(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.
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
acervately
acervately
adv
In an acervate manner.
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
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).
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylurea
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(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
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.
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
amarynceus
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
anhydremic
annoyancer
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
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
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archheresy
archjockey
archplayer
asecretory
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
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.
barleysick
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.
beckemeyer
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
berecyntia
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycoidea
berycoidei
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
beyrichite
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
bleachyard
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
brachycera
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachypnea
bradytelic
bradytelic
adj
Of or relating to bradytely.
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
bryceville
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capercally
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
capreolary
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
cardplayer
cardplayer
noun
One who plays card games.
carelessly
carelessly
adv
Done without care or attention; inattentively.
Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
carlyleian
carpellary
carpellary
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to carpels
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carryovers
carryovers
noun
plural of carryover
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
catalyzers
catalyzers
noun
plural of catalyzer
cateringly
cavalierly
cavalierly
adv
In a cavalier manner.
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
celibatory
cellularly
cellularly
adv
(chiefly biology) In terms of, or by means of, biological cells.
In terms of, or by means of, a cellular telecommunication network.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
centeredly
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.
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
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.
cerebrally
cerebrally
adv
In a cerebral way; intellectually.
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
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
charactery
charactery
noun
(obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.
(obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydroid
cherimoyer
chernovtsy
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherrytree
cherryvale
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chirimoyer
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
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
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
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
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.
cirsectomy
citromyces
citybuster
claryville
claybourne
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
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.
clergyable
clergyable
adj
(dated) Entitled to, or admitting, the benefit of clergy.
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
clerically
clerically
adv
In a clerical manner; as a cleric.
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.
cloisterly
cloisterly
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.