(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
adenophthalmia
aepyornithidae
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
africanthropus
agrostographic
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allothimorphic
allotriophagia
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anoplotherioid
anorthographic
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anthophyllitic
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropogenist
anthropolatric
anthropolithic
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropopathia
anthropopathic
anthropopathic
adj
Of or relating to anthropopathy.
anthropophagic
anthropophagic
adj
Cannibalistic; man-eating.
anthropophagit
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthroposophic
anthroposophic
adj
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
anthroropolith
antianopheline
antianopheline
adj
That counters anopheles mosquitos
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antiophthalmic
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antiphagocytic
antiphagocytic
adj
(immunology) impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antipriesthood
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphydrotropism
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatic
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatic
apostrophation
apostrophation
noun
(rare) Personal address via apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).
(rare) The omission of parts of a word by means of an apostrophe (punctuation mark), contraction.
apostrophising
apostrophising
verb
present participle of apostrophise
apostrophizing
apostrophizing
verb
present participle of apostrophize
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
arbitratorship
arbitratorship
noun
The role or status of an arbitrator.
archanthropine
archpolitician
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
arteriographic
arteriographic
adj
(medicine) Relating to arteriography.
arteriorrhaphy
arteriorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) The suturing of an artery
arthroempyesis
arthrogryposis
arthrogryposis
noun
(countable, teratology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
(uncountable, teratology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
astrophysicist
astrophysicist
noun
One who studies astrophysics.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophytically
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophobia
bacteriophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of bacteria
ballistophobia
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
barytophyllite
batrachophidia
batrachophobia
batrachophobia
noun
Fear of frogs.
bellerophontic
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzothiophene
benzothiophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
blastophthoria
blastophthoria
noun
Degeneration of the germ cells as a result of poisoning by syphilis, lead, alcohol, opium, etc.
blastophthoric
blepharoptosis
blepharoptosis
noun
The drooping of the upper eyelid.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
bronchoscopist
bronchoscopist
noun
One who carries out bronchoscopy.
bronchotyphoid
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
cartographical
cartographical
adj
Pertaining to cartography.
catastrophical
catastrophical
adj
catastrophic
cercopithecoid
cercopithecoid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
chalcographist
chalcographist
noun
Synonym of chalcographer
chalcophyllite
chalcophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
chaptalization
chaptalization
noun
the addition of sugar to grape juice in the fermentation of wine. Usually done if the grapes are thought to lack enough natural sugars for the desired alcohol content.
charioteership
charioteership
noun
The role or status of a charioteer.
chartographist
chartophylacia
cheilodipterus
cheiloplasties
cheiloplasties
noun
plural of cheiloplasty
cheimatophobia
cheiropatagium
chemoreception
chemoreception
noun
the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chiropterygian
chiropterygium
chlorophyllite
chlorophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of cordierite
chloroplatinic
chloroplatinic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to chloroplatinic acid or its derivatives.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage
christophanies
chromatopathia
chromatopathic
chromatophilia
chromatophilia
noun
(cytology) The property of a cell that readily stains with an appropriate dye
chromatophilic
chromatophilic
adj
(cytology) Being readily stained
chromatophobia
chromatophobia
noun
(cytology) resistance to staining
chromatophoric
chromatophoric
adj
Relating to a chromatophore.
chrometophobia
chrometophobia
noun
Fear of money.
chrysophlyctis
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cirsophthalmia
claustrophilia
claustrophilia
noun
The love or arousal of enclosed, tight places.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.