A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acrodactyla
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinophrys
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
allocryptic
amphicyrtic
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antidysuric
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
apocryphate
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
archaeocyte
archaeocyte
noun
Synonym of amoebocyte
archemastry
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archicytula
arcticology
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
aristocracy
aristocracy
noun
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arrythmical
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
associatory
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
atmocautery
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attractancy
attractancy
noun
A measure of the ability of something (especially a pheromone) to attract; attractive power.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bacterially
bacterially
adv
In reference to bacteria
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
behypocrite
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
botrycymose
botryomyces
brachelytra
brachiotomy
brachytmema
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
brontoscopy
brontoscopy
noun
divination by thunder
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
butyrically
cadastrally
cadastrally
adv
In terms of cadastres.
caesarotomy
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
calculatory
calculatory
adj
Of or pertaining to calculation.
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
callynteria
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capiturlary
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbonylate
carbonylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
carbostyril
carbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) alpha-quinolone
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
caryatidean
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
castleberry
catalyzator
catarrhally
catarrhally
adv
In a catarrhal manner.
catchpolery
cathography
cattycorner
cattycorner
adv
(US, Canada) Alternative form of catty-corner
cavillatory
celebratory
celebratory
adj
Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
cellularity
cellularity
noun
(medicine) The number and type of cells in a given tissue
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
centrically
centrically
adv
In a centric manner or direction; centrally
centrosoyus
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
ceratectomy
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
cerebricity
cerebricity
noun
(very rare) Brainpower; the faculty of intelligence.
cerebrotomy
cerebrotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the brain
certifiably
certifiably
adv
Genuinely
Undoubtedly, demonstrably.
With the potential for certification.
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charityless
charityless
adj
Devoid of charity.
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
chateaugray
chatelainry
cherrystone
cherrystone
noun
(used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
chlorometry
chlorometry
noun
The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
cholesteryl
cholesteryl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cholesterol.
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
christology
christology
Noun
A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.