color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acromiohyoid
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
aeschynomene
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
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.
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalolith
amygdophenin
anhaemolytic
antechinomys
anthomyiidae
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
antichymosin
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
archmonarchy
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
asomatophyte
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autorhythmus
berycomorphi
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
bromethylene
bromohydrate
bronchostomy
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bulbophyllum
cacochymical
cacochymical
adj
cacochymic
cacorhythmic
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
caulophyllum
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalophyma
ceramography
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chickahominy
chirogymnast
chlamydozoan
chlamyphorus
chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
noun
(botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondromyces
chondromyoma
chrestomathy
chrestomathy
noun
A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
chromatocyte
chromatocyte
noun
(biology) Any cell that contains a pigment
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chrysamphora
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chrysostomic
chrysostomic
adj
Of or pertaining to John Chrysostom, early Archbishop of Constantinople
golden-tongued (used as an epithet)
chrysostomus
chrysothemis
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.
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
cladophyllum
coccygomorph
coenenchymal
coenenchymal
adj
(biology) Relating to, or composed of coenenchyme
collenchymas
collenchymas
noun
plural of collenchyma
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
coniothyrium
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
crymotherapy
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
cumulophyric
cumulophyric
adj
(geology) Synonym of glomeroporphyritic
cyclothymiac
cyclothymiac
adj
Related to, or affected by cyclothymia.
noun
A person affected by cyclothymia.
cyclothymias
cyclothymias
noun
plural of cyclothymia
cymbocephaly
cymotrichous
cymotrichous
adj
(anthropology) Having wavy hair.
cynomorphous
cypselomorph
cytochemical
cytochemical
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells
dehydromucic
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermorhynchi
dethyroidism
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
drosophyllum
dyophysitism
dyotheletism
dyothelitism
dyothelitism
noun
(Christianity, theology) dyothelism
dysmenorrhea
dysmenorrhea
noun
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a disorder in its own right (and thus a diagnosis).
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders.
dysmeromorph
dysporomorph
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
emmeniopathy
erythematous
erythematous
adj
Of or pertaining to erythema.
erythroderma
erythroderma
noun
An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
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.
erythroxylum
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
euphemiously
eurythermous
exothermally
exothermally
adv
In an exothermal manner
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
gametophytes
gametophytes
noun
plural of gametophyte
gametophytic
gametophytic
adj
(botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.
(botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
geochemistry
geochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.
geothermally
geothermally
adv
By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy
gigantomachy
gigantomachy
noun
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
(by extension) Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
grypotherium
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
hadromycosis
haematocryal
haematocryal
adj
(zoology) cold-blooded
haematolysis
haematolysis
noun
haemolysis
haematophyte
haematoxylic
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
haemodynamic
haemodynamic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemodynamic
hamartiology
hamartiology
noun
(Christianity) The theology or study of sin.
hammochrysos
hammochrysos
noun
A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.
harmonically
harmonically
adv
In a harmonic manner.
harmoniously
harmoniously
adv
In a harmonious manner; coordinately.
healthsomely
hebdomadally
hebdomadally
adv
In periods of seven days; weekly.
hemadrometry
hemapophysis
hemapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.