(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
acetaldehydrase
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achrodextrinase
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
adrenalcortical
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
aerodermectasia
aerodermectasia
noun
(medicine) subcutaneous emphysema
agelacrinitidae
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
amylohydrolytic
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
antidemocracies
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antimodernistic
archdiplomatist
aristodemocracy
aristodemocracy
noun
A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
arthroendoscopy
asterospondylic
astropectinidae
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
bromacetanilide
bronchoadenitis
candlestickward
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cardianesthesia
cardiopneumatic
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
cathedratically
cathedratically
adv
In a cathedratic manner.
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
cephalochordata
cephalochordate
cephalochordate
adj
Of or pertaining to these creatures.
noun
Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
cercopithecidae
cestraciontidae
chalicotherioid
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chickenbreasted
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondropterygii
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chorioallantoid
chorioidoiritis
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christianiadeal
chromatodysopia
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
coadministrator
coadministrator
noun
A joint administrator.
codetermination
codetermination
noun
cooperation between management and workers in making policy
coldheartedness
coldheartedness
noun
Alternative spelling of cold-heartedness
condylarthrosis
condylarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) Any joint that is formed of condylar surfaces
coniopterygidae
consecratedness
consecratedness
noun
The property of having been consecrated.
considerability
considerateness
considerateness
noun
The characteristic of being considerate.
consideratively
constrainedness
constrainedness
noun
The state or quality of being constrained.
contradictional
contradictional
adj
contradictory; inconsistent; opposing
contradictively
contradictively
adv
In a contradictive manner.
contradictories
contradictories
noun
plural of contradictory
contradictorily
contradictorily
adv
In a contradictory manner
contragredience
contragredience
noun
The property of being contragredient.
contraindicated
contraindicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contraindicate
contraindicates
contraindicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraindicate
contravindicate
correspondently
correspondently
adv
In a corresponding manner.
corticosteroids
corticosteroids
noun
plural of corticosteroid
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterbuilding
counterdecision
counterdecision
noun
A decision made in response to another decision.
counterdefender
counterdistinct
counterdoctrine
counterdoctrine
noun
A doctrine that opposes another doctrine.
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterindented
counterindicate
counterindicate
verb
Synonym of contraindicate
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
countertendency
countertendency
noun
A contrary or opposing tendency
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
crackpottedness
creditabilities
creditabilities
noun
plural of creditability
cricothyroidean
cryptomonadales
cyprinodontidae
dacryocystalgia
dacryocystocele
dacryocystocele
noun
(embryology, ophthalmology) A benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that forms as a result of a narrowing or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, usually during prenatal development.
dacryocystotome
dacryocystotomy
dacryocystotomy
noun
(surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.
dacryolithiasis
dacryolithiasis
noun
(ophthalmology) The formation, or the presence of dacryoliths.
dacryosolenitis
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactylopteridae
decarbonisation
decarbonisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonization
decarbonization
decarbonization
noun
The act or process of decarbonizing.
The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarbonylation
decarbonylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
declamatoriness
declamatoriness
noun
The quality of being declamatory.
decolourisation
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
deconcentrating
deconcentrating
verb
present participle of deconcentrate
deconcentration
deconcentration
noun
The act of deconcentrating.
deconsideration
decontaminators
decontaminators
noun
plural of decontaminator
decopperization
democratifiable
democratisation
democratisation
noun
Alternative spelling of democratization
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
denarcotization
dendrocolaptine
dendrocolaptine
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers.
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
densimetrically
densimetrically
adv
By means of densimetry
deorusumduction
deprecatoriness
deprecatoriness
noun
The quality of being deprecatory.
dermatoconiosis
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatomuscular
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
descriptionless
descriptionless
adj
Without a description.
descriptiveness
descriptiveness
noun
The characteristic of being descriptive.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desmarestiaceae
destructibility
destructibility
noun
The condition of being destructible
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
destructuralize
deuteronomistic
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
diagrammatician
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
dichloromethane
dichloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent