The state or quality associated with being an actor.
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
afterhope
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophite
alopathic
alphonist
amphitoky
amphitron
amphitruo
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
antapocha
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
apathaton
aphlaston
apholates
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphotaxis
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
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apophatic
apophatic
adj
(by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
aposthume
apothecal
apothecal
adj
Relating to drugs or pharmacy.
apotheces
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
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.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
asthenope
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
atmograph
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atrophous
aulophyte
authotype
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
automorph
automorph
adj
Alternative form of automorphic
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotroph
autotroph
noun
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.
auxotroph
auxotroph
noun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
batyphone
bryophyta
cachepots
cachepots
noun
plural of cachepot
cacopathy
calthrops
calthrops
noun
plural of calthrop
caphtorim
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
cataphora
cataphora
noun
(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
catchpole
catchpole
noun
(historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
(obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
catchpoll
catchpoll
noun
Alternative form of catchpole
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chapapote
chassepot
chassepot
noun
(military) A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
chipolata
chipolata
noun
A type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork.
crosspath
crotaphic
cryopathy
cryopathy
noun
(pathology) Any morbid condition caused by coldness
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
diaporthe
epanthous
ephoralty
ephoralty
noun
The body of ephors collectively.
The rank or office of an ephor.
ephorates
ephorates
noun
plural of ephorate
erotopath
erotopath
noun
A person who has erotopathy.
ethiopian
ethiopian
Noun
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
A black-skinned person.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
ethopoeia
ethopoeia
noun
(countable) An instance of this technique.
(uncountable) A rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities.
exopathic
footpaths
footpaths
noun
plural of footpath
gnathopod
gnathopod
noun
(zoology) A maxilliped.
grapeshot
grapeshot
noun
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
halophyte
halophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
hapalotis
haplodont
haplodont
adj
(zoology) Being or having molar teeth with simple crowns, without ridges or tubercles.
haplontic
haplontic
adj
(biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote
haplotype
haplotype
noun
(genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together.
verb
(genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype
haptophor
heatdrops
heatproof
heatproof
adj
insulating and incombustible
verb
(transitive) To make insulating and incombustible.
hemopathy
hemopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disorder or disease of the blood
hepatomas
hepatomas
noun
plural of hepatoma
heptaglot
heptaglot
noun
(rare) A book in seven languages.
heptagons
heptagons
noun
plural of heptagon
heptanoic
heptanoic
adj
of or pertaining to heptanoic acid or its derivatives; enanthic
heptanone
heptanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric ketones derived from heptane
heptapody
heptapody
noun
(poetry) A measure or series consisting of seven feet.
heteropia
hippolyta
hippolyta
Proper noun
An Amazonian queen who possessed a magic girdle given to her by her father, Ares.
homeopath
homeopath
noun
A person who practices homeopathy.
homopathy
homoplast
homoplast
noun
(biology) One of the plastids composing the "idorgan" of Ernst Haeckel.
homoptera
homotypal
homotypal
adj
(biology) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype.
honeapath
hopatcong
hopcalite
hoppytoad
hornplant
hospitage
hospitage
noun
(obsolete) hospitality
hospitals
hospitals
noun
plural of hospital
hospitant
hospitate
hospitate
adj
Hospitable.
noun
A building or set of buildings for housing non-paying guests or the sick, especially those connected to a monastery.
A non-paying guest.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To receive hospitality; to be a guest.
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To receive with hospitality; to provide lodging to a guest.
hyalotype
hyalotype
noun
A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass.
hydropath
hydropath
noun
A hydropathist.
hylopathy
hylopathy
noun
(obsolete) The ability of a spirit to penetrate and affect matter.
hypnobate
hypoblast
hypoblast
noun
(embryology) A type of tissue that forms from the inner cell mass and later is incorporated into the endoderm
hypocaust
hypocaust
noun
An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
hyponasty
hyponasty
noun
(botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface
hypostase
hypostasy
hypostasy
noun
(obsolete) hypostasis
hypostoma
hypostoma
noun
hypostome
hypotaxia
hypotaxic
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
hypothami
hypotheca
hypotheca
noun
(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate
hypotonia
hypotonia
noun
An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
idiopathy
idiopathy
noun
(pathology) Something idiopathic; a disease having no known cause.
intrashop
intrashop
adj
Within a single shop.
isophotal
isophotal
adj
Of or pertaining to isophotes.
italophil
jatrophic
jatrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
lalopathy
lalopathy
noun
(pathology, rare) Any speech disorder.
lanthopin
lophostea
lophostea
noun
plural of lophosteon
lotophagi
lotophagi
Noun
The lotus eaters; a people visited by Ulysses who subsisted on the lotus.
mazopathy
mazopathy
noun
(rare) disease of the female breast
metaphony
metaphony
noun
(phonology) A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.
metaphors
metaphors
noun
plural of metaphor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphor