(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aldehydrol
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
apophyeeal
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archjockey
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
autothermy
avoyership
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
barleyhood
bartholemy
bathometry
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
blythewood
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
celiolymph
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydroid
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
cherimoyer
chernovtsy
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirimoyer
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
chocolatey
chocolatey
adj
Alternative spelling of chocolaty
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
cholericly
cholericly
adv
In a choleric manner; angrily.
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chrysocale
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
cohesively
cohesively
adv
In a cohesive manner
conenchyma
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
corypphaei
coyishness
coyishness
noun
The quality of being coyish.
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cyclohexyl
cyclohexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
cyclothure
cyclothyme
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cystophore
cystorrhea
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
dacyorrhea
dehydrator
dehydrator
noun
(chemistry) A drying agent
A device that removes water from a material
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
diophysite
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dodecarchy
dodecarchy
noun
A government of twelve people.
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
doryanthes
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
dykehopper
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dyothelete
dyothelete
noun
Alternative form of dyothelite
dyothelism
dyothelism
noun
(Christianity, theology) The doctrine of two wills (human and divine) in Christ.
dyothelite
dyothelite
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by dyothelism.
noun
One who believes in dyothelism.
ecchymosed
ecchymosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ecchymose
ecchymoses
ecchymoses
noun
plural of ecchymosis
ecchymosis
ecchymosis
noun
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
ecchymotic
ecchymotic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to, characterised by or showing signs of ecchymosis.
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
elychnious
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytal
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
eorhyolite
epionychia
epiphytous
epistrophy
epityphlon
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
ericophyte
erotopathy
erotopathy
noun
An abnormality related to sexual desire
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
erythritol
erythritol
noun
(organic chemistry) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute
erythrogen
erythrogen
noun
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
carbon disulphide
erythropia
erythrosin
erythrosin
noun
(chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
(chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
erythrosis
ethnocracy
ethnocracy
noun
A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule