(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acromyodi
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
acylamino
acylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
aeolipyle
aeolipyle
noun
Alternative form of aeolipile
aepyornis
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
akimovsky
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alcyonoid
alcyonoid
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Alcyonaria.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
allodiary
allodiary
noun
One who holds an allodium.
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alodially
alodially
adv
Alternative form of allodially
alodialty
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amorality
amorality
noun
Lack or absence of morality.
The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
amyatonic
amyelonic
amyloidal
amyloidal
adj
Alternative form of amyloid
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
amyotaxia
amyotonia
amyotonia
noun
Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital.
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
angiocyst
angiogeny
angiology
angiology
noun
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anonymity
anonymity
noun
(countable) That which is anonymous.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous. [from 19th c.]
anthomyia
antidromy
antiloquy
antimonyl
antimonyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Either the radical SbO- or the cation SbO⁺ containing antimony and oxygen
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
antiroyal
antiroyal
adj
Opposed to royals or royalism.
antisynod
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
antonymic
antonymic
adj
(semantics) Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
apolarity
apolarity
noun
The condition of being apolar
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
apriority
apriority
noun
(philosophy) The quality or state of being known a priori
archigony
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aromacity
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
aryballoi
aryballoi
noun
plural of aryballos
arylamino
arylamino
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino group in which one or more hydrogen atom has been replaced with an aryl group.
arylation
arylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
asymbolia
asymbolia
noun
Synonym of asemia
asymbolic
asymtotic
asystolic
asystolic
adj
Not having a heartbeat.
Not systolic.
Pertaining to asystole.
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
atmolysis
atmolysis
noun
(chemistry, historical) The separation of mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.
atomicity
atomicity
noun
(chemistry) The number of atoms in a molecule.
(computing) The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atomic.
atonality
atonality
noun
(countable, music) A passage written without a key.
(uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.
atonicity
atonicity
noun
The property of being atonic.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolysis
autolysis
noun
(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
azocyclic
babylonia
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
baileyton
baryecoia
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
bialystok
bioassays
bioassays
noun
plural of bioassay
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
bombycina
bopyridae
boyardism
boyarisms
byordinar
byroniana
byrsonima
cacodylic
cacodylic
adj
Of or pertaining to cacodylic acid or its derivatives
caconymic
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
callosity
callosity
noun
(countable) A callus
(uncountable) A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness
calotypic
calotypic
adj
Of or relating to calotypes.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
cariosity
cariosity
noun
(medicine) caries
carnosity
carnosity
noun
(countable) A fleshy caruncle or excrescence.
(uncountable) Fleshiness.
caryopsis
caryopsis
noun
(botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
caryotins
cassidony
cassidony
noun
Chalcedony
French lavender (Lavandula stoechas).
goldilocks (Galatella linosyris, syn. Aster linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
chariotry
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chicayote
chirimoya
chirimoya
noun
Alternative form of cherimoya
cinnamoyl
cinnamoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from cinnamic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
claytonia
claytonia
noun
Any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
coaxially
coaxially
adv
With a common central axis
coaxingly
coaxingly
adv
In a coaxing manner.
coevality
coevality
noun
The condition of being coeval.
comically
comically
adv
in a comical manner
concavity
concavity
noun
(countable) A concave structure or surface
(uncountable) The state of being concave
conchylia
conically
conically
adv
In a conical manner.
cordially
cordially
adv
In a cordial, warm or friendly manner.
corodiary
corydalin
corydalin
noun
Alternative form of corydaline
corydalis
corydalis
noun
Any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.