(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
afterstudy
afteryears
afteryears
noun
subsequent years
agathyrsus
agriotypus
aktyubinsk
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
amblystoma
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphistyly
amurcosity
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyraldist
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anastrophy
anelytrous
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
antholysis
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimystic
antiphysic
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
apocalypst
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
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.
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
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asphyctous
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
assistency
assonantly
assonantly
adv
In an assonant manner.
assythment
assythment
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrolatry
astrolatry
noun
The worship of the stars.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
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.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
asyntrophy
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
ayatollahs
ayatollahs
noun
plural of ayatollah
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
bathyseism
beautyship
besanctify
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bicyclists
bicyclists
noun
plural of bicyclist
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
blastocyst
blastocyst
noun
(biology) The mammalian blastula
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
boistously
bootlessly
bootlessly
adv
In a bootless manner.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botrytises
botrytises
noun
plural of botrytis
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brighteyes
bryologist
bryologist
noun
A scientist specialising in bryology.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
butyrinase
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
byrthynsak
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
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
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calystegia
candystick
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
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.
castratory
castratory
adj
Causing or relating to castration.
casusistry
cataclysms
cataclysms
noun
plural of cataclysm
catalyzers
catalyzers
noun
plural of catalyzer
cataphysic
causticity
causticity
noun
(figuratively) Being caustic in speech, humour etc.
The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive.
cautiously
cautiously
adv
In a cautious manner.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
ceyssatite
ceyssatite
noun
Synonym of diatomite
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chernovtsy
chessylite
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
christmasy
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.