The dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy.
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
antidromy
antrotomy
antrotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into an antrum
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
armomancy
armomancy
noun
Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
arrayment
arylamine
arylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amine having at least one aryl group attached to the nitrogen atom.
arylamino
arylamino
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino group in which one or more hydrogen atom has been replaced with an aryl group.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
brandyman
brimstony
brimstony
adj
Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
byrewoman
byrlawman
byrlawmen
byrsonima
ceromancy
ceromancy
noun
divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
chironomy
chironomy
noun
(music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.
(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
clergymen
clergymen
noun
plural of clergyman
cleronomy
cleronomy
noun
inheritance, heritage
commandry
commandry
noun
Britain standard spelling of commandery.
crimsonly
crimsonly
adv
With a crimson colour.
cronyisms
cronyisms
noun
plural of cronyism
cryptonym
cryptonym
noun
A secret name, a code name.
damnatory
damnatory
adj
Containing a sentence of condemnation.
dimyarian
dimyarian
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Dimya.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dimya.
dormantly
dormantly
adv
While dormant
drydenism
dynameter
dynameter
noun
An instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope.
dynamiter
dynamiter
noun
(US, slang) A high-pressure salesman.
A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
dynamotor
dynamotor
noun
A device for converting electrical power to another form.
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
emanatory
emanatory
adj
emanative; of the nature of an emanation
embryonal
embryonal
Adjective
embryonic
embryonic
embryonic
adj
(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
(figuratively) Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.
emergency
emergency
noun
(archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
(attributive) Arising from or used in an emergency.
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
emphrensy
empyreans
empyreans
noun
plural of empyrean
emunctory
emunctory
adj
Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
noun
Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.
endometry
epharmony
eurymedon
footmanry
footmanry
noun
(dated) The realm or sphere of footmen; footmen collectively.
gantryman
gantryman
noun
A worker who carries ore from the gantry to the kiln to be calcined prior to smelting.
germanely
germanely
adv
In a manner that is germane, relevantly.
germanify
germanify
Verb
To make German.
germanity
grundyism
grundyism
Noun
narrow and unintelligent conventionalism
gymnurine
gyromancy
gyromancy
noun
Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.
Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
hemicrany
hemicrany
noun
Dated form of hemicrania.
herryment
herryment
noun
Alternative form of herriment
heteronym
heteronym
noun
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
hydramine
hydramine
noun
(chemistry) any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydronium
hydronium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H₃O⁺.
hyeniform
hymnaries
hymnaries
noun
plural of hymnary
hymnarium
hypantrum
hypantrum
noun
(zoology) The point on the neural arch at the anterior ends of the vertebrae of various reptiles where it articulates with the hyposphene
hypomeron
hypomeron
noun
Alternative form of hypomere
imaginary
imaginary
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of √ (called imaginary unit).
Existing only in the imagination.
noun
(mathematics) An imaginary quantity.
(sociology) The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.
Imagination; fancy.
infirmary
infirmary
noun
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
infirmity
infirmity
noun
a moral weakness or defect
feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
informity
informity
noun
(obsolete) Absence of regular form; shapelessness.
inharmony
inharmony
noun
Lack of harmony.
interarmy
interarmy
adj
Between armies.
jerseyman
jerseyman
Noun
A male inhabitant of Jersey (the largest island of the Channel Islands).
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jurywomen
jurywomen
noun
plural of jurywoman
kimberlyn
lamentory
lampyrine
lampyrine
noun
(zoology) An insect of the genus Lampyris or family Lampyridae; firefly.
larmoyant
larmoyant
adj
(rare) teary, tearful
liveryman
liveryman
noun
A member of a livery company.
Someone who wears livery in the course of their employment.
Someone who works in a livery stable.
liverymen
liverymen
noun
plural of liveryman
lymantria
macartney
machinery
machinery
noun
(figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect
The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
The working parts of a machine as a group.
macintyre
malingery
malingery
noun
The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
mandatary
mandatary
noun
One who receives a mandate.
mandatory
mandatory
adj
Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
Of, being or relating to a mandate.
noun
(dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.
(disc golf) A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
manometry
manometry
noun
(physics) The measurement of pressure using a manometer
mansionry
mansionry
noun
(obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.
manslayer
manslayer
noun
One who commits homicide or manslaughter
manyberry
manywhere
marilynne
markingly
martyring
martyring
verb
present participle of martyr
maryellen
maryknoll
marylinda
marylynne
maternity
maternity
noun
A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
matriliny
matriliny
noun
matrilineal society
matrimony
matrimony
noun
(countable) The ceremony of marriage.
(uncountable) A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.
(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.
mccartney
mccartney
Proper noun
notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
mercenary
mercenary
adj
Motivated by private gain.
noun
(archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
(figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
merchandy
merrywing
mesentery
mesentery
noun
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
mesorhiny
metronymy
metronymy
noun
kinship and naming that follows the female line
microdyne
microdyne
noun
A unit of force equal to one millionth of a dyne.
microgyne
microgyne
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Microgyne
midwintry
midwintry
adj
Resembling or characteristic of midwinter.
millenary
millenary
adj
Of or pertaining to a millennium; millenarian.
Of or pertaining to a thousand, especially to a thousand years.
noun
(archaic) A period of one thousand years; a millennium.
millinery
millinery
noun
(countable) A shop selling women's hats.
(uncountable) The business and work that a milliner engages in.
Women's hats.
minelayer
minelayer
noun
A ship capable of laying mines.
modernity
modernity
noun
(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.
Modern times.
The quality of being modern or contemporary.
momentary
momentary
adj
Ephemeral or relatively short-lived.
Happening at every moment; perpetual.
Lasting for only a moment.
monastery
monastery
noun
A building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows.
moneygrub
moneywort
moneywort
noun
A European vine, Lysimachia nummularia, having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie.
Bacopa monnieri.
mongrelly
mongrelly
adj
Like a mongrel.
monocracy
monocracy
noun
(rare) Synonym of autocracy
monodromy
monodromy
noun
(mathematics) The globalization of local morphisms in category theory
monolatry
monolatry
noun
The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).
monolayer
monolayer
noun
(biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick
(chemistry) A layer of material that is one molecule thick
monomyary
monomyary
adj
monomyarian
monorhyme
monorhyme
adj
Having a single rhyme
noun
(poetry) A poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme.
monotropy
monotropy
noun
The condition of being monotropic
monspermy
monstrify
monstrify
verb
(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.
monterrey
moorpunky
mordantly
mordantly
adv
In a mordant manner; incisively, sharply.
mormyrian
morningly
morningly
adv
(obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.
moromancy
mundatory
mundatory
adj
(obsolete) Having power to cleanse.
noun
(Christianity) A purificator (napkin used during Holy Communion).
murphying
mycerinus
myenteric
myenteric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the myenteron.
myenteron
myenteron
noun
(anatomy) The muscular coat of the intestine.
myerstown
mykerinos
myoneural
myoneural
adj
neuromuscular; relating to the muscles and nerves
myrianida
myricetin
myricetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavonol, found in many vegetables etc., that has antioxidant and other therapeutic properties
myristone
myristone
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketone of myristic acid.
myrmeleon
myrmicine
myrmicine
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the ant genus Myrmica.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.
noun
(zoology) Any ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.
myrmidons
myrmidons
noun
plural of myrmidon
myrobalan
myrobalan
noun
A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
myroxylon
necrotomy
necrotomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical removal of dead tissue, especially bone.