In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
achromycin
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphitryon
amurcosity
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
armorially
armorially
adv
(heraldry) In terms of or by means of armorial bearings.
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autothermy
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
bartholemy
bathometry
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
biorythmic
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
boresomely
botrychium
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brombenzyl
bromhydric
bromometry
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
byeworkman
byromville
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
camphoroyl
carbomycin
carbomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
cardiatomy
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
ceriomyces
cherimoyer
chirimoyer
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromophyl
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysomyia
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
cirsectomy
citromyces
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
commissary
commissary
noun
(Scotland, law) The judge in a commissary court.
A cafeteria at a movie studio.
A higher-ranking police officer.
A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners.
An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account.
An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
An officer who supplies provisions to an army.
One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
commorancy
commorancy
noun
A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one.
Act of dwelling or residence in a place; habitation.
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
confirmity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
conumerary
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
corymbiate
corymblike
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
cosmocracy
cosmocracy
noun
rulership of the world; a global government
cosmolatry
cosmolatry
noun
Worship of the cosmos.
Worship paid to the world.
cosmometry
cosmometry
noun
The exploration of the mystical forces or vibrations that unite everything in the universe.
The measurement of the world or universe.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
countryman
countryman
noun
(Ireland, traveller) A settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
Somebody from a certain country.
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
cratometry
creepmousy
crymodynia
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptomere
cryptonema
crystoleum
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
currycombs
currycombs
noun
plural of currycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb
cyanformic
cyanoderma
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cycadiform
cyclometer
cyclometer
noun
(cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled.
(historical) A machine used to decrypt Enigma machine ciphers.
An instrument for measuring circular arcs.
cyclometry
cyclometry
noun
(geometry) The measurement of circles.
cycloramas
cycloramas
noun
plural of cyclorama
cycloramic
cycloramic
adj
Of or pertaining to cyclorama.
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
cymbaeform
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
cymotrichy
cymotrichy
noun
(anthropology) The state of having wavy hair.
cynocrambe
cynomorium
cynomorpha
cyrtometer
cystometer
cystometer
noun
An instrument used in cystometry
cytioderma
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
cytostroma
daemonurgy
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
demivotary
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
dermatopsy
dermolysis
dermolysis
noun
Synonym of dermatolysis
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmotropy
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity