(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amblycephalus
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaptomorphus
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
angiemphraxis
anomophyllous
aphototropism
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
archeptolemus
arthrempyesis
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
austrophilism
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastophyllum
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
bridemaidship
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bronchiospasm
cacomorphosis
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
cephalomyitis
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chamaecyparis
chamecephalus
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromatoscopy
chromoplasmic
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
circumspheral
cnemapophysis
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
companionship
companionship
noun
(archaic) An association, a fellowship.
An organized group of people.
The state of being a journeyman.
The state of having or being a companion.
compsognathus
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
dissympathize
dodecaphonism
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
elaphoglossum
embryophagous
emphysematous
emphysematous
adj
(medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
entomophagous
entomophagous
adj
feeding on insects; insectivorous
ephemeralness
ephemeralness
noun
The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
epithalamiast
epithalamiast
noun
One who writes an epithalamium.
epithalamiums
esophagectomy
esophagectomy
noun
Alternative form of oesophagectomy
esophagometer
esophagospasm
esophagospasm
noun
(countable) A spasm of the esophagus.
(uncountable) Excessive irritability of the esophagus.
esophagostomy
esophagostomy
noun
(surgery) The making of an opening directly into the esophagus
euphemisation
euphemistical
euphemistical
adj
Archaic form of euphemistic.
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
francophilism
gasmetophytic
gastrophilism
gastrophilism
noun
The love of good food.
gentlemanship
gentlemanship
noun
The bearing or quality of a gentleman.
grantsmanship
grantsmanship
noun
The art of obtaining grants-in-aid.
graphometrist
gymnosophical
haemaphysalis
haemapophysis
haemapophysis
noun
Alternative form of hemapophysis
haematosepsis
haematosepsis
noun
(pathology) A septic infection of the bloodstream
haemosporidia
hemapophyseal
hemapophyseal
adj
Relating to the hemapophysis.
hemapophysial
hematophagous
hematophagous
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous
hematoplastic
hematoplastic
adj
Alternative form of haematoplastic
hematopoiesis
hematopoiesis
noun
(hematology, cytology) The process by which blood cells are produced.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hematospermia
hematospermia
noun
(pathology) The presence of blood in the semen
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
hemicatalepsy
hemicephalous
hemiparalysis
hemiparalysis
noun
paralysis of half of the face or body
hemiparasitic
hemiparasitic
adj
semiparasitic
hemiprismatic
hemispherical
hemispherical
adj
Having the shape of half a sphere.
Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.
hemosporidian
hemosporidian
noun
Alternative form of haemosporidian
hepatectomies
hepatectomies
noun
plural of hepatectomy
hepaticostomy
heptaspermous
hermaphrodism
hermaphrodism
noun
A congenital condition in which an organism possesses the reproductive organs of both sexes.
heterocarpism
heterocarpism
noun
Synonym of heterocarpy
homalopterous
homoeopathist
homoeopathist
noun
Alternative form of homeopathist
homoeoplastic
homoeoplastic
adj
Alternative form of homeoplastic
hopkinsianism
horsemanships
horsemanships
noun
plural of horsemanship
hyperaltruism
hyperaltruism
noun
Extreme altruism
hypermegasoma
hypermystical
hypermystical
adj
Extremely or excessively mystical.
hyperparoxysm
hyperurbanism
hyperurbanism
noun
(linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect.
hypopinealism
hypostomatous
hypostomatous
adj
Having a stoma on the lower surface
hypsometrical
hypsometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
imperatorship
isometrograph
isometrograph
noun
A device used to draw lines parallel to an existing one
isophenomenal
judaeophilism
lagophthalmos
lagophthalmos
noun
lagophthalmia
lagophthalmus
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
liparomphalus
lissamphibian
lissamphibian
adj
Characteristic of these creatures.
noun
Any of the living amphibians of the subclass Lissamphibia, including the frog and salamander families.
lophiostomate
loxophthalmus
lymphadenitis
lymphadenitis
noun
(biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.