(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphistyly
amphithyra
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphrysian
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angiocarpy
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angioplany
anglophily
anilopyrin
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anolympiad
antigraphy
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
aparavidya
apicillary
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apophysial
appleringy
applicably
applicably
adv
In an applicable manner.
applicancy
applicancy
noun
(dated) applicability
applyingly
applyingly
adv
With application.
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apsychical
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
atypically
atypically
adv
In a manner which is not typical.
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
autophytic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoyership
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baryphonia
baryphonic
beautyship
binaphthyl
binaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bopyridian
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
callityped
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
capability
capability
noun
(computing) A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
the power or ability to generate an outcome
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
cataphysic
cattyphoid
chaplaincy
chaplaincy
noun
A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people's religious needs.
The role or position of a chaplain.
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
cheapishly
chippeways
cineplasty
cityscapes
cityscapes
noun
plural of cityscape
colipyuria
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
compliably
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
complicacy
complicacy
noun
That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
The state of being complex; entanglement.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
coryphasia
corypphaei
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
cryptodira
cumaphytic
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanospiza
cyaphenine
cyathaspis
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cymaphytic
cymophobia
cynipoidea
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
cyparissia
cyparissus
cypraeidae
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypselidae
cytopathic
cytopathic
adj
That damages or destroys cells
cytophagic
dantophily
dasypaedic
dasypeltis
dasypodoid
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
diabolepsy
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
diaglyptic
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diastrophy
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
diphylleia
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
disputably
disputably
adv
In a disputable manner.
dupability
dupability
noun
The quality of being dupable.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dyspepsias
dyspepsias
noun
plural of dyspepsia
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order