
present participle of capitalise
capitalistic
capitalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.
Organised on a capitalist basis.
capitalizers
capitalizers
noun
plural of capitalizer
capitularies
capitularies
noun
plural of capitulary
caponisation
capriccettos
caprolactams
caprolactams
noun
plural of caprolactam
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
captainships
captainships
noun
plural of captainship
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cardioptosis
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
catapetalous
catapetalous
adj
(botany) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
cataphoreses
cataphoreses
noun
plural of cataphoresis
cataphoresis
cataphoresis
noun
electrophoresis
cataphysical
cataphysical
adj
unnatural; going against nature
catastrophal
catastrophal
adj
(rare) Catastrophic.
catastrophes
catastrophes
noun
plural of catastrophe
plural of catastrophë
catastrophic
catastrophic
adj
Disastrous; ruinous.
From which recovery is impossible.
Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
catchpennies
catchpennies
noun
plural of catchpenny
catchphrases
catchphrases
noun
plural of catchphrase
caterpillars
caterpillars
noun
plural of caterpillar
centerpieces
centerpieces
noun
plural of centerpiece
centrosphere
centrosphere
noun
(biology) The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome.
(geology) barysphere
cephalanthus
cephaloclast
cephalostyle
cephalostyle
noun
(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
cephalotaxus
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
ceratopsians
ceratopsians
noun
plural of ceratopsian
ceratopsidae
ceratopteris
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
ceroplastics
ceroplastics
noun
The art of modelling in wax.
cespititious
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
chapterhouse
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chiropodists
chiropodists
noun
plural of chiropodist
chiropterans
chiropterans
noun
plural of chiropteran
chiropterous
chirosophist
chirosophist
noun
A palmist.
chloroplasts
chloroplasts
noun
plural of chloroplast
chondroplast
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chromatopsia
chromatopsia
noun
A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia.
chromoplasts
chromoplasts
noun
plural of chromoplast
chrysatropic
chrysophytes
chrysophytes
noun
plural of chrysophyte
chrysopoetic
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.