(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
aechmophorus
aepyornithiformes
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alectoromorphous
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopherase
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampherotokous
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiblestritis
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicarpogenous
amphierotism
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphineurous
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphispermous
amphisporangiate
amphispore
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphoterus
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angiemphraxis
anthospermum
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphotheist
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
antihemisphere
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphthartodocetism
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
archaeopterygiformes
archeptolemus
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archimperialism
archimperialist
archimperialist
noun
A strong supporter of imperialism.
archimperialistic
archimpressionist
archisperm
archispermae
archisupreme
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
arteriosympathectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyesis
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
astrophotometer
astrophotometer
noun
A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.
astrophotometrical
astrophotometrical
adj
Relating to astrophotometry.
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
astrospherecentrosomic
atherosperma
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmosphereful
atmosphereless
atmosphereless
adj
Lacking an atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autometamorphosis
autoplasmotherapy
batrachospermum
bismutosphaerite
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blepharemphysema
blepharism
blepharochromidrosis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharomelasma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
bridegroomship
bridemaidship
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
cephalohumeralis
cephalosporium
chamaecyparis
chamaeprosopic
chamaerops
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreceptivities
chemoserotherapy
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chemosphere
chemosphere
noun
The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.
chemospheric
chemotherapeuticness
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapeutics
noun
plural of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chemotherapists
chemotherapists
noun
plural of chemotherapist
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chondroseptum
chorioepitheliomas
chorioepitheliomas
noun
plural of chorioepithelioma
christadelphianism
chromascope
chromascope
noun
An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromatosphere
chromatosphere
noun
A chromosphere.
chromatospheric
chromodiascope
chromophores
chromophores
noun
plural of chromophore
chromoscope
chromoscope
noun
A device that adds colours to a monochrome image or adjusts existing colours to appear more natural
chromosphere
chromosphere
noun
(astronomy) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
chromospheres
chromospheres
noun
plural of chromosphere
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chromotherapist
chromotherapist
noun
A practitioner of chromotherapy.
chrosperma
chrysosperm
chrysosperm
noun
(obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold.
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin