(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adamically
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenomyoma
adenomyoma
noun
A complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle.
adenophyma
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adriamycin
adriamycin
noun
An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
ammodytoid
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
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.
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anadyomene
anhydremia
anhydremic
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisomyodi
anolympiad
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
baldmoneys
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.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
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.
bodymaking
bombycidae
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
bromhydric
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cardiatomy
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
chlamydate
chlamydate
adj
(zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chytridium
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 .
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
coemployed
colymbidae
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
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).
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
condylomas
condylomas
noun
plural of condyloma
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
crymodynia
cyanoderma
cycadiform
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
cystidiums
cytioderma
daemonurgy
dairymaids
dairymaids
noun
plural of dairymaid
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
damageably
damagingly
damagingly
adv
In a damaging manner
damnifying
damnifying
verb
present participle of damnify
damnyankee
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
daydreamed
daydreamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daydream
daydreamer
daydreamer
noun
A person who wastes time daydreaming of accomplishments instead of accomplishing things.
One who daydreams.
decemberly
decemberly
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December.
declomycin
decumbency
decumbency
noun
decumbence
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
dementedly
dementedly
adv
In a demented manner.
demilawyer
deminudity
demivotary
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonology
demonology
noun
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
densimetry
densimetry
noun
(physics) The measurement of density by means of a densimeter.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
dermatopsy
dermolysis
dermolysis
noun
Synonym of dermatolysis
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
desmachyme
desmodynia
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotropy
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dezymotize
dharmakaya
diagrydium
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dictyonema
dictyosome
dictyosome
noun
(cytology) A plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells.
dicyemidae
didymolite
didynamian
didynamian
adj
(botany) Synonym of didynamous
didynamies
didynamous
didynamous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity
diminutely
disamenity
disamenity
noun
A disadvantage or drawback, especially of a location
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disformity
disformity
noun
Discordance or diversity of form; dissimilarity.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dismayable
dismissory
dismissory
adj
Alternative form of dimissory
disyntheme
dithyrambs
dithyrambs
noun
plural of dithyramb
docimology
docimology
noun
scientific testing, as in assaying metals, etc.
dolesomely
dolesomely
adv
In a dolesome manner.
dominantly
dominantly
adv
In a dominant manner.
dramaturgy
dramaturgy
noun
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
dreamingly
dreamingly
Adverb
In a dreamy manner.
dreyfusism
dutymonger
dynametric
dynamicity
dynamicity
noun
The condition of being dynamic
dynamistic
dynamistic
adj
Of or relating to dynamism.
dynamitard
dynamitard
noun
(archaic or historical) A political dynamiter.
dynamiters
dynamiters
noun
plural of dynamiter
dynamiting
dynamiting
noun
The act of blowing something up with dynamite.
verb
present participle of dynamite
dynamitish
dynamitish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of dynamite; explosive.
dynamitism
dynamitism
noun
The work of dynamiters.
dynamitist
dynamitist
noun
Dynamiter.
dynamogeny
dynamogeny
noun
(psychology) The production of nervous energy, stimulation of the nerves.
dyothelism
dyothelism
noun
(Christianity, theology) The doctrine of two wills (human and divine) in Christ.
dysacousma
dyscrinism
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
dysphemize
dysphemize
verb
(rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
ecchymosed
ecchymosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ecchymose
embroidery
embroidery
noun
A piece of embroidered fabric.
The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.