(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
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
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
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerosiderolite
aerosiderolite
noun
A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
alectoropodous
alexandropolis
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
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.
andromonoecism
anhydroglocose
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antimodernness
antipriesthood
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antistadholder
aphydrotropism
archdeaconries
archdeaconries
noun
plural of archdeaconry
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
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
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.
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
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
bothriocidaris
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bradfordsville
branchiopodous
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
bridegroomship
brodheadsville
bronchadenitis
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
camelopardalis
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
carboxydomonas
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
cardionecrosis
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
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
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
cheilodipterus
chlamydosaurus
chlamydosporic
chondrarsenite
chondrichthyes
chondriosphere
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chordacentrous
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm
noun
(anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord.
chordomesoderm
choroidoiritis
chromdiagnosis
chromodiascope
chrysohermidin
chrysomonadina
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
cleidoscapular
clypeastroidea
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
codictatorship
codictatorship
noun
A joint dictatorship.
codirectorship
colorblindness
colorblindness
noun
Alternative form of color blindness
commendatories
commendatories
noun
plural of commendatory
commercialised
commercialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialise
condylarthrous
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
conidiophorous
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
considerations
considerations
noun
plural of consideration
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contrabandista
contrabandista
noun
A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America.
contractedness
contractedness
noun
The state of being contracted.
contradictions
contradictions
noun
plural of contradiction
contradictious
contradictious
adj
(obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
(obsolete) Inclined to contradict or cavil.
contradistinct
contradistinct
adj
Distinguished by opposite qualities.
coordinateness
coordinateness
noun
The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
coppersidesman
coracoradialis
correspondence
correspondence
noun
(countable or uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
(countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
(set theory, countable) A relation.
(theology, Swedenborgianism) A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love)
(uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
(uncountable, obsolete) Friendly discussion.
correspondency
correspondency
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of correspondence
correspondents
correspondents
noun
plural of correspondent
corticosteroid
corticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
cotransduction
cotransduction
noun
The simultaneous transduction of multiple genes, especially of two bacterial marker genes
counteraddress
counteraddress
noun
A speech or address made in response to another speech.
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
crawfordsville
crosscurrented
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism
noun
(andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
cyanephidrosis
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cysticercoidal
dacryoadenitis
dacryoadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the lacrimal glands
dacryocystitis
dacryocystitis
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) inflammation of the lacrimal sac
dacryohelcosis
dacryostenosis
dacryostenosis
noun
(ophthalmology) Obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct.
dactylosternal
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
decolorisation
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decompressions
decompressions
noun
plural of decompression
deconsecrating
deconsecrating
verb
present participle of deconsecrate
deconsecration
deconsecration
noun
A ritual observing the removal from service of a sacred place, such as the closing of a church.
The undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.