Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
archvestryman
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
cheneyville
chernovtsy
cheventayn
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chivvying
chivvying
noun
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
verb
present participle of chivvy
chivying
chivying
verb
present participle of chivy
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
demiheavenly
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
eleventhly
eleventhly
adv
In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row.
enravishingly
enravishingly
adv
So as to enravish, or throw into ecstasy.
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
erythrodegenerative
erythrodegenerative
adj
Relating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
ethchlorvynol
ethchlorvynol
noun
A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
evenhandedly
evenhandedly
adv
In an evenhanded manner.
evenworthy
everything
everything
noun
everything
pron
(colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
(colloquial) Considerable effort.
(colloquial) The most important thing.
(colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things.
(literally) All the things under discussion.
everywhen
everywhen
adv
(rare) Always, at all times.
everywhence
everywhence
adv
(rare, archaic or poetic) from everywhere, all over
everywhereness
everywhereness
noun
ubiquity; omnipresence
galvanoglyph
galvanoglyphy
galvanoglyphy
noun
glyphography
galvanography
galvanography
noun
A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates.
The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.
galvanotherapy
galvanotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by means of galvanism
galvanothermy
harveyizing
harveyizing
verb
present participle of harveyize
haydenville
haynesville
hayneville
heavenishly
heavenishly
adv
In a heavenish manner.
heavenly
heavenly
adj
(figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.
Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
adv
In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
heavenwardly
heavenwardly
adv
Toward Heaven.
heavyhanded
heavyhanded
adj
Clumsy
Lacking subtlety
Overbearing
Using excessive force
heavyhandedness
heavyhandedness
noun
Alternative form of heavy-handedness
heavyheartedness
heavyheartedness
noun
Alternative form of heavy-heartedness
helvellyn
hemivagotony
henryville
honeyville
honeyville
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA.
A city in Utah.
An unincorporated community in Virginia.
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
hydroaviation
hydroaviation
noun
The part of aviation dealing with seaplanes and floatplanes.
hydrogalvanic
hydrogalvanic
adj
Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids.
hydronegative
hydrovane
hydrovane
noun
A hydrofoil.
hygroexpansivity
hyperaggressiveness
hyperaggressiveness
noun
The state or quality of being hyperaggressive.
hyperaggressivenesses
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperdivision
hyperdivision
noun
Extreme or excessive division.
hyperemotiveness
hyperexcursiveness
hyperinvolution
hypernutritive
hyperobtrusiveness
hyperovarianism
hyperreverential
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypersensitive
hypersensitive
adj
Excessively sensitive; easily offended.
Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
hypersensitiveness
hypersensitiveness
noun
The state of being hypersensitive.
hypersensitivenesses
hypersensitivities
hypersensitivities
noun
plural of hypersensitivity
hypersensitivity
hypersensitivity
noun
Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.
The state of being easily offended or hurt.
hyperspeculativeness
hypertensive
hypertensive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
noun
A drug or substance that increases blood pressure.
A person with hypertension.
hypertensives
hypertensives
noun
plural of hypertensive
hypervenosity
hyperventilate
hyperventilate
verb
(intransitive) To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hypervigilant
hypervigilant
adj
In a state of hypervigilance.
hypervigilantly
hypervigilantly
adv
In a hypervigilant manner
hypervigilantness
hypervitalization
hypervitalizing
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypervoluminous
hyposensitive
hyposensitive
adj
Having abnormally low sensitivity.
hyposensitivity
hyposensitivity
noun
A lower than normal sensitivity (to a stimulus or an allergen).
hypotensive
hypotensive
adj
Having hypotension.
Producing hypotension.
noun
A drug that lowers the blood pressure as its principal intended effect; a drug taken to treat hypertension.
A person with hypotension.
Any drug that lowers the blood pressure.
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
hypovanadate
hypovanadic
hypovanadious
hypovanadous
hypovitaminosis
hypovitaminosis
noun
(biology, medicine) vitamin deficiency: insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body. Specific forms are labeled with the vitamin identifier: hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis D, and so on, although those forms are more often called vitamin A deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and so on.
inapprehensively
inapprehensively
adv
In an inapprehensive manner.
inchoatively
inchoatively
adv
In an inchoative manner.
incomprehensively
incomprehensively
adv
In an incomprehensive manner.
inexhaustively
knavishly
knavishly
adv
In a knavish manner.
lavishingly
lynnhaven
machiavellianly
misapprehensively
misapprehensively
adv
By, or with, misapprehension.
navarchy
navarchy
noun
The office or state of a navarch
nonadhesively
nonauthoritatively
nonchivalrously
noncohesively
noncomprehensively
nonexhaustively
nonfeverishly
nonmischievously
nonprohibitively
nonvehemently
overapprehensively
overenthusiastically
overenthusiastically
adv
With excessive enthusiasm.
overhonestly
overhonestly
adv
With excessive honesty.
overhonesty
overhonesty
noun
Excessive honesty.
overhumanity
overhurrying
overhurrying
verb
present participle of overhurry
overnourishingly
overpsychologizing
overpsychologizing
verb
present participle of overpsychologize
overreachingly
overreachingly
adv
In an overreaching manner.
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
oversoothingly
overtechnicality
overtechnicality
noun
Excessive technicality.
overtechnically
overthinly
overvehemently
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
pachyvaginitis
phosphoenolpyruvate
phosphoenolpyruvate
noun
(organic chemistry) An important intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, having the chemical formula C₃H₅O₆P
photoconductivity
photoconductivity
noun
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.
photogalvanography
photogalvanography
noun
The art or process of making photoelectrotypes.
photosensitivity
photosensitivity
noun
sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light
photosurveying
phytovitellin
pneumoventriculography
pneumoventriculography
noun
ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
precomprehensively
pseudoapprehensively
psychogalvanic
psychogalvanic
Adjective
Relating to psychogalvanometry.
psychogalvanometer
psychogalvanometer
noun
A device that makes psychogalvanic measurements (typically of the skin)