(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acetoamidophenol
acetophenetidine
acetoxyphthalide
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenopharyngitis
aerohydrotherapy
aerometeorograph
aerometeorograph
noun
A meteorograph designed for use in an aircraft or other flying vehicle.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
agrostographical
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alectoromorphous
allopathetically
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibolostylous
amphicarpogenous
amphidiarthrosis
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
amygdalothripsis
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
androgametophore
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anerythroplastic
anhaematopoiesis
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anorthographical
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.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropophagical
anthropophagical
adj
Alternative form of anthropophagic
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropopsychism
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anthropotheistic
antihypnotically
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antipornographic
antipornographic
adj
Opposing pornography.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
aphrodisiomaniac
aphthartodocetae
aphthartodocetic
apophthegmatical
apophthegmatical
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatical
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
archaeographical
archiepiscopally
architypographer
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
astrophotography
astrophotography
noun
(astronomy, photography) A specialized kind of photography, composed of concepts and techniques that pertain to the production of photographic images of astronomical objects.
aurothiosulphate
aurothiosulphate
noun
Alternative form of aurothiosulfate
australanthropus
australopithecus
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autohypnotically
autolithographer
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
avicularimorphae
azoxynaphthalene
azoxynaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneophysiology
basommatophorous
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bellerophontidae
benzophenoxazine
benzophenoxazine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a certain class of dyes.
benzophthalazine
biobibliographer
biobibliographer
noun
The author of a biobibliography.
biobibliographic
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
bismutosphaerite
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoatheroma
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharocoloboma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharopyorrhea
blepharostenosis
blepharosynechia
brachistocephali
brachistocephaly
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
branchiopneustic
bromidrosiphobia
bromidrosiphobia
noun
A fear that one has an offensive body odour
bromonaphthalene
bromonaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric brominated derivatives of naphthalene
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calcaneoscaphoid
calcaneoscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of calcaneonavicular
calyptrimorphous
camphocarboxylic
cardisophistical
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas
cataphoretically
cataphoretically
adv
By means of cataphoresis.
catastrophically
catastrophically
adv
In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
cephaloauricular
cephaloauricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and ears.
cephalocathartic
cephalohumeralis
cephalorachidian
cephalorachidian
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of cerebrospinal
ceratophyllaceae
cerebropsychosis
chaetophoraceous
chaetophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Chaetophoraceae.
chamaesiphonales
charadriomorphae
cheilodipteridae
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chloropalladates
chlorophenothane
chlorophenothane
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
chlorophoenicite
chlorophoenicite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
cholangiographic
cholangiographic
adj
Relating to cholangiography.
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
cholelithotripsy
cholelithotripsy
noun
(surgery) The crushing of a gallstone
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
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.
choregraphically
choriocapillaris
choriocapillaris
noun
(anatomy) The capillary layer of the choroid of the eye
chorographically
chorographically
adv
In terms of chorography.
christianography
chromatoptometer
chromatoptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the subject's perception of colour.
chromatoptometry
chromocollograph
chromolithograph
chromolithograph
noun
A print made by chromolithography.
verb
To create a print using chromolithography.
chromophotograph
chromophotograph
noun
A color photograph.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
chronocyclegraph
chronocyclegraph
noun
A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion.
chronophotograph
chronophotograph
noun
(historical) A single photographic frame in chronophotography.
chronoscopically
chronoscopically
adv
In a chronoscopic manner
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin