(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
afterhours
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
altropathy
amorphotae
amphitryon
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrotic
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthophora
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
anthradiol
anthranone
anthranone
noun
Alternative form of anthrone
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antichorus
antichrome
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antrophore
antrophose
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphronitre
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apostrophi
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archibuteo
archistome
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archoptoma
archpastor
archpatron
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
arthroderm
arthroderm
noun
(zoology) The external covering of an arthropod.
arthrodiae
arthrodial
arthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia or to an arthrosis
arthrodira
arthrodire
arthrodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct order Arthrodira, armored jawed fishes that flourished in the Devonian period.
arthrolite
arthrolith
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthromere
arthromere
noun
(anatomy) Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal.
arthroncus
arthropoda
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
arthropody
arthrotome
arthrotome
noun
(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
arthrozoan
arthrozoic
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artophoria
artophoria
noun
plural of artophorion
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
astrohatch
asyntrophy
atheromata
atheromata
noun
plural of atheroma
athrogenic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
austrophil
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autoheader
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
averrhoist
azocorinth
azotorrhea
ballhooter
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bartholemy
bathflower
bathoflore
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bebothered
bebothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bebother
beerothite
bethflower
bethorning
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biorythmic
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
birthstool
birthstool
noun
A special type of seat to provide balance and support during childbirth.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boatheader
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.