(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acetoamidophenol
acetophenetidine
achroodextrinase
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
adenopharyngitis
amphisporangiate
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphylactically
anaphylactically
adv
In an anaphylactic manner
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anarchosocialist
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anorthographical
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthracitization
anthraconecrosis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphite
anthropomorphite
noun
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropophagical
anthropophagical
adj
Alternative form of anthropophagic
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropopsychism
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anthropotheistic
anticalligraphic
anticalligraphic
adj
Rejecting the calligraphic style in writing.
antichristianism
antichristianism
Proper noun
Opposition to the Christian religion.
antichristianity
antidiphtheritic
antidiphtheritic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diphtheria.
noun
Any drug or agent that counters diphtheria.
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antihemorrheidal
antihierarchical
antihierarchical
Adjective
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antihygienically
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypnotically
antimethodically
antimonarchistic
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysicalness
antipornographic
antipornographic
adj
Opposing pornography.
antirachitically
antirachitically
adv
So as to prevent rickets.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antitheologizing
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archocystosyrinx
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthromeningitis
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autohypnotically
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bellerophontidae
benzalethylamine
benzophthalazine
benzothiodiazole
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnological
biotechnological
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
bisdimethylamino
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharostenosis
brachistochronic
branchiopneustic
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
broncholithiasis
broncholithiasis
noun
(pathology) lithiasis of the bronchi
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
catechumenically
cephalacanthidae
characterisation
characterisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chondroarthritis
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
christianisation
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianography
christianomastix
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
counterhammering
counterthwarting
craniotopography
craniotopography
noun
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
cylindrarthrosis
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehydrosparteine
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
desophistication
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
diphenylthiourea
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishallucination
echinosphaerites
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electronographic
electronographic
adj
Relating to an electronograph or to electronography.
electrotechnical
electrotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to electrotechnology
encephalasthenia
encephalitogenic
encephalitogenic
adj
That can cause encephalitis.
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endotheliomyxoma
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enterochromaffin
enterochromaffin
adj
(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
enteropathogenic
enteropathogenic
adj
of or pertaining to an enteropathogen
of, pertaining to, or causing disease of the intestinal tract
enthusiastically
enthusiastically
adv
In an enthusiastic manner.
epigonichthyidae
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
erotographomania
erotographomania
noun
An abnormal interest in erotic literature.
An obsession with writing love letters or love poems, usually in connection with sexual arousal.
esophagostenosis
esophagostenosis
noun
Alternative form of oesophagostenosis
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.