A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
allocryptic
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
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.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apocryphate
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
behypocrite
beneplacity
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
brontoscopy
brontoscopy
noun
divination by thunder
calamopitys
callityping
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campholytic
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capiturlary
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
captivately
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
cataphyllum
catchpolery
cathography
cephalocyst
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
cespitosely
cespitosely
adv
In a cespitose manner.
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chemitypies
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chiloplasty
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chromotropy
chromotropy
noun
Synonym of chromotropism
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
chylopoetic
chylopoetic
adj
(physiology) Involved in the formation of chyle.
collotypies
collotyping
colonopathy
colotyphoid
colpoplasty
colpoplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the vagina
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
competently
competently
adv
In a competent manner.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
componentry
componentry
noun
components generally
compositely
compositely
adv
In a composite manner
compotatory
compotatory
adj
Relating to compotation; drinking together.
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
cooruptibly
copiability
copiability
noun
The quality of being copiable; ability to be copied.
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copresbyter
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copyfitting
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
corporality
corporality
noun
(obsolete) A confraternity; a guild.
(obsolete) The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
corporately
corporately
adv
Acting as a corporate body.
In a corporate way.
corporosity
corporosity
noun
(US, slang, dated) One's body; hence, one's state of health.
corpulently
corpulently
adv
In a corpulent manner.
corruptedly
corruptedly
adv
(rare) In a corrupted manner.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
cotylophora
cotylopubic
counterpaly
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterploy
counterploy
noun
A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.
counterpray
countertype
countertype
noun
A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
crotaphytus
cryotherapy
cryotherapy
noun
The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.
cryptarithm
cryptarithm
noun
Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
crypteronia
cryptically
cryptically
adv
In a cryptic manner.
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
cryptocarya
cryptococci
cryptococci
noun
plural of cryptococcus
cryptodeist
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptometer
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cryptophyte
cryptophyte
noun
(biology) A cryptomonad
(biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
cryptorchid
cryptorchid
noun
A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.