(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphithyra
amphitryon
amphrysian
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anhydremia
anhydremic
archinfamy
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.
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
arythmical
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autothermy
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.
biorythmic
botrychium
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bromhydric
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
camphoroyl
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
cherimoyer
chirimoyer
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
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
chromophyl
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
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chrysammic
chrysomyia
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
chytridium
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cymotrichy
cymotrichy
noun
(anthropology) The state of having wavy hair.
cynomorpha
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
dharmakaya
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
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
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
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurymachus
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
furomethyl
graphonomy
graphonomy
noun
Synonym of graphonomics
groomishly
gymnarchus
gymnorhina
gyrochrome
halochromy
hamadryads
hamadryads
noun
plural of hamadryad
hamperedly
handyframe
harmlessly
harmlessly
adv
In a harmless manner.
heliometry
heliometry
noun
The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
hemelytral
hemelytron
hemelytron
noun
(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.
hemelytrum
hemelytrum
noun
Alternative form of hemelytron
hemelyttra
hemerology
hemerology
noun
The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.
hemielytra
hemikaryon
hemimorphy
hemimyaria
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
herniotomy
herniotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
heterogamy
heterogamy
noun
(biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
(sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races.
heteronomy
heteronomy
noun
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.
The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
The state of being beholden to external influences.
heteronymy
heteronymy
noun
(by extension) Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
A single word or symbol that can have different but related meanings.
Resulting from the actions of multiple or external causal agents.
The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
The use of multiple names for a single person or thing; polyonymy
hidromancy
hidromancy
noun
Obsolete form of hydromancy.
hieromachy
hieromancy
hieromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
hieronymic
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
himyaritic
himyaritic
Adjective
Himyaric
hippometry
holomorphy
holomorphy
noun
(mathematics) holomorphic functions (or their study)
holomyaria
holomyarii
homagyrius
homerology
homewardly
homochromy
homochromy
noun
(zoology) The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection
homoeomery
homoeomery
noun
Alternative form of homoeomeria
homography
homography
noun
(geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.
The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters (as with a pair of homonyms), or also as represented with similar or identical glyphs (as with homoglyphs); the state or quality of existing as homographs.
homomorphy
homomorphy
noun
(biology) similarity of form; resemblance in external character or in geometric ground form
homothermy
hormonally
hormonally
adv
In a hormonal way.
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humbuggery
humbuggery
noun
trickery; deception
humorology
humorology
noun
Study of humor.
humorously
humorously
adv
In a humorous manner; jocularly
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydramnion
hydramnion
noun
(medicine, chiefly dated) Polyhydramnios.
hydramnios
hydramnios
noun
polyhydramnios
hydrodrome
hydromancy
hydromancy
noun
Divination by water or other liquid.
hydromania
hydromania
noun
A morbid craving for water.
A morbid propensity to suicide by drowning.
An intense attraction to water.
hydromatic
hydrometer
hydrometer
noun
An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
hydrometra
hydrometra
noun
An accumulation of thin mucus or other watery fluid in the cavity of the uterus.
hydrometry
hydrometry
noun
(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers
hydromorph
hydromotor
hydromotor
noun
A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern.
hydromyoma
hydrosomal
hydrosomal
adj
Relating to the hydrosoma.
hydrostome
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroximic
hydroximic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of oxoacids in which a double-bonded oxygen atom is replaced by a =N-OH or =N-OR
hyetometer
hygrometer
hygrometer
noun
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
hygrometry
hygrometry
noun
The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
