(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adriamycin
adriamycin
noun
An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
amarynceus
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
amniomancy
amniomancy
noun
Divination based on the characteristics of the amniotic sac at childbirth.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anemically
anemically
adv
In an anemic manner.
anhydremic
antimystic
antimythic
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
archinfamy
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
calaminary
cambyuskan
camphylene
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
carbomycin
carbomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cavalryman
cavalryman
noun
A soldier in the cavalry.
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
chanteyman
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chimmesyan
chimneying
chimneying
verb
present participle of chimney
chimneyman
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
cinenchyma
cinenchyma
noun
laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels
cinnamenyl
cinnamenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of styryl
cionectomy
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
coeminency
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
combinably
combinably
adv
In a combinable manner.
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
commonalty
commonalty
noun
A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners.
A group of things having similar characteristics.
A shared feature.
The common people; the commonality.
The state or quality of having things in common.
commorancy
commorancy
noun
A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one.
Act of dwelling or residence in a place; habitation.
communally
communally
adv
affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
conchylium
condylomas
condylomas
noun
plural of condyloma
conenchyma
confirmity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
conumerary
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
countryman
countryman
noun
(Ireland, traveller) A settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
Somebody from a certain country.
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
crammingly
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
criminally
criminally
adv
In a criminal manner.
crymodynia
cryptonema
cyanastrum
cyanformic
cyanoderma
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cyclamycin
cyclomania
cyclomania
noun
Enthusiasm for bicycle riding.
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
cymballing
cymbopogon
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynocrambe
cynomolgus
cynomolgus
noun
(often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
cynomorium
cynomorpha
cysteamine
cysteamine
noun
(biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
declomycin
decumbency
decumbency
noun
decumbence
dictyonema
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process
dynametric
dynamicity
dynamicity
noun
The condition of being dynamic
dynamistic
dynamistic
adj
Of or relating to dynamism.
dyscrinism
ectoenzyme
ectoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell
effeminacy
effeminacy
noun
The quality of being effeminate.
encystment
encystment
noun
The formation of a cyst.
The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst.
endemicity
endemicity
noun
The quality of being endemic.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
excystment
excystment
noun
The process, or the result of excysting
exoenzymic
exoenzymic
adj
Synonym of exoenzymatic
filionymic
fulminancy
fulminancy
noun
Alternative form of fulminance
geodynamic
geodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
germinancy
gnomically
gnomically
adv
In a gnomic manner.
groceryman
groceryman
noun
A male grocer.
grocerymen
grocerymen
noun
plural of groceryman
gymnarchus
gymnastics
gymnastics
noun
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.
gymnoconia
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
hemocyanin
hemocyanin
noun
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods
hidromancy
hidromancy
noun
Obsolete form of hydromancy.
hieromancy
hieromancy
noun
Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
hieronymic
hippomancy
hippomancy
noun
Divination by the interpretation of the appearance and behaviour of horses. Their neighing and stamping are particularly noted.
honeycombs
honeycombs
noun
plural of honeycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb
hydromancy
hydromancy
noun
Divination by water or other liquid.
hymnodical
hymnologic
hymnologic
adj
Relating to hymnology.
hypernomic
ichinomiya
ichnomancy
ichnomancy
noun
Divination by observing a person's or animal's footprints.
iconomachy
iconomachy
noun
Hostility to images as objects of worship.
iconometry
iconometry
noun
The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art.
idolomancy
idolomancy
noun
Divination by idols, images or figures.
impatiency
impatiency
noun
(obsolete) Impatience.
impeccancy
impeccancy
noun
The quality of being sinless.
impendency
impendency
noun
That which impends.
The state of impending.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
inclemency
inclemency
noun
Something that is inclement.
The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
incolumity
incolumity
noun
(obsolete) safety; security
incumbency
incumbency
noun
(figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession.