The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allophyle
alphatype
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
amphogeny
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
antipathy
antipathy
noun
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
aphnology
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
ascyphous
asphyctic
asphyctic
adj
Pertaining to asphyxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
aulophyte
authotype
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
azophenyl
baryphony
batyphone
binapthyl
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysic
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
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.
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
cacopathy
cacophony
cacophony
noun
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
camphanyl
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
carpophyl
cataphyll
cataphyll
noun
(botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chaplanry
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippeway
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chirotype
chrysopal
chrysopal
noun
Synonym of chrysoberyl
chrysopee
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chuprassy
colophany
colophany
noun
Alternative form of colophony
colophony
colophony
noun
Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyholds
copyholds
noun
plural of copyhold
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coryphaea
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
cryopathy
cryopathy
noun
(pathology) Any morbid condition caused by coldness
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cryophyte
cryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow
(botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground
cryptarch
cumaphyte
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymaphyte
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynophobe
cynophobe
noun
A person with cynophobia.
cyphellae
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
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.
cytolymph
cytolymph
noun
Synonym of hyaloplasm
cytophaga
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
depthways
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaphysis
diaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone.
(botany) An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.
diglyphic
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphyesis
diphysite
diptychon
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
dysphasia
dysphasia
noun
(pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
dysphasic
dysphasic
adj
Having or relating to dysphasia.
noun
A person who has dysphasia.
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.
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
dysphoric
dysphoric
adj
Causing dysphoria
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
noun
Such a person
dysphotic
dysphotic
adj
Alternative spelling of disphotic
dysraphia
dysraphia
noun
dysraphism
dystrophy
dystrophy
noun
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
ecstrophy
ectophyte
ectophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism
elephancy
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.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
endophyte
endophyte
noun
Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
entophyte
entophyte
noun
(ecology) Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
epharmony
ephoralty
ephoralty
noun
The body of ephors collectively.
The rank or office of an ephor.
ephydriad
ephydriad
noun
(rare) A dryad, a water nymph.
ephymnium
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epihydric
epiphyses
epiphyses
noun
plural of epiphysis
epiphysis
epiphysis
noun
(anatomy) The pineal gland.
(anatomy) The rounded end of any long bone.
(zoology) A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.
epiphytal
epiphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an epiphyte.
epiphytes
epiphytes
noun
plural of epiphyte
epiphytic
epiphytic
adj
(biology, botany) Of or pertaining to an epiphyte
noun
Synonym of epiphyte
epitrophy
epochally
epochally
adv
In an epochal manner.
eriophyes
eriophyid
eriophyid
noun
(zoology) Any mite in the family Eriophyidae.
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.