(cytology, of a cell nucleus) Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain.
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
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.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amianthoidal
amphibiontic
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphipeptone
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
ananthropism
anhaematosis
anhaemolytic
animatograph
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
antechinomys
anthoclinium
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthomyiidae
anthospermum
anthotropism
anthoxanthum
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.
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
antichymosin
antighostism
antimethodic
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
arithmomania
arithmomania
noun
an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the subject feels the need to count things
arithromania
astonishment
astonishment
noun
(obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.
(obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
(obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
Something very surprising.
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
atomechanics
atomechanics
noun
(obsolete) The mechanics of atoms.
attouchement
bartholomean
besoothement
boatsmanship
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
bromethylene
bromomethane
bromomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchostomy
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
carbomethene
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
chiromancist
chlormethane
chlormethane
noun
Alternative form of chloromethane
cholehematin
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondriomite
chrismations
chrismations
noun
plural of chrismation
chromatician
chromocenter
chromocenter
noun
An irregular mass of heterochromatin in some chromosomes
chromonemata
chromonemata
noun
plural of chromonema
chronomantic
chronomantic
adj
Relating to chronomancy
chronomastix
chronometers
chronometers
noun
plural of chronometer
chronometric
chronometric
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to chronometry
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
coniothyrium
cottonmouths
cottonmouths
noun
plural of cottonmouth
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
countertheme
countertheme
noun
(chiefly music) A theme that complements or opposes another theme.
crocanthemum
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
dementholize
demolishment
demolishment
noun
(archaic) demolition
demosthenean
demosthenian
demosthenian
Adjective
Demosthenic, pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes.
dermatophone
dermatophony
desmognathae
dethronement
dethronement
noun
The act of being dethroned; the state of having been dethroned or removed from a superior place in a hierarchy.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diazomethane
diazomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
earthmovings
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
emmeniopathy
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
encroachment
encroachment
noun
(law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
endothelioma
endothelioma
noun
Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
endothermies
endothermism
endothermous
enophthalmos
enophthalmos
noun
The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
enophthalmus
enteromorpha
enthronement
enthronement
noun
The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
entomophagan
entomophagan
noun
Any member of the Entomophaga.
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
epithalamion
epithalamion
noun
Alternative form of epithalamium
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.
ethanolamine
ethanolamine
noun
(chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications
ethionamides
ethionamides
noun
plural of ethionamide
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
flannelmouth
flannelmouth
noun
(informal, dated) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
foremasthand
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.
godmothering
godmothering
verb
present participle of godmother
goldsmithing
goldsmithing
noun
The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
gramophonist
gramophonist
noun
Someone who listens to a gramophone
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hambletonian
hammondsport
hamptonville
harmonicists
harmonicists
noun
plural of harmonicist
harmonometer
harmonometer
noun
(rare, dated) An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds.
hecatombaeon
hecatompedon
hegemonistic
hegemonistic
adj
Of or pertaining to hegemonism.
helmholtzian
helmholtzian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1821–1894), German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to modern science.
hemangiomata
hematocyanin
hematogenous
hematogenous
Adjective
Producing blood
Spread by blood
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hemiplankton
hemivagotony
hemocytozoon
hemodilution
hemodilution
noun
(pathology) An increase in the fluid content of blood (and thus a diminution of the number of cells).