(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
achaemenidian
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actiniomorpha
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
adenemphraxis
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aeromaechanic
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
albuminorrhea
alcoholomania
alcoholomania
noun
(dated) alcohol addiction
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alymphopotent
amaranthaceae
amazonomachia
amblyrhynchus
aminodiphenyl
aminoethionic
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminothiophen
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphibichnite
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaptomorphus
anathematical
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematized
anathematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematize
anathematizer
anathematizer
noun
One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
anemobiagraph
angiemphraxis
angiolymphoma
anhydromyelia
anisognathism
anomalotrophy
anomophyllous
anomorhomboid
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anthelminthic
anthelminthic
adj
Alternative form of anthelmintic
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthracomarti
anthracometer
anthracometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometer
anthropometer
noun
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropomorph
anthropomorph
noun
A figure in ancient art resembling a human being.
An anthropomorphic character.
antiasthmatic
antiasthmatic
adj
antasthmatic
antiharmonist
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimonarchal
antimonarchic
antimonarchic
adj
(politics) Opposing monarchy.
antiochianism
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archmessenger
archvestryman
argumentmaths
arithmetician
arithmetician
noun
(now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
arrhenatherum
aschelminthes
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
athanasianism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automechanism
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
brachydontism
brahmanaspati
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
bridgehampton
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bronchiospasm
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
catecholamine
catecholamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
catechumenate
catechumenate
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen; the time during which one is a catechumen.
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
cathartolinum
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chamaecranial
chamaeleontis
chamberdeacon
chamberlainry
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
champagnizing
champagnizing
verb
present participle of champagnize
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
chancellorism
chastisements
chastisements
noun
plural of chastisement
chaucerianism
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiromantical
chiromantical
adj
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chlamydomonas
chloroanaemia
chloroanaemia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of chlorosis
chloromethane
chloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH₃Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant