(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.
amphitryon
amphrysian
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglypton
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anastrophy
ancylopoda
androlepsy
androphyll
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angiocarpy
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angioplany
anglophily
anilopyrin
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anolympiad
anoxyscope
antapology
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
antigraphy
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
apocryphon
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
baryphonia
baryphonic
bellypinch
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
binaphthyl
binaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bopyridian
brachypnea
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
camphylene
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
chapellany
chapellany
noun
A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
chaplaincy
chaplaincy
noun
A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people's religious needs.
The role or position of a chaplain.
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
cineplasty
clippingly
coenotypic
colonopexy
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.
condylopod
conicopoly
conicopoly
noun
(India, historical) A native clerk or accountant in the Madras presidency.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
coryphaena
coryphodon
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
crapulency
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
crippingly
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cryptozoon
cyanopathy
cyanopathy
noun
(medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cyanospiza
cyaphenine
cymbopogon
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynipidous
cynipoidea
cynography
cynomorpha
cynophilic
cynophilic
adj
Of or relating to cynophilia.
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
cynopodous
cypressinn
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
dantophily
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
dependably
dependably
adv
In a dependable manner.
dependancy
dependancy
noun
Archaic form of dependency.
dependency
dependency
noun
(computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
desipiency
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
droopingly
droopingly
adv
In a drooping manner.
droppingly
droppingly
adv
In drops; one drop at a time.
bit by bit; one at a time
duplifying
dysphrenia
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
employment
employment
noun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
A use, purpose
An activity to which one devotes time
The act of employing
The state of being employed
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.