(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
albuminoscope
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
alymphopotent
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplitudinous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
androcephalum
angiolymphoma
angioneoplasm
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antebaptismal
anteoperculum
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiprelatism
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bespecklement
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanulaceae
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campyloneuron
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chondrolipoma
chromeplating
circumpolygon
circumspangle
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complacencies
complacencies
noun
plural of complacency
complacential
complacential
adj
(obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complimenting
complimenting
verb
present participle of compliment
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
comtemplating
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemplating
contemplating
verb
present participle of contemplate
contemplation
contemplation
noun
Holy meditation.
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemplature
cosmopolitans
cosmopolitans
noun
plural of cosmopolitan
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dermanaplasty
desmoneoplasm
developmental
developmental
adj
Related to development.
noun
A trainee flight controller.
diphenylamine
diphenylamine
noun
(chemistry) an aromatic amine, (C₆H₅)₂NH, used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, explosives, pesticides, fungicides and pharmaceuticals
dipicrylamine
dipsomaniacal
dipsomaniacal
adj
pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
discompliance
discompliance
noun
(obsolete) Failure or refusal to comply.
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.
dispeoplement
dispeoplement
noun
(archaic) Depopulation.
displacements
displacements
noun
plural of displacement
dissepimental
dissepimental
adj
Relating to a dissepiment.
downtrampling
empiricalness
empiricalness
noun
Quality of being empirical.
emplastration
emplastration
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The application of a plaster or salve.
(obsolete) Grafting by inoculation; budding.
encephalogram
encephalogram
noun
(medicine) An image of the brain obtained by encephalography.
encephalomata
encephalomata
noun
plural of encephaloma
encephalomere
encephalotome
encephalotome
noun
A surgical instrument used for encephalotomy.
encephalotomy
encephalotomy
noun
The dissection of the brain.
encyclopedism
encyclopedism
noun
Encyclopedic knowledge or learning.
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
entomophilous
entomophilous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily.
ephemeralness
ephemeralness
noun
The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
epimandibular
epiphenomenal
epiphenomenal
adj
(philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect of electrical or chemical activity in the brain or nervous system.
Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest.
epistemonical
ethmopalatine
ethmopalatine
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and palatine
ethylmorphine
ethylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular narcotic antitussive.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
francophilism
gentlemanship
gentlemanship
noun
The bearing or quality of a gentleman.
gramophonical
gramophonical
adj
Alternative form of gramophonic
gymnosophical
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
homopiperonyl
hoplonemertea
hymenophyllum
hypermilitant
hypermilitant
adj
Extremely militant.
hypernormally
hypersplenism
hypersplenism
noun
(medicine) A disorder in which abnormal spleen activity destroys blood cells.
hypolemniscus
hypolimnionia
hypopinealism
imantophyllum
impartialness
impartialness
noun
The quality of being impartial.
impassionable
impassionable
adj
Excitable; susceptible to strong emotion.
impassionedly
impassionedly
adv
In an impassioned manner.
impecuniously
impecuniously
adv
In an impecunious manner.
imperialising
imperialising
verb
present participle of imperialise
imperializing
imperializing
verb
present participle of imperialize
impermanently
impermanently
adv
In an impermanent manner.
impersonalise
impersonalise
verb
Alternative form of impersonalize
impersonalism
impersonalism
noun
A belief system that places little importance on individuals and their subjective viewpoints and experiences.
impersonality
impersonality
noun
The state or quality of being impersonal
impersonalize
impersonalize
verb
(transitive) To make impersonal.
To dehumanize.
impertinently
impertinently
adv
In an impertinent manner.
implacentalia
implementable
implementable
adj
(management, programming) Able to be implemented.
implicateness
implicational
implicational
adj
Of or pertaining to logical implication.
imploringness
imploringness
noun
The quality of being imploring.
impoliticness
impoliticness
noun
The quality of being impolitic.
imponderables
imponderables
noun
plural of imponderable
importunately
importunately
adv
In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.