(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.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
beckemeyer
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
binomially
binomially
adv
In a binomial manner
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.
biorythmic
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
bodymaking
bombycidae
bombycilla
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
boresomely
botrychium
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bradycauma
bradyseism
bradyseism
noun
(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderas
brimmingly
brimmingly
adv
(often figurative) So as to brim or overflow.
brombenzyl
bromhydric
bromometry
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
bumblingly
bumblingly
adv
In a bumbling manner
bunnymouth
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
byeworkman
byromville
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.
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
caecectomy
caecectomy
noun
Alternative form of cecectomy
caecostomy
caecostomy
noun
(surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
calaminary
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
calyphyomy
cambyuskan
camphoroyl
camphylene
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
carbomycin
carbomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
cardiatomy
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
cataclysms
cataclysms
noun
plural of cataclysm
catathymic
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cavalryman
cavalryman
noun
A soldier in the cavalry.
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
celiectomy
celiolymph
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
ceriomyces
chamaesyce
chanteyman
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chemically
chemically
adj
(colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals.
adv
According to the principles of chemistry.
Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
cherimoyer
chimmesyan
chimneying
chimneying
verb
present participle of chimney
chimneyman
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirimoyer
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chlamydate
chlamydate
adj
(zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
christmasy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromophyl
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chrysammic
chrysomyia
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
chytridium
ciliectomy
cinenchyma
cinenchyma
noun
laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels
cinnamenyl
cinnamenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of styryl
cionectomy
cirsectomy
citromyces
clamjamfry
clammyweed
clammyweed
noun
Any of several North American plants of the genus Polanisia
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
climactery
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coccomyces
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
coeliotomy
coeliotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
coeminency
coemployed
coemployee
coemployee
noun
Synonym of coworker
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
cohomology
cohomology
noun
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.
(mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
colymbidae
comatosely
comatosely
adv
In, or as if in, a coma; in a manner that is sluggish, oblivious, etc.
comatosity
combinably
combinably
adv
In a combinable manner.
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
cometology
cometology
noun
The branch of astronomy that deals with comets.
comicality
comicality
noun
Something comical.
The state of being comical.
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).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
commissary
commissary
noun
(Scotland, law) The judge in a commissary court.
A cafeteria at a movie studio.
A higher-ranking police officer.
A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners.
An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account.
An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
An officer who supplies provisions to an army.
One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
commonalty
commonalty
noun
A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners.
A group of things having similar characteristics.
A shared feature.
The common people; the commonality.
The state or quality of having things in common.
commorancy
commorancy
noun
A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one.
Act of dwelling or residence in a place; habitation.
communally
communally
adv
affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
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.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.