An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipyrenin
amphithyrons
amphorophony
amygdophenin
anhaemolytic
antechinomys
anthomyiidae
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.
antichymosin
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimythical
archmonarchy
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
azimethylene
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachycnemic
bromethylene
bronchostomy
calycanthemy
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
chickahominy
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chirogymnast
chlamydozoan
chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
noun
(botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondromyces
chondromyoma
chrysamminic
chylomicrons
chylomicrons
noun
plural of chylomicron
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
clanjamphrey
coenenchymal
coenenchymal
adj
(biology) Relating to, or composed of coenenchyme
collenchymas
collenchymas
noun
plural of collenchyma
coniothyrium
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
cynomorphous
demiheavenly
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
dermatophony
dermenchysis
dermorhynchi
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
diethylamine
diethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH₃CH₂)₂NH
dysmenorrhea
dysmenorrhea
noun
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a disorder in its own right (and thus a diagnosis).
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders.
emmeniopathy
engastrimyth
engastrimyth
noun
A ventriloquist.
enthymematic
enthymematic
adj
Of or pertaining to enthymeme.
erythromania
erythromycin
erythromycin
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
ethylenimine
ethylenimine
noun
(organic chemistry) aziridine
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
eutychianism
eutychianism
Noun
Monophysitism; especially, the form of monophysitism taught by Eutyches.
gigantomachy
gigantomachy
noun
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
(by extension) Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
gymnarchidae
gymnasiarchy
gymnosophist
gymnosophist
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
haemodynamic
haemodynamic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemodynamic
handmaidenly
handmaidenly
adj
Befitting a handmaiden.
harmonically
harmonically
adv
In a harmonic manner.
harmoniously
harmoniously
adv
In a harmonious manner; coordinately.
hemadynamics
hemadynamics
noun
Alternative form of hemodynamics
hematocyanin
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemerythrins
hemerythrins
noun
plural of hemerythrin
hemivagotony
hemocytozoon
hemodynamics
hemodynamics
noun
(medicine) The circulation and movement of blood in the body, and the forces involved therein.
hemoerythrin
heteronymous
heteronymous
adj
(ophthalmology) Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye)
Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings.
Of, or relating to a heteronym.
homodynamous
homodynamous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy.
homogonously
homonymously
homonymously
adv
Equivocally; ambiguously.
In a homonymous manner, so as to have the same name or relation.
homotonously
honeycombing
honeycombing
noun
A honeycomb pattern or structure.
verb
present participle of honeycomb
honeymooners
honeymooners
noun
plural of honeymooner
honeymooning
honeymooning
adj
On a honeymoon.
noun
A honeymoon.
verb
present participle of honeymoon
honeymouthed
houghmagandy
hydrodynamic
hydrodynamic
adj
(physics) Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics.
Operated by the force of water in motion.
hydroforming
hydroforming
noun
(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluid
(organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen
hydromancies
hydromancies
noun
plural of hydromancy
hydromedusan
hydromedusan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the hydromedusas.
hymeniferous
hymeniophore
hymenocallis
hymenochaete
hymenogaster
hymenomycete
hymenomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus with a fruiting body whose hymenophore develops either unenclosed or enclosed only with a velum.
hymenophorum
hymenopteran
hymenopteran
adj
(entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.
noun
(entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
hymenopteron
hymenopteron
noun
Any insect of the order Hymenoptera
hymenopttera
hymenotomies
hymenotomies
noun
plural of hymenotomy
hymnographer
hymnographer
noun
A person who composes hymns.
A writer whose subject is hymns.
hymnological
hyomandibula
hyomandibula
noun
(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish
hyoscyamines
hyoscyamines
noun
plural of hyoscyamine
hypercrinism
hyperendemic
hyperendemic
adj
(medicine) That has a high and continued incidence in an area
hypermnesias
hypermnesias
noun
plural of hypermnesia
hypermnestic
hypermnestic
adj
Pertaining to hypermnesia; demonstrating or pertaining to a very high level of memory or recall.
hypermnestra
hypoalonemia
hypognathism
hypognathism
noun
The property of being hypognathous.
hypogonadism
hypogonadism
noun
A defect of the reproductive system that results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes).
hypoinosemia
hypolimnetic
hypolimnetic
adj
Relating to the hypolimnion.
hypomnematic
hypomochlion
hypomochlion
noun
fulcrum
hypomyotonia
hyponatremia
hyponatremia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium in blood plasma.
hypotympanic
hypotympanic
adj
Located below the middle ear
Relating to the hypotympanum
hypsiprymnus
hypsodontism
hysteromania
hysteromania
noun
(archaic) A condition involving both hysteria and mania.
(archaic) nymphomania
ichthyomancy
ichthyomancy
noun
Divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury.
Divination interpreting the entrails of fish. A form of aruspicy.
ichthyomania
inhumorously
inohymenitic
interrhyming
interrhyming
verb
present participle of interrhyme
isoyohimbine
lachrymation
lachrymation
noun
(medicine or literary) The flow of tears; crying
lophiomyinae
lymphadenoid
lymphadenoid
adj
Resembling a lymphatic gland or lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenoma
lymphadenoma
noun
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any malignant lymphatic tumor, including lymphosarcoma or lymphadenocarcinoma.
(biology, medicine, archaic) Any pseudoleukaemia, especially Hodgkin's disease.
(biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.
lymphadenome
lymphangioma
lymphangioma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour of the lymph vessel.
lymphangitic
lymphangitic
adj
Relating to lymphangitis.
lymphangitis
lymphangitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the lymphatic channels, the result of infection at a site distal to the channel.
lymphogenous
lymphogenous
adj
Characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels
lymphopenial
mahayanistic
mataeotechny
mataeotechny
noun
(archaic, obsolete, formal) An unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.