(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.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
analytical
analytical
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anhydrotic
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticyclic
anticyclic
adj
(of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
antidactyl
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimystic
antimythic
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
archtyrant
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
assistency
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
attendancy
attendancy
noun
(obsolete) A retinue.
(obsolete) Relative position.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
berecyntia
besanctify
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
caenostyly
candystick
canonicity
canonicity
noun
The degree to which something is canonical.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
capernoity
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
castellany
castellany
noun
(historical) The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle.
(historical) The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
cateringly
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cecutiency
cecutiency
noun
(obsolete) Partial blindness, or a tendency toward blindness.
centeredly
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centrality
centrality
noun
(mathematics) Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.
A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
The state of being central.
centricity
centricity
noun
The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chanteyman
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chatellany
chatellany
noun
Alternative form of castellany
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
chatoyancy
noun
The state or condition of being chatoyant.
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
chernovtsy
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
cheventayn
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
cineplasty
cionectomy
citynesses
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
coenocytic
coenocytic
adj
Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts
coenotypic
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
cogitantly
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
coidentity
coidentity
noun
(category theory) The identity element of a cogroup.
coinfinity
collencyte
collencyte
noun
(cytology) A type of branched cell present in collenchyma
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.
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.
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.
concinnity
concinnity
noun
(music) The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
concordity
concretely
concretely
adv
In a concrete manner, physically, definitely
condensity
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
conductory
conductory
adj
Able to conduct (electricity, etc.)
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confirmity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
conicality
conicality
noun
The condition of being conical
conjointly
conjointly
adv
In a conjoint manner; jointly or together
conjunctly
conjunctly
adv
In a conjunct manner; jointly
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.
consistory
consistory
noun
(obsolete, Early Modern) A civil court of justice.
A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
A solemn assembly or council.
An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
constantly
constantly
adv
(archaic) With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
(frequency) Recurring regularly.
In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.
constatory
consultary
consultary
adj
(law) Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consultory
consultory
adj
Alternative form of consultatory
contiguity
contiguity
noun
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
continency
continency
noun
Alternative form of continence
continuity
continuity
noun
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
(uncountable, film) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
(uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
contractly
contrarily
contrarily
adv
In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
contritely
contritely
adv
In a contrite manner.
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
corybantes
corybantic
corybantic
adj
frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic
of or pertaining to a Corybant
corynteria
cotyledons
cotyledons
noun
plural of cotyledon
couchantly
countercry
countercry
noun
A cry raised in opposition to another.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
countryman
countryman
noun
(Ireland, traveller) A settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
Somebody from a certain country.
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
courantyne
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
crayonists
crayonists
noun
plural of crayonist
cretionary
cryoconite
cryoconite
noun
(geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cryptozoon
crystaling
crystallin
crystallin
noun
(biochemistry) A globulin found in the lens of the eye.