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.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
ancylopoda
androcracy
androcracy
noun
(government, sociology) Government or rule by men.
androgynic
angiocarpy
anhydrotic
anisocycle
annoyancer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
anodically
anodically
adv
In an anodic manner.
anoxyscope
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
apocryphon
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
azocyanide
badacsonyi
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
baryphonic
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
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.
bounceably
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
caconychia
caenostyly
cajolingly
cajolingly
adv
in a cajoling manner
calycozoan
calycozoon
calydonian
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
canonicity
canonicity
noun
The degree to which something is canonical.
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
capernoity
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.
carbonylic
carbonylic
adj
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) Relating to carbonyls
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
celiodynia
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
noun
The state or condition of being chatoyant.
chernovtsy
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.
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
choosingly
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
cionectomy
claybourne
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.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
cloyedness
cloyedness
noun
The condition of being cloyed
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
coccydynia
coccydynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the coccyx
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
coeminency
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
coenocytic
coenocytic
adj
Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts
coenotypic
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
cogitantly
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
cognizably
cognizably
adv
In a cognizable manner.
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
coidentity
coidentity
noun
(category theory) The identity element of a cogroup.
coinfinity
collencyte
collencyte
noun
(cytology) A type of branched cell present in collenchyma
colloxylin
colloxylin
noun
Synonym of pyroxylin
colonially
colonially
adv
In a colonial manner.
colonopexy
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.
concededly
concededly
Adverb
admittedly
concessory
concessory
adj
Conceding; permissive.
conchology
conchology
noun
the hobby of shell collecting
the study of molluscs and their shells
conchylium
concinnity
concinnity
noun
(music) The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
concionary
conclusory
conclusory
adj
(law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.