(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
adelphian
adephagia
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aftership
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
allophite
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphisile
amphitene
angelship
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apathetic
apathetic
adj
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelilia
aphelinus
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphididae
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
aphyllies
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
archpiece
asaphidae
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
bephilter
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.
brideship
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
caliphate
caliphate
noun
A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
canephori
canephroi
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catheptic
celtophil
cephaelis
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chalciope
chapaties
chapeling
chapelize
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
cheepiest
cheepiest
adj
superlative form of cheepy: most cheepy
cheeselip
cheeselip
noun
Alternative form of cheeselep
cheiropod
chelaship
chelaship
noun
The role or status of chela (pupil or disciple).
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.
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.
chiapanec
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chinpiece
chinpiece
noun
The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippable
chippable
adj
Capable of being removed by chipping.
chippered
chippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chipper
chippewas
chippeway
chippiest
chippiest
adj
superlative form of chippy: most chippy
chiropter
chiropter
noun
A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat
chirotype
chirpiest
chirpiest
adj
superlative form of chirpy: most chirpy
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chirruper
chirruper
noun
One who chirrups.
choephori
choppiest
choppiest
adj
superlative form of choppy: most choppy
cinephone
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
ciphonies
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clipsheet
clipsheet
noun
A sheet of news, features, and similar material distributed to newspaper publishers for convenient inclusion in their publications.
colaphize
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
copperish
copperish
adj
Like copper; coppery.
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
criophore
criophore
noun
A statue or other representation of a person carrying a ram.
cristophe
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
deiphilus
deiphobus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
delphacid
delphacid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Delphacidae of planthoppers.
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinic
delphinic
adj
Relating to dolphins; delphine.
delphinid
delphinid
noun
(zoology) Any marine mammal in the family Delphinidae, the dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives.
delphinin
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
dewanship
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaporthe
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)