Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
chylopoetic
chylopoetic
adj
(physiology) Involved in the formation of chyle.
cockneyship
coelioscopy
coelioscopy
noun
(medicine) endoscopy of the abdomen
coemploying
collotypies
collotyping
colotyphoid
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
compendiary
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
compositely
compositely
adv
In a composite manner
concipiency
concipiency
noun
conception; conceiving
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
cooruptibly
copiability
copiability
noun
The quality of being copiable; ability to be copied.
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copolymeric
copolymeric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a copolymer
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copyfitting
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
corporality
corporality
noun
(obsolete) A confraternity; a guild.
(obsolete) The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
corporosity
corporosity
noun
(US, slang, dated) One's body; hence, one's state of health.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cosmopolicy
cosmopolicy
noun
cosmopolitanism
cotylopubic
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
cripplingly
cripplingly
adv
In a way that cripples, or is crippling
cryoscopies
cryoscopies
noun
plural of cryoscopy
cryospheric
cryospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryosphere.
cryptarithm
cryptarithm
noun
Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
crypteronia
cryptically
cryptically
adv
In a cryptic manner.
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
cryptococci
cryptococci
noun
plural of cryptococcus
cryptodeist
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cryptorchid
cryptorchid
noun
A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.
cryptorchis
cryptorchis
noun
(countable) Synonym of cryptorchid
(uncountable) Synonym of cryptorchidism
cryptozoite
cryptozoite
noun
The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite
cryptozonia
crypturidae
culpability
culpability
noun
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
cumaphytism
cyanopathic
cyanophoric
cyanophycin
cyanophycin
noun
(biochemistry) A polypeptide used as a nitrogen-store by cyanobacteria
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
noun
(archaic) An encyclopedia.
(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
cyclopaedic
cyclopaedic
adj
Alternative form of cyclopedic
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
cyclopedist
cyclopedist
noun
One who compiles or writes for a cyclopedia.
cyclophoria
cyclophoria
noun
A form of strabismus involving a rotating movement of the eye.
cyclophoric
cyclophoric
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, cyclophoria.
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
noun
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation
cycloplegic
cycloplegic
adj
Of, relating to, or causing cycloplegia
noun
One who is afflicted with cycloplegia.
cymaphytism
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
cynophilist
cynophilist
noun
A person who is fond of dogs.
cypraeiform
cypridinoid
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
cyprinodont
cyprinodont
noun
(zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
cyprinoidea
cypripedium
cypripedium
noun
(botany) A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cysticarpic
cystocarpic
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cystopteris
cystoptosis
cystoscopic
cystoscopic
adj
Relating to, or using cystoscopy
cytophysics
cytophysics
noun
(biology, physics) The physics of biological cells
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmic
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
cytoplastic
cytoplastic
adj
Relating to a cytoplast
cytosporina
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
dactylopius
dasypodidae
deceptively
deceptively
adv
Actually but not apparently.
Apparently but not actually.
In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
deceptivity
deceptivity
noun
(rare) Something that deceives.
The quality of being deceptive.
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
deperditely
deperditely
adv
(archaic, rare) Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
despiciency
despiciency
noun
(obsolete, rare) A looking down upon; despisal.
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
diageotropy
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
dictyophora
dinophyceae
dioctophyme
dioptometry
dioptoscopy
diphenylene
diphenylene
noun
biphenylene
diphycercal
diphycercal
adj
(zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip.
diphyozooid
diphyozooid
noun
(biology) One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophorae.
diphysitism
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diplomyelia
diplomyelia
noun
A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.
dipropargyl
dipropargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene.
dipterology
dipterology
noun
The scientific study of flies, the Diptera.
dipterygian
dipyramidal
dipyramidal
adj
Having the form of a dipyramid
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
disemployed
disemployed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemploy
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disparately
disparately
adv
In a disparate manner.
dispersedly
dispersedly
adv
In a dispersed manner; in a scattered way, here and there.
dispersedye
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
displayable
displayable
adj
Capable of being displayed.
displicency
disposingly
disposingly
adv
So as to dispose of something.
disproperty
disproperty
verb
(transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
disputacity
disputacity
noun
(obsolete) Proneness to dispute.
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.