(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
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
aglipayano
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
alloploidy
alloploidy
noun
Synonym of allopolyploidy
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
amblyopsis
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
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.
angioplany
anglophily
anilopyrin
anolympiad
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apophysial
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
bibliopoly
bibliopoly
noun
(literary) Bookselling.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
celiolymph
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
colipyuria
collotypic
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
compliably
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
complicacy
complicacy
noun
That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
The state of being complex; entanglement.
complicity
complicity
noun
(archaic) Complexity.
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
conicopoly
conicopoly
noun
(India, historical) A native clerk or accountant in the Madras presidency.
corylopsis
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryptolite
cryptolith
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclopedic
cyclopedic
adj
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.
cynophilic
cynophilic
adj
Of or relating to cynophilia.
cytophilic
cytophilic
adj
Having an affinity for cells
dantophily
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
diabolepsy
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diplophyte
diplophyte
noun
(biology) sporophyte
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
droopingly
droopingly
adv
In a drooping manner.
droppingly
droppingly
adv
In drops; one drop at a time.
bit by bit; one at a time
epicondyle
epicondyle
noun
(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
epicycloid
epicycloid
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.
epiplopexy
epiplopexy
noun
(surgery) suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall
episomally
episomally
adv
In an episomal manner.
With regard to an episome.
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.
epityphlon
epizoology
epizoology
noun
epizootiology
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geothlypis
glycolipid
glycolipid
noun
(biochemistry) A similar compound lacking a phosphate group
(biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
glycolipin
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
glyptolith
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsophily
gypsophily
noun
A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.
halophytic
halophytic
adj
Growing well under salty conditions
heliophyte
heliophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight
helioscopy
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
heliotyped
heliotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypic
adj
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hippolytan
hippolytus
histophyly
holophytic
holophytic
adj
(biology) That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food
homophylic
homophylic
adj
Relating to homophyly.
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyalopsite
hydrophile
hydrophile
adj
Hydrophilic.
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
(zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
hydrophily
hydrophily
noun
A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams.
hydropical
hydropical
adj
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty.
Dropsical.
Swollen with water.
hylotropic
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hyperploid
hyperploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number
noun
A hyperploid organism.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypnologic
hypochilia
hypochylia
hypochylia
noun
(medicine) A deficiency of chyle (gastric juice)
hypocrital
hypocrital
adj
(dated) hypocritical
hypolimnia
hypolimnia
noun
plural of hypolimnion
hypolithic
hypolithic
adj
(of plants) Growing beneath rocks.
hypolydian
hypolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from C to F.
hypoplasia
hypoplasia
noun
underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells
hypoploidy
hypoploidy
noun
The condition of being hypoploid
hypoptilar
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
hypopygial
hypopygial
adj
Relating to a hypopygium
hyporadial
hypothalli
hypothalli
noun
plural of hypothallus
hypotralia
iconophily
iconophily
noun
A love of icons or images.
ideoplasty
impolarily
impolarily
adv
(obsolete, nonce word) Not according to or in the direction of the poles.
impolitely
impolitely
adv
In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
imposingly
imposingly
adv
In an imposing manner.
impossibly
impossibly
adv
Contrary to what had been thought possible.
Not possibly; in an impossible manner.
To the point of impossibility.
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
improbably
improbably
adv
In an improbable manner; without probability.
improperly
improperly
adv
in an improper manner; not properly
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
isocephaly
isopyrrole
isotypical
isotypical
adj
isotypic
linotyping
linotyping
verb
present participle of linotype
linotypist
linotypist
noun
A person who operated a linotype machine.
lipography
lipography
noun
A scribal or typographical error where a letter or group of letters that should be written twice is written once.
lipomyxoma
lipothymia
lipothymia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion.
lipothymic
lipothymic
adj
Tending to swoon; fainting.
lipotrophy
lipotyphla
lithoglyph
lithoglyph
noun
An engraving on a gem.
lithophany
lithophany
noun
The technique of producing lithophane.
lithophyll
lithophysa
lithophyte
lithophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
(zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.
lithotyped
lithotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lithotype
lithotypic
lithotypic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by lithotypy.
lochiopyra
logotypies
lopsidedly
lopsidedly
adv
In a lopsided manner.
lycopodium
lycopodium
noun
club moss
lymphation
lyophilize
lyophilize
verb
To freeze-dry
lypothymia
meiophylly
microphyll
microphyll
noun
(botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
(botany) A very small leaf
micropylar
micropylar
adj
Of or pertaining to micropyles
microtypal
minifloppy
minifloppy
noun
Alternative spelling of mini-floppy
misemploys
misemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misemploy