(cytology, of a cell nucleus) Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain.
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
aeromechanic
aeromechanic
noun
A mechanic in the aircraft industry
allophanamid
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminaphone
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amianthoidal
aminopherase
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amphibiontic
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphineurous
amphipeptone
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
anachromasis
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anglophilism
anhaematosis
anhaemolytic
animatograph
anisochromia
anisochromia
noun
anisochromasia
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
antechinomys
anthoclinium
anthomyiidae
anthotropism
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
antichymosin
antighostism
antimethodic
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
archchampion
archinformer
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
arithmomania
arithmomania
noun
an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the subject feels the need to count things
arithromania
asiphonogama
astonishment
astonishment
noun
(obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.
(obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
(obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
Something very surprising.
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
atomechanics
atomechanics
noun
(obsolete) The mechanics of atoms.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
cephalomenia
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chamaenerion
chamaesiphon
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
championship
championship
noun
(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
Defense or support of some cause.
The position of champion, or winner.
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chernomorish
chickahominy
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
chiromancers
chiromancers
noun
plural of chiromancer
chiromancies
chiromancies
noun
plural of chiromancy
chiromancist
chironomidae
chloranaemia
chloroanemia
cholehematin
choleromania
chondriomere
chondriomite
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chrismations
chrismations
noun
plural of chrismation
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chromatician
chromazurine
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chrominances
chrominances
noun
plural of chrominance
chronomantic
chronomantic
adj
Relating to chronomancy
chronomastix
chronometric
chronometric
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to chronometry
chylomicrons
chylomicrons
noun
plural of chylomicron
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
cinchonamine
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
coachmanship
coachmanship
noun
Skill in driving a coach.
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
coharmonious
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
coniothyrium
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
dementholize
demichamfron
demolishment
demolishment
noun
(archaic) demolition
demonishness
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
demosthenian
demosthenian
Adjective
Demosthenic, pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes.
dermorhynchi
diazomethane
diazomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
disharmonies
disharmonies
noun
plural of disharmony
disharmonise
disharmonise
verb
Alternative form of disharmonize
disharmonism
disharmonism
noun
(anthropology, archaic) A disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.
disharmonize
disharmonize
verb
(intransitive) To cause disorder.
(transitive) To make the cause of disorder.
earthmovings
echinochrome
echinochrome
noun
(biochemistry) A usually red biochrome found in echinoids.
echinodermal
echinodermal
adj
(zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
echinodermic
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
emmeniopathy
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
endomorphies
endomorphism
endomorphism
noun
(geology) The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock
(mathematics) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself
endothelioma
endothelioma
noun
Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
endothermies
endothermism
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enharmonical
enharmonical
adj
Alternative form of enharmonic
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
epiphenomena
epiphenomena
noun
plural of epiphenomenon
epithalamion
epithalamion
noun
Alternative form of epithalamium
erythromania
erythromycin
erythromycin
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
ethanolamine
ethanolamine
noun
(chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications
ethionamides
ethionamides
noun
plural of ethionamide
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
eunuchoidism
eunuchoidism
noun
A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.