color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
adelomorphic
adiamorphism
aechmophorus
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allomorphite
allothimorph
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
aminopherase
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.
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicyrtous
amphierotism
amphimorulae
amphineurous
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
animatograph
anthospermum
anthotropism
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.
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphorismical
apocamphoric
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
archchampion
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archimorphic
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archoplasmic
arithmograph
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
aromatophore
arthropomata
atherosperma
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
berycomorphi
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
brahmapootra
brahmapootra
Noun
A large domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered.
bromocamphor
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
caridomorpha
celeomorphae
celeomorphic
cephalometer
cephalometer
noun
A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat.
An instrument for measuring the head.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomotor
ceramography
chapmansboro
chemiotropic
chemospheric
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.
chemotrophic
chemotrophic
adj
Of or relating to chemotropism.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chlamyphorus
chromatophil
chromatophil
noun
(cytology) A chromatophilic cell or structure
chromatopsia
chromatopsia
noun
A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia.
chromeplated
chromolipoid
chromoparous
chromoparous
adj
(biology, of a bacterium) That excretes a pigment
chromophilia
chromophilia
noun
Alternative form of chromatophilia
chromophilic
chromophilic
adj
Readily stained with dyes.
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
chromophores
chromophores
noun
plural of chromophore
chromophoric
chromophoric
adj
(biology) Coloured
(chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore
chromoplasts
chromoplasts
noun
plural of chromoplast
chromoscopic
chromosphere
chromosphere
noun
(astronomy) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
chromotropic
chromotropic
adj
Relating to chromotropism
chrysamphora
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
cirsomphalos
coccygomorph
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
comparograph
composograph
composograph
noun
(dated) A retouched photographic collage formerly used in sensationalist journalism.
comprachicos
comprachicos
noun
plural of comprachico
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
coppersmiths
coppersmiths
noun
plural of coppersmith
coprophilism
cosmographer
cosmographer
noun
(astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
(obsolete) Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist.
cosmographic
cosmographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to cosmography.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
crymotherapy
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
cumulophyric
cumulophyric
adj
(geology) Synonym of glomeroporphyritic
cynomorphous
cypselomorph
delomorphous
delomorphous
adj
(biology, of a cell, tissue culture etc) Having a precise and well-formed limit or boundary.
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatophone
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatrophia
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
diamorphosis
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
dichocarpism
drosophyllum
dysmeromorph
dysporomorph
ectomorphism
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
emetatrophia
emperorships
emperorships
noun
plural of emperorship
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.
endomorphies
endomorphism
endomorphism
noun
(geology) The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock
(mathematics) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
enhaemospore
enteromorpha
epimorphosis
epimorphosis
noun
The regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues.