(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
airmanships
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphikaryon
amphirhinal
amphithuron
amphithyron
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphote
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anarthropod
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androphonos
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
anguimorpha
anoplothere
anosphrasia
anosphresia
antatrophic
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthotropic
anthrophore
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiphrasis
antiphrasis
noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aphaniptera
aphanophyre
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrogeneia
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
apprehended
apprehended
adj
(obsolete) Having come to accept an understanding of something.
Conceived; understood.
Taken; seized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprehend
apprehender
apprehender
noun
Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
aragonspath
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archpontiff
archpuritan
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
artisanship
artisanship
noun
The property of being an artisan.
artophorion
artophorion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
balanophora
balanophore
bardolphian
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bellerophon
bellerophon
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
bilipyrrhin
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
brochophony
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
camphoronic
capharnaism
carpathians
carpathians
Proper noun
A large mountainous system in Central Europe, mainly in Transylvania (Romania) and the Polish (Silesian)-Slovak border region.
cataphrenia
cataphrenic
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charpentier
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
chlorophane
chlorophane
noun
(biology) The yellowish-green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina.
(mineralogy) A variety of fluorspar, which, when heated, gives a striking emerald-green light.
chloroprene
chloroprene
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
chlorphenol
chlorphenol
noun
Alternative form of chlorophenol
chlorpicrin
chlorpicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A heavy, colourless, pungent liquid, CCl₃.NO₂, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.
chlorpikrin
choanephora
chordophone
chordophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
chromophane
chromophane
noun
(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
chronograph
chronograph
noun
(obsolete) A chronogram.
A combination of a watch and a stopwatch.
A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
verb
(firearms) To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile.
chronoscope
chronoscope
noun
(science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future.
An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision.
chronoscopv
chronoscopy
chronoscopy
noun
The measurement of very small time intervals by means of a chronoscope
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coapprehend
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
consortship
consortship
noun
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
coprophagan
coprophagan
noun
(zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung.
coronagraph
coronagraph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of exoplanets
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coronograph
coronograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
(astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
cresphontes
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
ctenophoral
ctenophoran
ctenophoran
noun
Any comb jelly of the phylum Ctenophora
ctenophores
ctenophores
noun
plural of ctenophore
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cyanophoric
cynanthropy
cynanthropy
noun
(anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.
(medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
cynotherapy
cyphomandra
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
depressanth
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphtherin
diaphtherin
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid
diphtherian
diplohedron
discophoran
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power