(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acrylaldehyde
acrylaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aerophysicist
aeschynanthus
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
alcoholically
alcoholically
adv
In an alcoholic manner.
In the manner of an alcoholic.
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
allorrhythmic
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphikaryotic
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
ankylocheilia
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchy
antihierarchy
adj
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aphydrotropic
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archaeopteryx
archantiquary
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
archigonocyte
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archprototype
archsynagogue
archvestryman
arhythmically
arhythmically
adv
Alternative spelling of arrhythmically
arrythmically
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arthritically
arthritically
adv
In an arthritic fashion: in a way that is characteristic of a person with arthritis
asthmatically
asthmatically
adv
In an asthmatic manner.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
atheistically
atheistically
adv
in an atheistic manner
autarchically
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autohemolytic
autopsychosis
azygobranchia
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathysophical
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
bleachability
bleachability
noun
The condition of being bleachable
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bostrychoidal
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydodrome
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachypyramid
brachyrrhinia
brachystomata
brachystomous
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotetany
bronchotyphus
butyrochloral
cacopharyngia
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
calamostachys
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
callorhynchus
calyptranthes
canthorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
noun
The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
caryophyllene
caryophyllene
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
cathartically
cathartically
adv
In a cathartic way.
cathodography
caulophylline
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceratophyllum
challengingly
challengingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that challenges
chamaecyparis
chamberlainry
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
chargeability
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
chelerythrine
chelerythrine
noun
A benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
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.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
cherryblossom
chirographary
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chlamydomonas
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
chlormethylic
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chlorophyceae
chlorophyllan
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.