(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
asecretory
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
coreplasty
corybantes
cyrtoceras
cystorrhea
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
dermatopsy
doryanthes
endostylar
endostylar
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
escalatory
escalatory
adj
Involving or relating to escalation.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
ferryboats
ferryboats
noun
plural of ferryboat
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
hesitatory
hesitatory
adj
hesitating
hydrobates
hyosternal
hyosternal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
hypaethros
laestrygon
macrostyle
mesogyrate
myrtaceous
myrtaceous
adj
Characteristic of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) of plants.
myxogaster
nonmastery
nonmastery
noun
Absence of mastery; failure to master something.
overstayal
overstayal
noun
(India) The act of overstaying.
overstayed
overstayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstay
oversteady
oversteady
adj
Excessively steady.
oxystearic
personalty
personalty
noun
(law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
(law) The property that goes to the executor or administrator of the deceased, as distinguished from the realty, which goes to the heirs.
The state of being a person; personality.
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
poetastery
poetastery
noun
Inferior poetry.
polycrates
posttreaty
pyrolysate
pyrolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of pyrolysis
repositary
resonantly
resonantly
adv
In a resonant manner.
resonatory
resonatory
adj
Relating to resonation
sacrectomy
sacrectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the sacrum.
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
sarcostyle
sarcostyle
noun
(obsolete) A myofibril.
sectionary
sectionary
adj
(historical) Pertaining to the sectionary party.
noun
(historical) A member of a French antiroyalist political party that was one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.
(historical) A member or supporter of the sectionary party.
semirotary
separatory
separatory
adj
Used to separate.
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.
soothsayer
soothsayer
noun
(obsolete) One who tells the truth; a truthful person.
A mantis or rearhorse.
One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
spectatory
spectatory
noun
(dated) A place for spectators to watch an event.
stationery
stationery
adj
Misspelling of stationary.
noun
Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.
stercorary
stercorary
noun
A sheltered place for storing dung.
stereotaxy
stereotaxy
noun
(medicine) Stereotaxic surgery: surgery that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body.
stonelayer
stonelayer
noun
A construction worker who places stones.
A three-dimensional soil horizon, dominated by coarse particles, that generally follows the surface topography.
storymaker
symbolater
synocreate
tarsectomy
tarsectomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
(surgery) The operation of removing one or more tarsi (plates of connective tissue, one found in each eyelid).
triamylose
tyrosinase
tyrosinase
noun
An enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin.