(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromycin
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
agathology
agathology
noun
The science or theory of the good.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aldehydrol
allicholly
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allophylus
altropathy
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
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.
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anastrophy
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.
androphyll
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anglophily
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apocryphon
apophyeeal
apophysary
apophysary
adj
Alternative form of apophyseal
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apophysial
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archjockey
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthropody
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
asphyctous
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
asyntrophy
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autophytic
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avoyership
ayatollahs
ayatollahs
noun
plural of ayatollah
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
barleyhood
bartholemy
baryphonia
baryphonic
bathometry
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolography
brachycome
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.
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
brachyoura
cacochylia
cacochylia
noun
(pathology) Defective formation or absorption of chyle.
cacochymia
cacochymia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.
cacochymic
cacochymic
adj
(archaic) Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
caconychia
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
calography
calyphyomy
camphoroyl
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophyll
carpophyll
noun
(botany) Synonym of carpel
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
catholicly
catholicly
adv
In a catholic manner
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cattyphoid
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
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.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charophyta
chartology
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
noun
The state or condition of being chatoyant.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
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
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
chocolatey
chocolatey
adj
Alternative spelling of chocolaty
chorically
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysocale
chrysomyia
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
chylocauly
chylocauly
noun
(botany) The condition of being chylocaulous
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
conenchyma
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
cormophyta
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
coryphasia
corypphaei
couchantly
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
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cyatholith
cyatholith
noun
(biology) A kind of coccolith resembling a minute cup widened at the top.
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cymophobia
cynography
cynomorpha
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.