(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acherontical
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
acronichally
aetiophyllin
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alcoothionic
allophanamid
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.
aluminaphone
amianthoidal
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anapophysial
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angelophanic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anguishously
anhaemolytic
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
anilinophile
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
annihilation
annihilation
noun
(physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it.
The state of being annihilated.
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anthobiology
anthoclinium
anthological
anthological
adj
Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologists
anthologists
noun
plural of anthologist
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthophilian
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthraquinol
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
anticatholic
anticatholic
adj
Opposed to Catholicism.
noun
A person opposed to Catholicism.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
antihalation
antihalation
adj
(photography) Preventing halation.
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
antisiphonal
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
archeologian
archilochian
archilochian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek satirical poet Archilochus and his style.
aristolochin
aristolochin
noun
Synonym of aristolochic acid
ascolichenes
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
atelognathia
azocochineal
azosulphonic
balanophorin
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
bletheration
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bolshevikian
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
borophenylic
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
branchellion
bronchiloquy
bronchiocele
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
cacophonical
cacophonical
adj
cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical
calliphorine
cartoonishly
cartoonishly
adv
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
catchpolling
catholicness
catholicness
noun
The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
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
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomenia
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
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
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
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.
charbroiling
charbroiling
verb
present participle of charbroil
childcrowing
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chilognathan
chilognathan
noun
Any millipede of the subclass Chilognatha
chilpancingo
chilpancingo
Proper noun
The capital of the state of Guerrero in Mexico.
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chloralizing
chloralizing
verb
present participle of chloralize
chloranaemia
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloridation
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorinating
chlorinating
verb
present participle of chlorinate
chlorination
chlorination
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
chlorinators
chlorinators
noun
plural of chlorinator
chlorinities
chlorinities
noun
plural of chlorinity
chlorioninae
chloroanemia
chlorodizing
chlorogenine
chlorogenine
noun
Synonym of alstonine
chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
chloropicrin
chloropicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl₃NO₂ that is used as a pesticide and tear gas
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chlorospinel
chlorospinel
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of spinel
cholecyanine
cholehematin
choleokinase
cholericness
cholericness
noun
The state or quality of being choleric.
choleromania
cholinolytic
cholinolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any agent that counters the action of acetylcholine.
cholocyanine
chologenetic
chronologies
chronologies
noun
plural of chronology
chronologist
chronologist
noun
A person skilled in chronology.
chronologize
chronologize
verb
To establish an order of events based on the time of their occurrence.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylomicrons
chylomicrons
noun
plural of chylomicron
cincholoipon
cincholoipon
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxylic acid 2-[(3R,4S)-3-ethylpiperidin-4-yl]acetic acid formed by the oxidation of cinchonine
cinchonology
cinchonology
noun
The pharmacology of cinchona and its derivatives
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
clinographic
clinographic
adj
Relating to a mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
clinohedrite
clinohedrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
cloddishness
cloddishness
noun
The quality or state of being cloddish.
clotheslined
clotheslined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clothesline