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.
chrysippus
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
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.
doryphorus
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
hurrygraph
hurryproof
hypaethrum
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hyponeuria
hyporadius
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
leucophyre
myophorous
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
panhygrous
phyllaurea
physiurgic
physiurgic
adj
(archaic) Produced by natural causes, without human intervention.
porphyrous
porphyrous
adj
Of or crafted from porphyry.
Of purple hue, like that of porphyry.
prophyllum
prophyllum
noun
(botany) Alternative form of prophyll
proudishly
proudishly
adv
In a proudish manner.
purchasery
pyrophorus
pyrophorus
noun
a substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state
subphratry
subphratry
noun
A clan, a subdivision of a phratry.
sulphurity
sulphurity
noun
the relative amount of sulphur in a substance
sulphydric
sulphydryl
sulphydryl
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfhydryl
superchery
superchery
noun
Alternative form of supercherie
superheavy
superheavy
adj
(linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual
(physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
Having far greater weight than usual.
noun
(physics) A superheavy element.
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
suprahyoid
suprahyoid
adj
(anatomy) Above the hyoid bone
suretyship
suretyship
noun
(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.