(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenodynia
adenodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in a gland; adenalgia
adenomyoma
adenomyoma
noun
A complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adnexopexy
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advocatory
advocatory
adj
Characteristic of an advocate.
aedoeology
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
aldehydrol
allodially
allodially
adv
By allodial tenure.
alloploidy
alloploidy
noun
Synonym of allopolyploidy
alodiality
alodiality
noun
Alternative form of allodiality
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
ammodytoid
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
anadyomene
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancylopoda
androcracy
androcracy
noun
(government, sociology) Government or rule by men.
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androlepsy
androphyll
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.
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
anisomyodi
anodically
anodically
adv
In an anodic manner.
anolympiad
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
arthropody
aryballoid
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
azocyanide
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
badacsonyi
baldmoneys
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barleyhood
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
berycoidea
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
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.
bloodalley
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bodymaking
bombycidae
bopyridian
botryoidal
botryoidal
adj
(chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
bradylogia
bradylogia
noun
Synonym of bradyarthria
bradynosus
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
bradytocia
byordinary
cacodylate
cacodylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
verb
To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
calydonian
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
cardiatomy
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cattyphoid
celiodynia
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
coccydynia
coccydynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the coccyx
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
colymbidae
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).
condensary
condensary
noun
Alternative spelling of condensery
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
condylomas
condylomas
noun
plural of condyloma
conoidally
conoidally
adv
In a conoidal manner.
copycatted
copycatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copycat
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
cordiality
cordiality
noun
A friendly utterance.
The quality of being cordial.
to exchange cordialities with people
corrodiary
corydaline
corydaline
noun
(biochemistry) A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
cotyloidal
courtyards
courtyards
noun
plural of courtyard
crymodynia
cryptodira
crystallod
cyanoderma
cycadiform
cycloidean
cycloidian
cycloidian
noun
(zoology) cycloid
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
cynipoidea
cynodontia
cynorrhoda
cystodynia
cystoidean
cystoidean
noun
(zoology) A cystidean.
cytioderma
dacryocele
dacryocele
noun
(embryology, ophthalmology) Synonym of dacryocystocele
dacryocyst
dacryocyst
noun
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The lacrimal sac.
dacryolite
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
dacyorrhea
daemonurgy
daffodilly
daffodilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) A daffodil.
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
dantophily
dasylirion
dasypodoid
dasyprocta
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
debonairly
debonairly
adv
In a debonair manner.
debonairty
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decastylos
decoratory
decoratory
adj
Relating to, or employing, decoration; decorative; ornamental.
dedicatory
dedicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to dedication.
noun
A dedication.
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue