(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
amblyaphia
amphibiety
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(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
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anglophily
antigraphy
antiphysic
apophysial
apsychical
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
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.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
autophytic
avoyership
baryphonia
baryphonic
beautyship
bellypinch
binaphthyl
binaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
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.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
cataphysic
cattyphoid
celiolymph
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
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chippeways
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chrysippus
chrysopsis
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
coryphasia
corypphaei
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryophoric
cryptolith
cumaphytic
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyaphenine
cyathaspis
cymaphytic
cymophobia
cynophilic
cynophilic
adj
Of or relating to cynophilia.
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
cytopathic
cytopathic
adj
That damages or destroys cells
cytophagic
cytophilic
cytophilic
adj
Having an affinity for cells
dantophily
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
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
diophysite
diphycercy
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diphyletic
diphyletic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to two phylums.
diphylleia
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diphyzooid
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
dysphemize
dysphemize
verb
(rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order
dysphrenia
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
ectophytic
ectophytic
adj
Relating to ectophytes
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
ephydridae
epionychia
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
epiphysary
epiphyseal
epiphyseal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis
epiphysial
epiphysial
adj
Alternative form of epiphyseal
epiphytism
epiphytism
noun
(botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte.
epiphytous
epistrophy
epithalamy
epityphlon
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
ericophyte
erythropia
euphyllite
eupsychics
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
glyptolith
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gynophoric
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsophily
gypsophily
noun
A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.
gyrophoric
hairsprays
hairsprays
noun
plural of hairspray
halophytic
halophytic
adj
Growing well under salty conditions
handygripe
heliophyte
heliophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight
helioscopy
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
hemimorphy
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
heptagynia
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hippogryph
hippogryph
noun
Alternative spelling of hippogriff
hippolytan
hippolytus
hippomachy
hippomancy
hippomancy
noun
Divination by the interpretation of the appearance and behaviour of horses. Their neighing and stamping are particularly noted.
hippometry
hippophagy
hippophagy
noun
The eating of horsemeat.
histophyly
hokypokies
holophytic
holophytic
adj
(biology) That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food
homeotypic
homeotypic
adj
(genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
homophylic
homophylic
adj
Relating to homophyly.
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyalopsite
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.