(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achronychous
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acromiohyoid
acronichally
acronychally
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
allochirally
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphicyrtous
amphipyrenin
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anorthophyre
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
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.
anthypophora
anthypophora
noun
(rhetoric) A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
aortorrhaphy
aortorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the aorta
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aphanapteryx
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archbishopry
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archimycetes
archmonarchy
archphylarch
archplagiary
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
argyranthous
argyrythrose
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arrhythmical
arrhythmical
adj
Alternative form of arrhythmic
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
arthropyosis
arthrosyrinx
artiphyllous
artzybasheff
arythmically
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
asynchronies
asynchronies
noun
plural of asynchrony
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
athletocracy
athletocracy
noun
(derogatory, education) The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
athrocytosis
athrocytosis
noun
The absorption of foreign material in the cytoplasm of some cells
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autorhythmus
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathycurrent
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
berycomorphi
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
borghalpenny
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
borophenylic
bostrychidae
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachycardia
brachycardia
noun
Synonym of bradycardia
brachycephal
brachycerous
brachycnemic
brachycranic
brachycranic
Adjective
brachycephalic
brachydactyl
brachyfacial
brachyfacial
adj
(anatomy) Having a short face.
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachyhieric
brachylogies
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachyskelic
brachyskelic
adj
Having unusually short legs
brachystegia
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
breathalyzer
breathalyzer
noun
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.
breathlessly
breathlessly
adv
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
bromethylene
bromohydrate
bronchiloquy
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchophony
bronchophony
noun
(pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bronchostomy
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
burghalpenny
cachinnatory
cachinnatory
adj
Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
cacorhythmic
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
cartoonishly
cartoonishly
adv
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
cataphrygian
cataphyllary
cataphyllary
noun
(botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale
catchpollery
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
ceramography
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.