(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
bysmalith
chambrays
chambrays
noun
plural of chambray
chemistry
chemistry
noun
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamyses
chrismary
chrysemys
chymistry
chymistry
noun
(historical) Early Modern chemistry, as proto-scientific and not fully distinct from alchemy.
Obsolete form of chemistry.
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dimethyls
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dyotheism
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
dysthymia
dysthymia
noun
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
dysthymic
dysthymic
adj
Having or relating to dysthymia.
noun
A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
dyushambe
ecchymose
ecchymose
verb
(medicine) To discolour by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin.
echinomys
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
emphrensy
emphysema
emphysema
noun
(medicine) Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
(pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
eryhtrism
erythemas
erythemas
noun
plural of erythema
erythrism
erythrism
noun
(biology) Abnormal red colouration.
euchymous
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
gymkhanas
gymkhanas
noun
plural of gymkhana
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
hamadryas
hamadryas
noun
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt
haymakers
haymakers
noun
plural of haymaker
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
hemocytes
hemocytes
noun
plural of hemocyte
hemolysin
hemolysin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin
hemolysis
hemolysis
noun
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
hemolyzes
hemolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemolyze
hemoscopy
hesychasm
hesychasm
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hesychasm
heteromys
hilarymas
himalayas
histonomy
histonomy
noun
The science that deals with organic tissues and their formation, development, and functions.
histotomy
histotomy
noun
The dissection of organic tissues.
histozyme
histozyme
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, supposed to be responsible for many normal decompositions and synthetic processes.
hogmanays
hogmenays
homeyness
homeyness
noun
The property of being homey.
homolysin
homolysin
noun
Synonym of isolysin
homolysis
homolysis
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances
The lysis of blood cells by homolysin
homoplasy
homoplasy
noun
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
homospory
homospory
noun
The quality of being homosporous.
homostyly
homostyly
noun
(botany) The condition of being homostylous
hoydenism
hoydenism
noun
The behaviour of a hoyden.
humphreys
hybridism
hybridism
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a hybrid, a word from elements of different languages.
The production of hybrids by cross-breeding.
The state of being hybrid.
hydromels
hydromels
noun
plural of hydromel
hydrosoma
hydrosoma
noun
(biology) The entire organism of any hydrozoon.
hydrosome
hydrosome
noun
(biology) A colony of hydrozoans considered as a single organism
hylactism
hylozoism
hylozoism
noun
A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.
hymenaeus
hymeneals
hymeneals
noun
Nuptials.
plural of hymeneal
hymeniums
hymettius
hymnaries
hymnaries
noun
plural of hymnary
hymnbooks
hymnbooks
noun
plural of hymnbook
hymnodies
hymnodies
noun
plural of hymnody
hymnodist
hymnodist
noun
A composer of hymns.
A person who studies hymnody.
hyphemias
hyphenism
hyphenism
noun
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
hypnotism
hypnotism
noun
The art of inducing hypnosis.
hypoderms
hypoderms
noun
plural of hypoderm
hypostoma
hypostoma
noun
hypostome
hypostome
hypostome
noun
(anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa
ichthyism
isorhythm
isorhythm
noun
(music) A technique that arranges a fixed pattern of pitches with a repeating rhythmic pattern, used in some medieval motets and in more recent works.
ladysmith
ladysmith
Proper noun
a village near New South Wales, Australia.
a town on British Columbia, Canada. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.
town in province, South Africa.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA. Named after Ladysmith, Natal.
a city in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Named after the bride of Charles R. Smith.
lathyrism
lathyrism
noun
A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.
lechayims
lophiomys
lumpishly
lumpishly
adv
In a lumpish manner.
lymphomas
mannishly
mannishly
adv
In a mannish manner.
marshalcy
marshalcy
noun
Synonym of marshalship
martyrish
martyrish
adj
Having characteristics of a martyr.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
maybushes
maybushes
noun
plural of maybush
mayfishes
mayfishes
noun
plural of mayfish
mayorship
mayorship
noun
The office or role of a mayor.
mesophyll
mesophyll
noun
(botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
mesophyls
mesophyls
noun
plural of mesophyl
mesophyte
mesophyte
noun
(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
mesorhiny
methylals
methylals
noun
plural of methylal
methylase
methylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids
minxishly
minxishly
adv
In a minxish manner.
mischancy
mischancy
adj
(archaic, Scotland) dangerous
(archaic, Scotland) unfortunate
misosophy
misosophy
noun
A hatred of wisdom.
misrhymed
misrhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misrhyme
misrhymer
mobbishly
mondayish
mondayish
Adverb
on, or around Monday
Adjective
feeling ill, especially used of clergymen having worked all day Sunday
hungover after a weekend of drinking (as a presumed contributing explanation for a clergyman feeling Mondayish)
grumpy and disheartened on returning to work on a Monday after the weekend