(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromoderma
achromoderma
noun
(pathology) A lack of pigmentation in the skin
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acromiohyoid
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
adelomorphic
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adiamorphism
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adiaphoretic
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
aerocharidae
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anarthropoda
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthracocide
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphrodisiacs
aphrodisiacs
noun
plural of aphrodisiac
aphroditidae
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
arachnoidean
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archvagabond
arthrodirous
arthropodous
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
basidiophore
bleachground
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
bostrychidae
botherheaded
brachypodine
brachypodous
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
broadhearted
bromohydrate
candleholder
candleholder
noun
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carcharodont
carcharodont
adj
Characteristic of (especially having teeth like that of) the great white shark (Carcharodon).
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiopathic
cardiopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to cardiopathy
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
caridomorpha
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
celidography
centrarchoid
cephalochord
cetorhinidae
chalcidiform
chandernagor
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chimaeroidei
chironomidae
chiropodical
chiropodical
adj
Relating to chiropody.
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chloridation
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrodynia
chondrodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in cartilage
chondrofetal
chondromyoma
chondroplast
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chromeplated
closehearted
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cobridgehead
colichemarde
colichemarde
noun
A blade, with a hexagonal or diamond shaped cross section, once used to make small swords.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
condylarthra
cordylanthus
coryphaenoid
countershade
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
crosshatched
crosshatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crosshatch
cyanhidrosis
cyanohydrins
cyanohydrins
noun
plural of cyanohydrin
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylorhiza
daphnephoria
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
dearworthily
decahedrodra
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
declinograph
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
demichamfron
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatophone
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatorrhea
dermatrophia
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
dermohumeral
desmothoraca
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
diamorphosis
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diarthrodial
diarthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations.
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
dibranchious
dicaryophase
dicaryophyte
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dichocarpism
dichocarpous
dichotriaene
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.