(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acipenseroidei
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiodeltoid
actinocrinidae
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
noun
(oncology) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
adenochondroma
adenochondroma
noun
(pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue
adenographical
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adiathermanous
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
adminstrations
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adscriptitious
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomes
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aepyornithidae
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerohydropathy
aerohydroplane
aerosiderolite
aerosiderolite
noun
A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agriochoeridae
airconditioned
airconditioned
adj
Alternative spelling of air-conditioned
alectoropodous
alexandropolis
allotriodontia
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amminochloride
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anametadromous
anarthropodous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
andromonoecism
angiochondroma
angiohydrotomy
anhydroglocose
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
anoplotherioid
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antherozooidal
antidemocratic
antidemocratic
adj
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
antidicomarian
antidictionary
antidictionary
noun
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antilocapridae
antimodernness
antimoniureted
antiorthodoxly
antipriesthood
antiproductive
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antistadholder
aphydrotropism
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
archaeocyathid
archaeocyathid
noun
Any marine organism (probably sponges) of the taxon Archaeocyatha
archdeaconries
archdeaconries
noun
plural of archdeaconry
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archdepredator
archidiaconate
archidiaconate
noun
archdeaconry
archmediocrity
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
aspidobranchia
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
asterospondyli
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
balsamodendron
basidiosporous
basilosauridae
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benzhydroxamic
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
blastodermatic
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstier
adj
comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bodenbenderite
borofluohydric
bothriocidaris
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
bradfordsville
branchiobdella
branchiopodous
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchipodidae
bridegroomship
brobdingnagian
brobdingnagian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brobdingnagian
brodheadsville
bronchadenitis
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchotyphoid
brooklandville
bulbomedullary
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
burglarproofed
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
calotermitidae
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
carboxydomonas
cardioarterial
cardioarterial
adj
Relating to the heart and the arteries
cardiocentesis
cardiocentesis
noun
(surgery) incision or puncture into the heart
cardiodynamics
cardiodynamics
noun
The (study of the) action of the heart
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardionecrosis
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiotoxicity
cardiotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being cardiotoxic.
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
cardiovisceral
cardiovisceral
adj
Relating to the heart and the viscera.
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate