(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
acetopyrin
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apocryphon
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apophysary
apophysary
adj
Alternative form of apophyseal
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.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arthropody
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asyntrophy
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avoyership
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
baryphonia
baryphonic
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolography
bopyridian
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
calography
camphoroyl
capernoity
capreolary
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophyll
carpophyll
noun
(botany) Synonym of carpel
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
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
charophyta
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chlorophyl
chlorophyl
noun
Dated form of chlorophyll.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
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
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chrysopsis
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
colipyuria
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copulatory
copulatory
adj
Pertaining to copulation
copycutter
copyfitter
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
coreplasty
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
coroplasty
corporalcy
corporally
corporally
adv
In or with the body; bodily.
corporeity
corporeity
noun
(countable) A body, a physical substance.
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corylopsis
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
coryphasia
coryphodon
coryphylly
corypphaei
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
creepmousy
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryophoric
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
cryoscopic
cryoscopic
adj
(chemistry, physics) of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
cryptocarp
cryptodira
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptolite
cryptolith
cryptology
cryptology
noun
Secret or enigmatical language.
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
cryptomere
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cryptopyic
cryptozoic
cryptozoic
adj
(chiefly soil science, of an organism) Hidden (especially in the soil); not easily visible.
(parasitology) Relating to a cryptozoite.
cryptozoon
cryptozygy
curiescopy
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynography
cynomorpha
cyrtograph
cystophora
cystophore
cystospore
cystospore
noun
A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid
cytotrophy
cytotropic
cytotropic
adj
Attracting cells; having an affinity for cells.
dasyprocta
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
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.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deploredly
deploredly
adv
lamentably
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.