(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypy
allotypy
noun
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblypod
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
apectomy
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
aplotomy
apocarpy
apocarpy
noun
The quality of being apocarpous.
apocryph
apocynum
apollyon
apollyon
Proper noun
The destroying angel of the underworld, the undoer or disintegrator.
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apophony
apophony
noun
(phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apoplexy
apoplexy
noun
(informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.
(medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
(medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
apospory
apospory
noun
(biology) The ability of a plant's sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has the ploidy level of the sporophyte.
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
areopagy
areopagy
noun
(obsolete) secret tribunal, conclave
artotype
artotype
noun
(archaic) A kind of autotype.
artotypy
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
beparody
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
bradypod
cacotype
calotype
calotype
noun
A talbotype
calypsos
calypsos
noun
plural of calypso
calyptro
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
campoody
capromys
capronyl
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
chrysopa
claypool
clypeola
clypeola
noun
Alternative form of clypeole
Any brassica of the genus Clypeola
Any sea snail of the genus Clypeola
compathy
copycats
copycats
noun
plural of copycat
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
cyanopia
cyanopia
noun
Alternative form of cyanopsia
cyclopia
cyclopia
noun
(teratology) A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets.
cyrtopia
dacryops
dacryops
noun
(pathology) A cyst in a lacrimal duct
An excess of tears in the eye
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
diascopy
diascopy
noun
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
dyspnoea
dyspnoea
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dyspnea
dystopia
dystopia
noun
(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
eupatory
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
foreplay
foreplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in foreplay.
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
gynopara
gynopara
noun
A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs.
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
hardcopy
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
hydropac
hypnogia
hypoacid
hypoacid
adj
hypoacidic
hypocarp
hypocarp
noun
(botany) hypocarpium
hypogamy
hypogamy
noun
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypohyal
hypohyal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal.
noun
One of the hypohyal bones or cartilages.
hyponeas
hyponoia
hyponoia
noun
The thought or idea that underlies a myth.
hypopial
hypopnea
hypopnea
noun
(pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
hypozoan
insapory
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
japygoid
japygoid
noun
(zoology) Any hexapod of the superfamily Japygoidea.
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
jeopardy
jeopardy
noun
Danger of loss, harm, or failure.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger.
lepocyta
lopheavy
lymphoma
lymphoma
noun
(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
macropsy
macropsy
noun
(pathology) macropsia
maypoles
maypoles
noun
plural of maypole
mazopexy
micanopy
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
myopathy
myopathy
noun
(medicine) Any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders
myopical
myopical
adj
Archaic form of myopic.
myoplasm
myoplasm
noun
The contractile part of a muscle cell
myopolar
myoporad
myospasm
myospasm
noun
A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
myotalpa
myriapod
myriapod
noun
(zoology) Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.
myxopoda
nauscopy
nauscopy
noun
(obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
nonapply
nonparty
nonparty
adj
(law) Not a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.
Not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.
noun
(law) One who is not a party.
nonpayer
nonpayer
noun
One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
nonplays
nonplays
noun
plural of nonplay
octapody
octapody
noun
(prosody) A metre or verse of eight feet.
ocypodan
ocypodan
noun
Any crab of the family Ocypodidae
olympiad
olympiad
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Olympiad, q.v.
olympian
olympian
Adjective
Of or relating to the Greek gods; godlike, celestial.
Aloof; remote and superior.
Of or relating to Olympia or Mount Olympus.
Of or relating the Olympic Games.
Noun
Any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades.
Someone from Olympia.
An athlete competing in the Olympics.
olympias
olympias
Proper noun
Epirote queen who was the mother of Alexander the Great.
name of historical use only.
olyphant
omophagy
omophagy
noun
The eating of raw flesh.
opaquely
opaquely
adv
In an opaque manner.
operably
operably
adv
(medicine) Such that it allows an operation to take place.
operancy
opinably
opsigamy
opsigamy
noun
(rare) marriage at an old age
optimacy
optimacy
noun
a most favourable condition or state
government by the nobility
the nobility, collectively
orphancy
orphancy
noun
The losing of both parents through their death.
orphanry
orphanry
noun
(rare) An institution for the care and protection of orphans; an orphanage.
(rare) The losing of both parents through death.
(rare) The state of being an orphan.
otopathy
otopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the ear
outplays
outplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outplay
outprays
outprays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpray
overpays
overpays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpay
overplay
overplay
verb
(transitive) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
(transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently.
(transitive, golf) To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
(transitive, intransitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
overpray
oxyaphia
oxybapha
pachypod
pachypod
noun
(zoology, sometimes attributive) Any of a group of animals with thick feet.
paduasoy
paduasoy
noun
A garment made from this material.
A rich and heavy silk material.
pageboys
pageboys
noun
plural of pageboy
palilogy
palilogy
noun
(rhetoric) Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.
palimony
palimony
noun
(law) A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
palinody
palinody
noun
Obsolete form of palinode.
panayano
pandowdy
pandowdy
noun
(US) A pudding of spiced, sliced apples (or other fruit), sugar and butter, baked with a crumble topping in a deep dish.
panofsky
panotype
panotype
noun
(historical) A picture made by the collodion process.
pansophy
pansophy
noun
Complete and universal knowledge, or a system of such universal knowledge.
panzooty
papagayo
paperboy
paperboy
noun
A male who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
paralogy
paralogy
noun
(biology) A paralogous relationship
(logic) paralogism, fallacy
paratory
paronyms
paronyms
noun
plural of paronym
paronymy
paronymy
noun
The quality of being paronymous.
The use of paronymous words.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
parrotry
parrotry
noun
Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else's words or sayings; mindless repetition.