(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
acherontical
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acronichally
adelomorphic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
alcoholicity
alcoholicity
noun
A measure of the alcoholic content of something
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alcoothionic
alethiologic
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allochirally
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
allothigenic
allothogenic
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.
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondyla
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
angelophanic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophobiac
anhaemolytic
anthoclinium
anthological
anthological
adj
Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
anticatholic
anticatholic
adj
Opposed to Catholicism.
noun
A person opposed to Catholicism.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
apalachicola
aphidicolous
aphorismical
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
apographical
apophylactic
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archeolithic
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archilochian
archilochian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek satirical poet Archilochus and his style.
archipelagos
archoplasmic
aristolochia
aristolochin
aristolochin
noun
Synonym of aristolochic acid
arthroclasia
arthroclasia
noun
(surgery) The breaking of an ankylosis in order to allow more mobility in the joint
arthroclisis
ascolichenes
atheological
atheological
adj
Opposed to theology.
atheistic
atheoretical
atheoretical
adj
Independent of theory
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autochemical
azocochineal
azosulphonic
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bathycolpian
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophilic
bibliophilic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bolshevistic
borophenylic
brachiolaria
brachiolaria
noun
(zoology) The second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria
brachylogies
branchellion
bronchiloquy
bronchiocele
cacochymical
cacochymical
adj
cacochymic
cacophonical
cacophonical
adj
cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical
calciphilous
calciphilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Suited to a calcareous soil
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
calcographic
calcographic
adj
Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
calliphorine
carbophilous
cartoonishly
cartoonishly
adv
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
catchpolling
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
catholically
catholically
adv
In a catholic manner.
catholicates
catholicates
noun
plural of catholicate
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
catholiciser
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
catholicizer
catholicizes
catholicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catholicize
catholicness
catholicness
noun
The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
catholicoses
catholicoses
noun
plural of catholicos
celeomorphic
celidography
celiorrhaphy
celioschisis
centillionth
centillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one centillion (10³⁰³ short scale, or 10⁶⁰⁰ long scale).
noun
One of a centillion equal parts of a whole
The person or thing in the centillionth position.
cephaloconic
cephalodymia
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomenia
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodic
cephalopodic
Adjective
Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
chalazogamic
chalazogamic
adj
Relating to chalazogamy.
chalazoidite
chalcedonian
chalcedonian
Noun
One who accepts the definition given at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) of how the divine and human relate in the person of Jesus Christ.
chalcedonies
chalcedonies
noun
plural of chalcedony
chalcidiform
chalcidoidea
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
chalcolithic
chalcolithic
adj
Synonym of Eneolithic
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chalicothere
chalicothere
noun
Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.
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.
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
charbroiling
charbroiling
verb
present participle of charbroil
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.