(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
diphenylthiourea
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishallucination
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
dothienenteritis
echinosphaerites
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electronographic
electronographic
adj
Relating to an electronograph or to electronography.
electrophoresing
electrophoresing
verb
present participle of electrophorese
electrosynthesis
electrosynthesis
noun
(chemistry) the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell
electrosynthetic
electrosynthetic
adj
Relating to electrosynthesis
electrotechnical
electrotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to electrotechnology
electrothermancy
encephalasthenia
encephalitogenic
encephalitogenic
adj
That can cause encephalitis.
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endoerythrocytic
endoerythrocytic
adj
Inside an erythrocyte
endotheliomyxoma
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enneacontahedral
enneacontahedral
adj
Having the form of an enneacontahedron.
enneacontahedron
enneacontahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 90 faces.
enteradenography
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
enterohemorrhage
enteroischiocele
enteropathogenic
enteropathogenic
adj
of or pertaining to an enteropathogen
of, pertaining to, or causing disease of the intestinal tract
enthusiastically
enthusiastically
adv
In an enthusiastic manner.
entomophthorales
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship
noun
The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business.
The quality of being an entrepreneur.
epigonichthyidae
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
epitheliogenetic
erotographomania
erotographomania
noun
An abnormal interest in erotic literature.
An obsession with writing love letters or love poems, usually in connection with sexual arousal.
erythrocytolysin
erythrosinophile
esophagostenosis
esophagostenosis
noun
Alternative form of oesophagostenosis
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.
esthesioneurosis
ethnocentrically
ethnocentrically
adv
In an ethnocentric way.
ethnographically
ethnographically
adv
regarding the ethnography (of a region)
ethnolinguistics
ethnolinguistics
noun
The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
farsightednesses
featherstitching
featherstitching
verb
present participle of featherstitch
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
forthrightnesses
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frontosphenoidal
gallacetophenone
gallacetophenone
noun
(medicine) A yellowish-brown powder (acetophenone with the phenol replaced by pyrogallol) with parasiticide and antiseptic qualities employed externally in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin diseases.
gastrohypertonic
gelatinochloride
genethlialogical
genethlialogical
Adjective
Relating to genethlialogy.
gerontomorphosis
gerontomorphosis
noun
(zoology) Evolutionary change involving extreme specialisation and a reduction in the capability for further change.
gerontotherapies
glottochronology
glottochronology
noun
The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.
graphoanalytical
greatheartedness
greatheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being greathearted; courage or magnanimity.
haemagglutinated
haemangiomatosis
haemangiomatosis
noun
Alternative form of hemangiomatosis
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
haussmannization
haussmannization
Noun
The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.
heavyheartedness
heavyheartedness
noun
Alternative form of heavy-heartedness
heliocentrically
heliocentrically
adv
In a heliocentric manner.
helminthological
helminthological
adj
Relating to helminthology.
helminthosporium
helminthosporoid
hemagglutinating
hemagglutinating
adj
That causes hemagglutination.
hemagglutination
hemagglutination
noun
The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
hemagglutinative
hemagglutinative
adj
Of or relating to hemagglutination.
hematobranchiate
hematocrystallin
hematocrystallin
noun
(biology, archaic) hemoglobin
hemilaryngectomy
hemilaryngectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of the anterior of the larynx, typically together with underlying thyroid cartilage
hemineurasthenia
hemoglobinometer
hemoglobinometer
noun
Alternative form of haemoglobinometer
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobinopathy
noun
(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
hepatolenticular
hepatolenticular
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the liver and the lens of the eye, which suffer degenerative effects in Wilson's disease.
hernioenterotomy
heteroagglutinin
heterochronistic
heterochronistic
adj
Relating to heterochrony.
heteroeciousness
heterogenousness
heteroinoculable
heterosiphonales
heterosuggestion
heterosuggestion
noun
suggestion from outside
heterotransplant
heterotransplant
noun
Synonym of heterograft
verb
Synonym of xenotransplant
heterozygousness
heterozygousness
noun
The quality of being heterozygous.
hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions
hierophantically
hierophantically
adv
In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
hippocastanaceae
histogenetically
histogenetically
adv
In terms of histogenesis.
homeocrystalline
homofermentative
homofermentative
adj
That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
hospitalizations
hospitalizations
noun
plural of hospitalization
humanitarianisms
humanitarianisms
noun
plural of humanitarianism
hutchinsonianism
hyalocrystalline
hydrazimethylene
hydrodynamometer
hydrodynamometer
noun
An instrument to measure the velocity of a liquid current by the force of its impact.
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydroperitonitis
hydropneumatosis
hygroexpansivity
hymenogastraceae
hyoepiglottidean
hyperconfidently
hypercorrectness
hypercorrectness
noun
The state or condition of being hypercorrect.
hyperdeification
hyperdeterminant
hyperdeterminant
noun
(mathematics) A generalisation of a determinant in a higher dimension.
hyperdiatessaron
hyperemotionally
hyperemotionally
adv
In a hyperemotional manner.
hyperemotiveness
hyperethicalness
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hypergenetically
hyperintelligent
hyperintelligent
Adjective
Having remarkable intelligence.
hypernaturalness
hypernitrogenous
hyperorthognathy
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperplatyrrhine
hyperprognathous
hyperprognathous
adj
Excessively prognathous
hyperreverential
hyperromanticism
hypersensibility
hypersensibility
noun
hyperesthesia
hypersensitising
hypersensitising
verb
present participle of hypersensitise
hypersensitivity
hypersensitivity
noun
Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.
The state of being easily offended or hurt.
hypersensitizing
hypersensitizing
adj
That hypersensitizes.
verb
present participle of hypersensitize
hypersentimental
hypersentimental
adj
Extremely sentimental.
hypertechnically
hypertetrahedron
hypertetrahedron
noun
(geometry) An analog of a tetrahedron that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypnogenetically
hypoalimentation
hypoalimentation
noun
A nutrition disorder associated with nourishment that is inadequate.
hypocotyledonary
hypocotyledonary
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the cotyledons
hypocotyledonous
hypocriticalness
hypokeimenometry
hypotheticalness
hypotrochanteric
hypotrochanteric
adj
Beneath the trochanter of the femur
hypsilophodontid
hypsilophodontid
noun
An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).