(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
achromobacter
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.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
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
allochromatic
allochromatic
adj
(chemistry, physics, by extension) Having properties that are due to the presence of impurities, or to radiation damage
(mineralogy, especially of a gemstone) Having a colour that is due to the presence of impurities
allorrhythmic
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alymphopotent
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidothiazole
aminoethionic
aminothiophen
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotokous
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphikaryotic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amygdalopathy
anaptomorphus
anisognathism
anomalotrophy
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
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.
antiharmonist
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antimonarchal
antimonarchic
antimonarchic
adj
(politics) Opposing monarchy.
antiochianism
aphototropism
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apophorometer
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
archdogmatist
archeptolemus
archiblastoma
arithmocratic
arithmocratic
adj
Relating to arithmocracy.
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
arthroempyema
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
atheromatosis
atheromatosis
noun
(pathology) The deposition of atheromas in the arteries
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
austrophilism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
automechanism
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastophyllum
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachystomata
brachystomous
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
bridgehampton
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromoethylene
bronchotomist
brontotherium
cacophthalmia
calamostachys
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catecholamine
catecholamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
cathartolinum
cathetometric
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
ceratophyllum
chaetosomidae
chamaeleontis
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheilostomata
cheirotherium
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
noun
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemosorption
chemosorptive
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.
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chlormethylic
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformist
chloroformist
noun
(medicine, archaic) One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
chloromethane
chloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH₃Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
cholesteatoma
cholesteatoma
noun
(pathology) A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
cholesteremia
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chrestomathic
chrestomathic
adj
(of teaching or learning) That has a practical use
noun
A practical handbook.
chrismatories
chrismatories
noun
plural of chrismatory
chromatically
chromatically
adv
In a chromatic manner.
chromaticness
chromaticness
noun
The quality of being chromatic.
chromatograph
chromatograph
noun
(analytical chemistry) A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation.
verb
To analyze or separate mixtures using chromatography
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatolytic
chromatolytic
adj
Relating to chromatolysis.
chromatometer
chromatopathy
chromatophile
chromatophore
chromatophore
noun
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.