(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
agathyrsus
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
airtightly
airtightly
adv
Sealed in an airtight manner.
altropathy
amphithyra
amphitryon
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
anastrophy
anhydrated
anhydrotic
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthrylene
antigraphy
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
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.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archtyrant
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthropody
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
arythmical
asyntrophy
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
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.
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.
barthelemy
bartholemy
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
bathometry
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
beyrichite
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.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botrychium
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brighteyes
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
byrthynsak
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
charactery
charactery
noun
(obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.
(obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charitably
charitably
adv
In a charitable manner.
charophyta
chartology
chartulary
chartulary
noun
Alternative form of cartulary
chernovtsy
cherrytree
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
christmasy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
chytridial
chytridium
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
cryptarchy
cryptarchy
noun
a secret government or rulership
cryptolith
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cyclothure
cymotrichy
cymotrichy
noun
(anthropology) The state of having wavy hair.
cyrtograph
cystirrhea
cystophora
cystophore
cystorrhea
cytherella
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
cytotrophy
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
dehydrated
dehydrated
adj
From which the water has been removed.
Suffering from dehydration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrate
dehydrates
dehydrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrate
dehydrator
dehydrator
noun
(chemistry) A drying agent
A device that removes water from a material
delthyrial
delthyrial
noun
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the delthyrium.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
diastrophy
dihydrated
dihydrated
adj
(chemistry) Combined with two molecules of water
dihysteria
discharity
discharity
noun
Lack of charity.
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
doryanthes
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
dysarthria
dysarthria
noun
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
dysarthric
dysarthric
adj
Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
enchantery
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
enhydritic
enhydritic
adj
Of or relating to enhydrite.
eorhyolite
epistrophy
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
ericophyte
erotopathy
erotopathy
noun
An abnormality related to sexual desire
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
erymanthus
erythraean
erythraeum
erythrasma
erythrasma
noun
A skin disease with brown, scaly skin patches, caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.
erythremia
erythremia
noun
A medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells
erythrinus
erythritic
erythritic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral erythrite.
erythritol
erythritol
noun
(organic chemistry) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute
erythrogen
erythrogen
noun
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
carbon disulphide
erythropia
erythrosin
erythrosin
noun
(chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
(chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.