(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetopyrin
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alcyonacea
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anisocycle
annoyancer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
anoxyscope
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
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
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
asecretory
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
azocyanide
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycoidea
berycoidei
bioecology
bioecology
noun
The specifically biological aspects of ecology
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
bombycidae
bounceably
boyceville
boycottage
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
cacodylate
cacodylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
verb
To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
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.
caenostyly
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
capernoity
capreolary
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carryovers
carryovers
noun
plural of carryover
caseolysis
cecidology
cecidology
noun
Study of plant galls.
celibatory
celiectomy
celiodynia
celiolymph
celioscopy
celioscopy
noun
Alternative form of coelioscopy
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
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.
ceriomyces
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.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
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.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydroid
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
chernovtsy
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirimoyer
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
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
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
cholericly
cholericly
adv
In a choleric manner; angrily.
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chrysocale
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
ciliectomy
cionectomy
cirsectomy
citromyces
claybourne
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
clerestory
clerestory
noun
(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
cloisterly
cloisterly
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cloyedness
cloyedness
noun
The condition of being cloyed
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
clypeolate
coactively
coactively
adv
In a coactive manner.
cobwebbery
cobwebbery
noun
(chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy.
coccomyces
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coefficacy
coefficacy
noun
Joint efficacy; an instance of things working together.
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.
coenocytic
coenocytic
adj
Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts
coenotypic
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coercively
coercively
adv
In a coercive manner.
coercivity
coercivity
noun
(physics, materials science) The intensity of the magnetic field which must be applied in order to reduce the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material to zero after the magnetization of the sample has been driven to saturation
(uncountable) The quality of being coercive
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.