(cytology, of a cell nucleus) Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain.
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatisms
achromatisms
noun
plural of achromatism
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatopia
achromatopia
noun
defective ability to see colours
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achromatosis
achromatosis
noun
(pathology) achromia, albinism
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
alcoholmeter
alcoholmeter
noun
Alternative form of alcoholometer
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anhaemolytic
antechinomys
anthoclinium
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
antichymosin
antimethodic
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
arceuthobium
archaeostoma
aristomachus
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
astrochemist
astrochemist
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atomechanics
atomechanics
noun
(obsolete) The mechanics of atoms.
attouchement
autochemical
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathochromic
bathochromic
adj
(physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
cacorhythmic
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
carbomethene
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
cathetometer
cathetometer
noun
An instrument used to measure small vertical distances, such as the levels of liquid in tubes.
cephalometer
cephalometer
noun
A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat.
An instrument for measuring the head.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomotor
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chemicovital
chemicovital
adj
(dated) Both chemical and vital; biochemical.
chemiotactic
chemiotactic
adj
Dated form of chemotactic.
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chicomecoatl
chilostomata
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chirogymnast
chiromancist
chlormethane
chlormethane
noun
Alternative form of chloromethane
choirmasters
choirmasters
noun
plural of choirmaster
cholehematin
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chrestomathy
chrestomathy
noun
A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
chrismations
chrismations
noun
plural of chrismation
chromatician
chromaticism
chromaticism
noun
the act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)
the quality or state of being chromatic
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
chromatocyte
chromatocyte
noun
(biology) Any cell that contains a pigment
chromatogram
chromatogram
noun
(analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram.
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chromatophil
chromatophil
noun
(cytology) A chromatophilic cell or structure
chromatopsia
chromatopsia
noun
A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia.
chromeplated
chromocratic
chromocratic
adj
(geology) Melanocratic.
chromonemata
chromonemata
noun
plural of chromonema
chromoplasts
chromoplasts
noun
plural of chromoplast
chronomantic
chronomantic
adj
Relating to chronomancy
chronomastix
cologarithms
cologarithms
noun
plural of cologarithm
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
crocanthemum
crymotherapy
cyclothymiac
cyclothymiac
adj
Related to, or affected by cyclothymia.
noun
A person affected by cyclothymia.
cyclothymias
cyclothymias
noun
plural of cyclothymia
cytochemical
cytochemical
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells
desmothoraca
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dolichotmema
dorcatherium
ectethmoidal
encroachment
encroachment
noun
(law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
galactohemia
gametophoric
gametophoric
adj
Relating to gametophores
gametophytic
gametophytic
adj
(botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.
(botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
gigantomachy
gigantomachy
noun
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
(by extension) Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
graphometric
graphometric
adj
Relating to graphometry.
Relating to measurements with the graphometer.
haematocryal
haematocryal
adj
(zoology) cold-blooded
haematologic
haematologic
adj
Alternative form of hematologic
haematoxylic
hammercloths
hammercloths
noun
plural of hammercloth
harmonicists
harmonicists
noun
plural of harmonicist
hecatombaeon
hecatompedon
hematochezia
hematochezia
noun
(medicine) The presence of fresh (bright red) blood in stools, often due to lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
hematochrome
hematochrome
noun
Any of a group of yellow to red carotenoid pigments present in some green algae
hematoclasia
hematoclasis
hematocolpus
hematocyanin
hematocystis
hemichordate
hemichordate
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals
noun
(biology) Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord
hemikaryotic
hepaticotomy
heteroatomic
heteroatomic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to or containing a heteroatom.
hidrocystoma
hidrocystoma
noun
An adenoma of the sweat glands.
hippocratism
hippocratism
Proper noun
The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates.
hippopotamic
hippopotamic
adj
Of or relating to a hippopotamus.
hippotomical
hodometrical
hodometrical
adj
Obsolete form of odometrical.
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
homeoplastic
homeoplastic
adj
(pathology) Resembling the tissue from or in which the thing to which the term is applied is formed.
homeotypical
homeotypical
adj
(biology) Of or resembling the usual type.
homoeopathic
homoeopathic
adj
Alternative spelling of homeopathic
homolecithal
homolecithal
adj
(biology) Having the yolk evenly distributed within the cytoplasm
homometrical
homophthalic
homoveratric
homoveratric
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to homoveratric acid or its derivatives
hoplomachist
horometrical
horometrical
adj
Relating to horometry.
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
humification
humification
noun
The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
humoralistic
humoristical
humoristical
adj
Alternative form of humoristic
hydroclimate
hydroclimate
noun
(ecology) The climate of an aquatic habitat
(meteorology) The part of a climate influenced by water
hymenochaete
hypodactylum
hypodermatic
hypodermatic
adj
Alternative form of hypodermic
hypomnematic
hyporchemata
hypostomatic
hypostomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata (mostly) on the underneath (foliar abaxial surface)