(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anepigraphous
angiemphraxis
angiothlipsis
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
antisophistry
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisyphillis
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphototropism
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrisy
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arthrempyesis
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artilleryship
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
aspidocephali
aspidochirota
assistantship
assistantship
noun
A position of employment as an assistant.
The occupation of being an assistant.
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
asthenophobia
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
austrophilism
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autoprothesis
autopsychosis
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathysophical
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharydatis
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
bretwaldaship
bridemaidship
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bronchiospasm
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
cacomorphosis
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carphiophiops
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catchpoleship
cephaloclasia
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalomyitis
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cercopithecus
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chamaecyparis
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chenopodiales
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light