WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Ancient Greek, according to kaikki.org data.
1,203 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| XI | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| AMA | [n. -S°] · amah «an Oriental nurse» / [x] { ama amah § amahs amas } |
| ERG | [n. -S] · a unit of work or energy |
| RHO | [n. RHOS] · a Greek letter |
| SAN | [n. -S] · a sanatorium / [x] { san sanatorium sanitarium sanitorium § sanatoria sanatoriums sanitoria sanitoriums sans } |
| ABBA | [n. -S] · father -- used as a title of honor |
| ACME | [n. -S] · the highest point - ACMATIC ACMIC [a.] |
| AGMA | [n. -S] · eng |
| AMAH | [n. -S] · an Oriental nurse / [x] { ama amah § amahs amas } |
| BEMA | [n. -MATA or -MAS] · a platform in a synagogue / [x] { bema bima bimah § bemas bemata bimahs bimas } |
| BETA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| BRUX | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to grind the teeth |
| CATH | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a diminutive of the female given name Catherine~. |
| CELT | [n. -S] · a primitive ax |
| CLON | [n. -S] · a group of asexually derived organisms - CLONAL [a.] CLONALLY [b.] |
| CORM | [n. -S] · a stem of certain plants - CORMOID CORMOUS CORMLIKE [a.] |
| CUBE | [v. CUBED, CUBING, CUBES] · to form into a cube |
| DYAD | [n. -S] · a pair of units |
| EBON | [n. -S] · ebony / [x] { ebon ebony § ebonies ebons § ebon ebony } |
| FORB | [n. -S] · an herb other than grass |
| GLIA | [n. -S] · supporting tissue that binds nerve tissue |
| GOBY | [n. GOBIES] · a small fish |
| HYLA | [n. -S] · a tree frog |
| IDYL | [n. -S] · a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity / [x] { idyl idyll idyllic § idylls idyls § idyllic } |
| IOTA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| KELT | [n. -S] · a salmon that has spawned |
| KORE | [n. -RAI] · an ancient Greek statue of a young woman |
| LAIC | [n. -S] · a layman - LAICAL [a.] LAICALLY [b.] |
| MOLY | [n. MOLIES or MOLYS] · a wild garlic (=molys) |
| MUSE | [v. MUSED, MUSING°, MUSES] · to ponder |
| MYTH | [n. -S] · a type of traditional story / [x] { myth mythos § mythoi myths } |
| NAOS | [n. NAOI] · an ancient temple |
| NOUS | [n. -ES] · mind, reason, or intellect |
| OBOL | [n. -S] · a coin of ancient Greece~ / [x] { obol obolus § oboli obols } |
| ONOS | < ONO, [n. ONOS] · a large mackerel |
| OTIC | [a.] · pertaining to the ear |
| OXIC | [a.] · denoting a process in which oxygen in involved |
| ROID | [n. -S] clipping of steroid Steroids |
| TAXA | < TAXON, [n. TAXA or TAXONS] · a unit of scientific classification |
| ZETA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| ZOIC | [a.] · pertaining to animals or animal life |
| ZYME | [n. -S] · an enzyme / [x] { enzym enzyme zyme § enzymes enzyms zymes § enzymic } |
| AORTA | [n. -TAS or -TAE] · a main artery - AORTAL AORTIC [a.] |
| ARGIL | [n. -S] · a white clay |
| ARGUS | [n. -ES] · an East Indian~ pheasant |
| ASPIS | [n. -PISES] · aspic / [x] { asp aspic aspis § aspics aspises asps § aspic } |
| ATAXY | [n. ATAXIES] · ataxia / [x] { ataxia ataxy § ataxias ataxies } |
| ATLAS | [n. ATLANTES or ATLASES] · a male figure used as a supporting column |
| ATOPY | [n. -PIES] · a type of allergy - ATOPIC [a.] |
| BARIC | [a.] · pertaining to barium |
| CELOM | [n. -LOMS or -LOMATA] · coelom «a body cavity in some animals» / [x] { celom coelom coelomata coelome § celomata celoms coelomes coeloms § coelomic } |
| CLONE | [v. CLONED, CLONING°, CLONES] · to reproduce by asexual means |
| COLON | [n. -ES] · a monetary unit of Costa Rica~ / ----- [n. -S] · a section of the large intestine / [x] { colon colone § cola colones colons } |
| CYLIX | [n. CYLICES] · kylix «a drinking vessel» / [x] { cylix kylix § cylices kylikes kylixes } |
| DARIC | [n. -S] · an ancient Persian~ coin |
| DEDAL | [a.] · daedal «skillful» / [x] { dedal § daedal daedalean daedalian } |
| DEMOI | < DEMOS, [n. -ES or DEMOI] · the people of an ancient Greek state |
| DEMOS | [n. -ES or DEMOI] · the people of an ancient Greek state |
| DRUPE | [n. -S] · a fleshy fruit |
| DULIA | [n. -S] · veneration of saints |
| EIDOS | [n. EIDE] · an essence |
| ENZYM | [n. -S] · enzyme / [x] { enzym enzyme zyme § enzymes enzyms zymes § enzymic } |
| EPODE | [n. -S] · a type of poem |
| ETHOS | [n. -ES] · the fundamental character of a culture |
| FUCUS | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · any of a genus of brown algae |
| HALMA | [n. -S] · a board game |
| IDYLL | [n. -S] · idyl «a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity» - IDYLLIC [a.] / [x] { idyl idyll idyllic § idylls idyls § idyllic } |
| ILIAD | [n. -S] · a long poem |
| JESSE | [v. JESSED, JESSING, JESSES] · to jess / [x] { jess jesse § jesses § jess jessed jesses jessing § jessed § jess } |
| KOINE | [n. -S] · a type of dialect |
| KOPPA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| KUDOS | [n. -ES] · a kudo (=kudoses) / [x] { kudo § kudos § kudo kudos kudoses § kudos } |
| KYLIX | [n. -LIKES or -LIXES] · a drinking vessel (=kylixes) / [x] { cylix kylix § cylices kylikes kylixes } |
| KYRIE | [n. -S] · a religious petition for mercy |
| LAMIA | [n. -MIAS or -MIAE] · a female demon |
| MANIC | [n. -S] · one that is affected with mania |
| MESIC | [a.] · characterized by a medium supply of moisture |
| MESON | [n. -S] · a subatomic particle - MESONIC [a.] / [x] { meson mesotron § mesons mesotrons § mesonic } |
| MIMIC | [v. -ICKED, -ICKING, -ICS] · to imitate closely / [x] { mime mimic mimicking miming § mimes mimics § mime mimed mimes mimic mimicked mimicking mimics miming § mimic } |
| MYOPY | [n. -PIES] · myopia / [x] { myopia myopic myopy § myopias myopies § myopic } |
| NAIAD | [n. -S or -ES] · a water nymph |
| NOMOS | [n. NOMOI] · law |
| NOTUM | [n. -TA] · a part of the thorax of an insect |
| OASIS | [n. OASES] · a green area in a desert region |
| PANTO | [n. -TOS] · a pantomime |
| PASKA | [n. -S] · paskha «a Russian~ dessert eaten at Easter» / [x] { pasha pashka paska paskha § pashkas paskas paskhas } |
| POLIO | [n. -LIOS] · an infectious virus disease / [x] { polio poliomyelitis § poliomyelitides polios } |
| REGMA | [n. -MATA] · a type of fruit |
| RHEME | [n. -S] · a statement of fact or opinion |
| SALPA | [n. -PAE or -PAS] · a free-swimming~ tunicate / [x] { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps } |
| SAROS | [n. -ES] · the eclipse cycle of the sun and moon |
| SEISM | [n. -S] · an earthquake - SEISMAL SEISMIC [a.] / [x] { seism § seisms § seismal seismic seismical } |
| SIGMA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter - SIGMATE [a.] |
| SODOM | [n. -S] · a place notorious for vice and corruption |
| SPADO | [n. -DONES] · a castrated man or animal |
| STELE | [n. -S] · the central portion of vascular tissue in a plant stem - STELIC [a.] |
| STICH | [n. -S] · a line of poetry - STICHIC [a.] |
| SYNOD | [n. -S] · a church council - SYNODAL SYNODIC [a.] / [x] { synod synodal § synods § synodal synodic synodical } |
| TAPIS | [n. -PISES] · material used for wall hangings and floor coverings |
| TELIC | [a.] · directed toward a goal |
| TELOS | [n. TELOI] · an ultimate end |
| TENIA | [n. -NIAE or -NIAS] · a tapeworm / [x] { taenia tenia teniae § taeniae taenias tenias } |
| THETA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| TONIC | [n. -S] · something that invigorates or refreshes |
| TRODE | < TREAD, [v. TROD, TRODE, or TREADED, TRODDEN, TREADING, TREADS] · to walk on, over, or along / [x] { tread treading trod trode § treads § tread treaded treading treads trod trodden trode § treaded trodden } |
| XEROX | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to copy on a xerographic copier |
| XYLEM | [n. -S] · a complex plant tissue |
| ABASIA | [n. -S] · a defect in muscular coordination in walking |
| ALEXIA | [n. -S] · a cerebral disorder marked by the loss of the ability to read- ALEXIC [a.] (=alexic) |
| APOGEE | [n. -S] · the point in the orbit of a body which is farthest from the earth - APOGEAL APOGEAN APOGEIC [a.] |
| ATAXIA | [n. -S] · loss of muscular coordination / [x] { ataxia ataxy § ataxias ataxies } |
| AZYGOS | [n. -ES] · an azygous anatomical part |
| BALEEN | † [n. -S] · horny plate in mouths of certain whales |
| BARITE | [n. -S] · a mineral / [x] { barite baryte § barites barytes } |
| BARYON | [n. -S] · a type of subatomic particle - BARYONIC [a.] |
| BARYTE | [n. -S] · barite / [x] { barite baryte § barites barytes } |
| BATHOS | [n. -ES] · triteness «derivative of trite» |
| BOMBYX | [n. -ES] · a silkworm |
| BOREAS | [n. -ES] · the north wind |
| BREGMA | [n. -MATA or -MAS] · a junction point of the skull - BREGMATE [a.] (=bregmas) |
| BULBIL | [n. -S] · a small bulb / [x] { bulbel bulbil § bulbels bulbils } |
| CELIAC | [n. -S] · one that has a chronic nutritional disturbance / [x] { celiac coeliac § celiacs coeliacs § celiac coeliac } |
| CHAETA | [n. -TAE] · a bristle or seta - CHAETAL [a.] |
| CHIASM | [n. -S] · chiasma «an anatomical junction» / [x] { chiasm chiasma § chiasmas chiasmata chiasms § chiasmal chiasmic } |
| CHITON | [n. -S] · a tunic worn in ancient Greece~ |
| CHOLER | [n. -S] · anger |
| CHOREA | [n. -S] · a nervous disorder - CHOREAL CHOREIC [a.] / [x] { chorea choreic § choreas § choreal choreatic choreic } |
| CHROMA | [n. -S] · the purity of a color |
| CLONUS | [n. -ES] · a form of muscular spasm |
| COELOM | [n. -LOMS or -LOMATA] · a body cavity in some animals - COELOMIC [a.] / [x] { celom coelom coelomata coelome § celomata celoms coelomes coeloms § coelomic } |
| COLONE | [n. -S] · colon / [x] { colon colone § cola colones colons } |
| CORBAN | [n. -S] · an offering to God |
| CORYMB | [n. -S] · a flower cluster - CORYMBED [a.] |
| COSMIC | [a.] · pertaining to the cosmos / [x] { cosmic cosmical } |
| CRASIS | [n. CRASES] · a vowel contraction |
| CRATER | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to form cavities in a surface |
| CYESIS | [n. CYESES] · pregnancy |
| CYMBAL | [n. -S] · a percussion instrument |
| CYSTIC | [a.] · pertaining to a cyst |
| DAEDAL | [a.] · skillful / [x] { dedal § daedal daedalean daedalian } |
| DAIMON | [n. -S or -ES] · an attendant spirit - DAIMONIC [a.] / [x] { daemon daimon daimonic demon § daemones daemons daimones daimons demons § daemonic daimonic } |
| DEIXIS | [n. DEIXISES] · the specifying function of some words |
| DESMID | [n. -S] · a freshwater alga |
| DIAPIR | [n. -S] · a bend in a layer of rock - DIAPIRIC [a.] |
| DICAST | [n. -S] · a judge of ancient Athens~ - DICASTIC [a.] |
| DIESIS | [n. DIESES] · a reference mark in printing |
| DIGLOT | [n. -S] · a bilingual book or edition |
| DIPLOE | [n. -S] · a bony tissue of the cranium - DIPLOIC [a.] |
| DISCUS | [n. -CUSES or -CI] · a disk hurled in athletic competition |
| DYNAMO | [n. -MOS] · a generator |
| ECESIS | [n. -SISES] · the establishment of a plant or animal in a new environment - ECESIC [a.] (=ecesic) |
| EMESIS | [n. EMESES or EMESISES] · the act of vomiting (=emesises) |
| ENIGMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · something that is hard to understand or explain |
| ENZYME | [n. -S] · a complex protein - ENZYMIC [a.] / [x] { enzym enzyme zyme § enzymes enzyms zymes § enzymic } |
| EOLITH | [n. -S] · a prehistoric stone tool - EOLITHIC [a.] |
| EPILOG | [n. -S] · a concluding section / [x] { epilog epilogue § epilogs epilogues § epilog epilogue epilogued epilogues epiloguing } |
| ERGATE | [n. -S] · a worker ant |
| ETHNOS | [n. -ES] · a group of people who share a common and distinctive culture |
| ETYMON | [n. -MA or -MONS] · the earliest known form of a word |
| EXEDRA | [n. -DRAE or -DRAS] · a curved outdoor bench (=exedras) / [x] { exedra exhedra § exedrae exedras exhedrae } |
| EXODOS | [n. -DOI] · a concluding dramatic scene |
| GAMETE | [n. -S] · a mature reproductive cell - GAMETAL GAMETIC [a.] (=gametal) |
| GANOID | [n. -S] · a type of fish |
| GASTER | [n. -S] · the enlarged part of the abdomen in some insects |
| GLYCIN | [n. -S] · a compound used in photography |
| HALTER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put restraint upon |
| HERPES | [n. HERPES or HERPESES] · a skin infection - HERPETIC [a.] |
| HOLARD | [n. -S] · the total quantity of water in the soil |
| HYDRIA | [n. -DRIAE] · a water jar |
| HYETAL | [a.] · pertaining to rain |
| IATRIC | [a.] · pertaining to medicine / [x] { iatric iatrical } |
| IOLITE | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| ISOBAR | [n. -S] · a type of atom - ISOBARIC [a.] / [x] { isobar isobare § isobares isobars § isobaric } |
| ISOHEL | [n. -S] · a line on a map connecting points receiving equal sunshine |
| KELOID | [n. -S] · a scar caused by excessive growth of fibrous tissue - KELOIDAL [a.] / [x] { cheloid keloid § cheloids keloids § cheloid keloid keloids § keloidal } |
| KIDNEY | [n. -NEYS] · a bodily organ |
| KOUROS | [n. -ROI] · an ancient Greek statue of a young man |
| KRATER | [n. -S] · a type of vase |
| LAMBDA | [n. -S] · a Greek letter - LAMBDOID [a.] |
| LATRIA | [n. -S] · the supreme worship given to God only, in Roman Catholicism~ |
| LEPTIN | [n. -S] · a hormone released by fat cells |
| LITANY | [n. -NIES] · a ceremonial form of prayer |
| LITHIA | [n. -S] · an oxide of lithium |
| MANTIC | [a.] · having powers of prophecy |
| MASSIF | [n. -S] · a principal mountain mass |
| MASTIC | [n. -S] · an aromatic resin / [x] { mastic mastiche mastix § mastiches mastics mastixes } |
| MESIAL | [a.] · situated in the middle - MESIALLY [b.] / [x] { mesial § medially medianly mesally mesially } |
| MESIAN | [a.] · mesial «situated in the middle» / [x] { mesial mesian § mesially } |
| MIASMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a noxious vapor - MIASMAL MIASMIC [a.] / [x] { miasm miasma § miasmas miasmata miasms § miasmal miasmic } |
| MICRON | [n. -CRONS or -CRA] · a unit of length / [x] { micron mikron § micra microns mikra mikrons } |
| MOIRAI | < MOIRA, [n. -RAI] · fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion |
| MONODY | [n. -DIES] · an elegy performed by one person - MONODIC [a.] / [x] { monody § monodies § monodic monodical } |
| MORPHO | [n. -PHOS] · a tropical butterfly |
| MYOPIA | [n. -S] · a visual defect - MYOPIC [a.] / [x] { myopia myopic myopy § myopias myopies § myopic } |
| MYOSIN | [n. -S] · a protein found in muscle tissue |
| MYRIAD | [n. -S] · a very large number |
| MYTHIC | [a.] · mythical / [x] { mythic mythical } |
| MYTHOI | < MYTHOS, [n. -THOI] · a myth / [x] { myth mythos § mythoi myths } |
| NESTOR | [n. -S] · a wise old man |
| NOETIC | [a.] · pertaining to reason |
| NYMPHA | [n. -PHAE] · a fold of the vulva |
| OBELIA | [n. -S] · a marine hydroid |
| OREIDE | [n. -S] · oroide «an alloy used to imitate gold» / [x] { oreide oreides oroide § oroides } |
| OROIDE | [n. -S] · an alloy used to imitate gold / [x] { oreide oreides oroide § oroides } |
| OUGIYA | [n. -S] · ouguiya «a monetary unit of Mauritania~» / [x] { ougiya ouguiya § ougiyas ouguiyas } |
| PATHOS | [n. -ES] · a quality that arouses feelings of pity or compassion |
| PENTAD | [n. -S] · a group of five |
| PEPLOS | [n. -ES] · a garment worn by women in ancient Greece~ / [x] { peplos peplus § peploses pepluses } |
| PEPLUS | [n. -ES] · peplos «a garment worn by women in ancient Greece~» / [x] { peplos peplus § peploses pepluses } |
| PHAROS | [n. -ES] · a lighthouse or beacon to guide seamen |
| PHATIC | [a.] · sharing feelings rather than ideas |
| PHOBIA | [n. -S] · an obsessive or irrational fear |
| PHONAL | [a.] · pertaining to speech sounds |
| PHONON | [n. -S] · a quantum of vibrational energy |
| PHYSIS | [n. PHYSES] · the principle of growth or change in nature |
| PICRIC | [a.] · having a very bitter taste |
| PITHOS | [n. PITHOI] · a large ancient storage jar |
| PLINTH | [n. -S] · a stone or slab upon which a column or pedestal rests |
| PNEUMA | [n. -S] · the soul or spirit |
| POLEIS | < POLIS, [n. -LEIS] · an ancient Greek city-state~ |
| PRAXIS | [n. PRAXISES or PRAXES] · practical use of a branch of learning |
| PROTYL | [n. -S] · protyle «a hypothetical substance from which all the elements are supposedly derived» / [x] { protyl protyle § protyles protyls } |
| PTISAN | [n. -S] · a tea of herbs or barley / [x] { ptisan tisane § ptisans tisanes } |
| PYRROL | [n. -S] · pyrrole «a chemical compound» / [x] { pyrrol pyrrole § pyrroles pyrrols § pyrrolic } |
| PYTHON | [n. -S] · a large snake - PYTHONIC [a.] |
| RAPHIS | [n. -PHIDES] · raphide «a needle-shaped~ crystal occurring in plant cells» / [x] { raphide raphis § raphides } |
| RAVAGE | [v. -AGED, -AGING, -AGES] · to destroy |
| RHYTON | [n. -TONS or -TA] · an ancient Greek drinking horn |
| SCOLEX | [n. -LECES or -LICES] · the knoblike head of a tapeworm |
| SEPTIC | [n. -S] · an agent producing sepsis - SEPTICAL [a.] |
| SIALIC | < SIAL, [n. -S] · a type of rock formation - SIALIC [a.] |
| SIGLOS | [n. -LOI] · an ancient Persian~ coin |
| SIMIAN | [n. -S] · an ape or monkey |
| SKATOL | [n. -S] · skatole «a chemical compound» / [x] { skatol skatole § skatoles skatols } |
| SMEGMA | [n. -S] · sebum |
| SPHERE | [v. SPHERED, SPHERING, SPHERES] · to form into a sphere |
| STATER | [n. -S] · one that states |
| SYNTAX | [n. -ES] · the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences |
| TAENIA | [n. -NIAE or -NIAS] · a headband worn in ancient Greece~ / [x] { taenia tenia teniae § taeniae taenias tenias } |
| TELFER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to telpher «to transport by a system of aerial cable cars» / [x] { telfer telpher § telfers telphers § telfered telfering telpher telphered telphering telphers } |
| TELSON | [n. -S] · the terminal segment of an arthropod - TELSONIC [a.] |
| TEPHRA | [n. -S] · solid material ejected from a volcano |
| THOLOS | [n. -LOI] · a circular, underground tomb |
| THRIPS | < THRIP, [n. -S] · a British~ coin |
| TRAGIC | [n. -S] · the element of a drama that produces tragedy |
| TYPHON | [n. -S] · a type of signal horn |
| URAEUS | [n. URAEI or URAEUSES] · the figure of the sacred serpent on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers |
| UREMIA | [n. -S] · an abnormal condition of the blood - UREMIC [a.] / [x] { uraemia uremia urinemia § uraemias uremias urinemias § uraemic uremic urinemic } |
| XENIAL | < XENIA, [n. -S] · the effect of pollen on certain plant structures - XENIAL [a.] |
| XYSTER | [n. -S] · a surgical instrument for scraping bones |
| XYSTOS | [n. -TOI] · xystus «a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece~» / [x] { xyst xystos xystus § xysti xystoi xysts } |
| XYSTUS | [n. -TI] · a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece~ / [x] { xyst xystos xystus § xysti xystoi xysts } |
| ZEPHYR | [n. -S] · a gentle breeze |
| ZEUGMA | [n. -S] · the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, while applying to each in a different sense |
| ZYGOMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · the cheekbone |
| ABIOTIC | < ABIOSIS, [n. -OSES] · absence of life - ABIOTIC [a.] |
| ALASTOR | [n. -S] · an avenging deity in Greek tragedy |
| ANDROID | [n. -S] · a synthetic man / [x] { android droid § androids droids § android } |
| ANOREXY | [n. -OREXIES] · anorexia / [x] { anorexia anorexy § anorexias anorexies } |
| APAGOGE | [n. -S] · establishment of a thesis by showing its contrary to be absurd - APAGOGIC [a.] |
| APOTHEM | [n. -S] · the perpendicular from the center to any side of a regular polygon |
| APSIDES | < APSIS, [n. -SIDES] · an apse / [x] { apse apsis § apses apsides § apsidal } |
| ARCHAIC | [a.] · pertaining to an earlier time / [x] { archaic § archaic archaical } |
| ARISTOS | < ARISTO, [n. -TOS] · an aristocrat / [x] { aristo aristocrat § aristocrats aristos } |
| ASCESIS | [n. -CESES] · the conduct of an ascetic / [x] { ascesis askesis § asceses askeses } |
| ASCITES | [n. ASCITES] · accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen - ASCITIC [a.] |
| ASKESIS | [n. ASKESES] · ascesis «the conduct of an ascetic» / [x] { ascesis askesis § asceses askeses } |
| ASTASIA | [n. -S] · inability to stand resulting from muscular incoordination |
| ASTHENY | [n. -NIES] · asthenia «lack of strength» / [x] { asthenia astheny § asthenias asthenies } |
| AUSTERE | [a. -TERER, -TEREST] · grave in disposition or appearance |
| AUTARKY | [n. -KIES] · national economic self-sufficiency~ - AUTARKIC [a.] / [x] { autarchy autarky § autarkies § autarkic autarkical } |
| AUXESIS | [n. AUXESES] · an increase in cell size without cell division |
| BIOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the science of life |
| BUGLOSS | [n. -ES] · a coarse plant |
| BULIMIA | [n. -S] · insatiable appetite - BULIMIC° BULIMIAC [a.] |
| CACODYL | [n. -S] · a poisonous liquid |
| CACONYM | [n. -S] · an erroneous name |
| CALUMET | [n. -S] · a ceremonial pipe |
| CATHODE | [n. -S] · a negatively charged electrode - CATHODAL CATHODIC [a.] / [x] { cathode kathode § cathodes kathodes § cathodal cathodic kathodal kathodic } |
| CENTRIC | [a.] · situated at the center / [x] { centric centrical } |
| CHALONE | [n. -S] · a hormone |
| CHELOID | [n. -S] · keloid «a scar caused by excessive growth of fibrous tissue» / [x] { cheloid keloid § cheloids keloids § cheloid keloid keloids § keloidal } |
| CHLAMYS | [n. -MYSES or -MYDES] · a garment worn in ancient Greece~ |
| CHYTRID | [n. -S] · an aquatic or soil fungus |
| CIRSOID | [a.] · varicose |
| CLASTIC | [n. -S] · a rock made up of other rocks |
| CLYSTER | [n. -S] · an enema |
| COELIAC | [n. -S] · celiac (=coeliacs) / [x] { celiac coeliac § celiacs coeliacs § celiac coeliac } |
| COELOME | [n. -S] · coelom «a body cavity in some animals» / [x] { celom coelom coelomata coelome § celomata celoms coelomes coeloms § coelomic } |
| COENURE | [n. -S] · coenurus «a tapeworm larva» / [x] { coenure coenurus § coenures coenuri } |
| COLLOID | [n. -S] · a type of chemical suspension |
| COMMATA | < COMMA, [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a fragment of a few words or feet in ancient prosody |
| CRANIUM | [n. -NIUMS or -NIA] · the skull |
| CRINOID | [n. -S] · a marine animal |
| CRYPSIS | [n.] the ability of an organism to avoid observation |
| CURTAIN | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to provide with a hanging piece of fabric |
| CYANITE | [n. -S] · a mineral - CYANITIC [a.] / [x] { cyanite kyanite § cyanites kyanites § cyanitic kyanitic } |
| CYCLONE | [n. -S] · a rotating system of winds - CYCLONAL CYCLONIC [a.] |
| CYSTINE | [n. -S] · an amino acid |
| DEICTIC | [n. -S] · a word or phrase that specifies identity or location (=deictics) |
| DELTOID | [n. -S] · a shoulder muscle / [x] { deltoid deltoideus § deltoidei deltoids § deltoid deltoideus } |
| DEMAGOG | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to behave like a demagog «a leader who appeals to emotions and prejudices» / [x] { demagog demagogue § demagogs demagogues § demagog demagoged demagoging demagogs demagogue demagogued demagogues demagoguing } |
| DEMONIC | [a.] · characteristic of a demon / [x] { daemonic demoniacal demonian demonic demonical } |
| DEMOTIC | [a.] · pertaining to a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing |
| DIALLEL | [a.] · pertaining to a genetic crossing |
| DIORITE | [n. -S] · an igneous rock - DIORITIC [a.] |
| DIPTYCH | [n. -S] · an ancient writing tablet / [x] { diptyca diptych § diptycas diptychs } |
| DITTANY | [n. -NIES] · a perennial herb |
| ECCRINE | [a.] · producing secretions externally |
| ECDYSIS | [n. -DYSES or -DYSISES] · the shedding of an outer layer of skin - ECDYSIAL [a.] (=ecdysises) |
| ECSTASY | [n. -SIES] · a state of exaltation |
| ECTASIS | [n. -TASES] · the lengthening of a usually short syllable - ECTATIC [a.] |
| ECUMENE | [n. -S] · an inhabited area |
| EMPATHY | [n. -THIES] · imaginative identification with another's thoughts and feelings - EMPATHIC [a.] / [x] { empathy § empathies § empathetic empathic } |
| EMPIRIC | [n. -S] · one who relies on practical experience |
| ENDEMIC | [n. -S] · an endemial disease |
| ENTERAL | [a.] · enteric / [x] { enteral enteric } |
| ENTOPIC | [a.] · situated in the normal place |
| EPHEDRA | [n. -S] · a desert shrub |
| EPIBOLY | [n. -LIES] · the growth of one part around another - EPIBOLIC [a.] |
| EPICARP | [n. -S] · the outer layer of a pericarp / [x] { epicarp exocarp § epicarps exocarps } |
| EPIGYNE | [n. -S] the external female sex organ in arachnids |
| EPINAOS | [n. -NAOI] · a rear vestibule |
| EPSILON | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| ERISTIC | [n. -S] · an expert in debate |
| ERRHINE | [n. -S] · a substance that promotes nasal discharge |
| ETESIAN | [n. -S] · an annually recurring wind |
| ETHANOL | [n. -S] · an alcohol |
| EUCRITE | [n. -S] · a type of meteorite - EUCRITIC [a.] |
| EUDEMON | [n. -S] · a good spirit / [x] { eudaemon eudaimon eudemon § eudaemons eudaimons eudemons } |
| EUGLENA | [n. -S] · a freshwater protozoan / [x] { euglena euglenid euglenoid § euglenas euglenids } |
| EUPEPSY | [n. -SIES] · eupepsia «good digestion» / [x] { eupepsia eupepsy § eupepsias eupepsies § eupeptic } |
| EXEGETE | [n. -S] · one skilled in exegesis |
| EXHEDRA | [n. -DRAE] · exedra «a curved outdoor bench» / [x] { exedra exhedra § exedrae exedras exhedrae } |
| EXOCARP | [n. -S] · the epicarp / [x] { epicarp exocarp § epicarps exocarps } |
| EXTROPY | [n. -PIES] · the prediction that human intelligence will enable life to expand throughout the universe |
| GASTRIN | [n. -S] · a hormone |
| GLUCOSE | [n. -S] · a sugar - GLUCOSIC [a.] |
| GLYCINE | [n. -S] · an amino acid |
| GLYPHIC | < GLYPH, [n. -S] · an ornamental groove - GLYPHIC [a.] |
| GNOSTIC | [n. -S] · an adherent of gnosticism (=gnostics) |
| HALTERE | [n. -S] · a pair of wings of an insect |
| HEBETIC | [a.] · pertaining to puberty |
| HECTARE | [n. -S] · a unit of area / [x] { hectare hektare § hectares hektares } |
| HEDONIC | [a.] · pertaining to pleasure / [x] { hedonic hedonistic } |
| HEGEMON | [n. -S] · a political state having hegemony |
| HEKTARE | [n. -S] · hectare / [x] { hectare hektare § hectares hektares } |
| HETAERA | [n. -RAE or -RAS] · a concubine - HETAERIC [a.] / [x] { hetaera hetaira § hetaerae hetaeras hetairai hetairas § hetaeric } |
| HETAIRA | [n. -RAI or -RAS] · hetaera «a concubine» / [x] { hetaera hetaira § hetaerae hetaeras hetairai hetairas § hetaeric } |
| HEXAPLA | [n. -S] · an edition in which six texts are set in parallel columns - HEXAPLAR [a.] |
| HOPLITE | [n. -S] · a foot soldier of ancient Greece~ - HOPLITIC [a.] |
| HYDATID | [n. -S] · a cyst caused by a tapeworm |
| HYDRATE | [v. -DRATED, -DRATING, -DRATES] · to combine with water |
| HYDROPS | [n. -ES] · hydropsy «dropsy» / [x] { dropsy hydrops hydropsy § dropsies hydropses hydropsies § dropsied } |
| HYDROUS | [a.] · containing water |
| HYMNODY | [n. -DIES] · the singing of hymns |
| ISCHIUM | [n. -CHIA] · a pelvic bone - ISCHIAL [a.] |
| ISOBARE | [n. -S] · isobar «a type of atom» / [x] { isobar isobare § isobares isobars § isobaric } |
| ISOBATH | [n. -S] · a line on a map connecting points of equal water depth |
| ISOCHOR | [n. -S] · isochore «a curve used to show a relationship between pressure and temperature» / [x] { isochor isochore § isochores isochors } |
| ISOHYET | [n. -S] · a line on a map connecting points having equal rainfall |
| ISONOMY | [n. -MIES] · equality of civil rights - ISONOMIC [a.] |
| ISOTACH | [n. -S] · a line on a map connecting points of equal wind velocity |
| KATHODE | [n. -S] · cathode - KATHODAL KATHODIC [a.] / [x] { cathode kathode § cathodes kathodes § cathodal cathodic kathodal kathodic } |
| KERYGMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · the preaching of the gospel (=kerygmas) |
| KINESIS | [n. -NESES or -NESISES] · a type of movement |
| KYANITE | [n. -S] · cyanite «a mineral» - KYANITIC [a.] / [x] { cyanite kyanite § cyanites kyanites § cyanitic kyanitic } |
| LEUCITE | [n. -S] · a mineral - LEUCITIC [a.] |
| LEUCOMA | [n. -S] · leukoma «an opacity of the cornea» / [x] { leucoma leukoma § leucomas leukomas } |
| LEUKOMA | [n. -S] · an opacity of the cornea / [x] { leucoma leukoma § leucomas leukomas } |
| LEXICAL | [a.] · pertaining to the words of a language |
| LIGROIN | [n. -S] · a flammable liquid / [x] { ligroin ligroine § ligroines ligroins } |
| LITURGY | [n. -GIES] · a prescribed system of public worship - LITURGIC° [a.] / [x] { liturgy § liturgies § liturgic liturgical } |
| MARTYRY | [n. -TYRIES] · a shrine erected in honor of a martyred person |
| MATTOID | [n. -S] · a mentally unbalanced person |
| MEGARON | [n. -ARA] · the great central hall of an ancient Greek house |
| MELANIN | [n. -S] · a dark pigment |
| MELILOT | [n. -S] · a flowering plant |
| MIMESIS | [n. -MESISES or -MESES] · mimicry - MIMETIC [a.] (=mimeses) |
| MIMETIC | < MIMESIS, [n. -MESISES or -MESES] · mimicry - MIMETIC [a.] (=mimeses) |
| MONADIC | < MONAD, [n. -S] · a single-celled~ organism - MONADAL MONADIC [a.] / [x] { monad monades monas § monads § monadal monadic } |
| MYSTIFY | [v. -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] · to perplex |
| NARTHEX | [n. -ES] · a vestibule in a church |
| NEOGENE | [a.] · of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period |
| NEPHRIC | [a.] · renal |
| NOMADIC | < NOMAD, [n. -S] · a wanderer - NOMADIC [a.] |
| NUMMARY | [a.] · pertaining to coins |
| OBELISE | [v. -LISED, -LISING, -LISES] · to obelize «to mark with an obelus» / [x] { obelise obelised obelises obelising obelize obelized obelizes obelizing § obelised obelized } |
| OBELIZE | [v. -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES] · to mark with an obelus / [x] { obelise obelised obelises obelising obelize obelized obelizes obelizing § obelised obelized } |
| ODYSSEY | [n. -SEYS] · a long, wandering journey - ODYSSEAN [a.] (=odyssean) |
| ORGIAST | [n. -S] · one who participates in an orgy |
| OROGENY | [n. -NIES] · the process of mountain formation - OROGENIC [a.] |
| OUGUIYA | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Mauritania~ (=ouguiyas) / [x] { ougiya ouguiya § ougiyas ouguiyas } |
| PANICLE | [n. -S] · a loosely branched flower cluster - PANICLED [a.] |
| PANOPLY | [n. -PLIES] · a suit of armor |
| PAPHIAN | [n. -S] · a prostitute |
| PECTIZE | [v. -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES] · to change into a jelly |
| PELTAST | [n. -S] · a soldier of ancient Greece~ |
| PERIAPT | [n. -S] · an amulet |
| PERIGEE | [n. -S] · the point in the orbit of a celestial body which is nearest to the earth - PERIGEAL PERIGEAN [a.] |
| PHALANX | [n. -ES] · a formation of infantry in ancient Greece~ |
| PHALLUS | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · the penis |
| PHRATRY | [n. -TRIES] · a tribal unit among primitive peoples - PHRATRAL PHRATRIC [a.] |
| PLEURON | [n. -RA] · a part of a thoracic segment of an insect |
| POLEMIC | [n. -S] · a controversial argument |
| PRIAPUS | [n. -PUSES or -PI] · a representation of the phallus |
| PROSOMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · the front region of the body of an invertebrate - PROSOMAL [a.] (=prosomata) |
| PROTEAN | [n. -S] · a type of protein |
| PROTIUM | [n. -S] · an isotope of hydrogen |
| PROTYLE | [n. -S] · a hypothetical substance from which all the elements are supposedly derived / [x] { protyl protyle § protyles protyls } |
| PSYCHIC | [n. -S] · one sensitive to extrasensory phenomena |
| PTOMAIN | [n. -S] · ptomaine «a compound produced by the decomposition of protein» / [x] { ptomain ptomaine § ptomaines ptomains } |
| PYREXIA | [n. -S] · fever - PYREXIAL PYREXIC [a.] |
| PYRROLE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound - PYRROLIC [a.] / [x] { pyrrol pyrrole § pyrroles pyrrols § pyrrolic } |
| RAPHIDE | [n. -S] · a needle-shaped~ crystal occurring in plant cells / [x] { raphide raphis § raphides } |
| RHIZOMA | [n. -MATA] · rhizome / [x] { rhizoma rhizome § rhizomata rhizomes § rhizomic } |
| RHIZOME | [n. -S] · a rootlike, underground stem - RHIZOMIC [a.] / [x] { rhizoma rhizome § rhizomata rhizomes § rhizomic } |
| SARCASM | [n. -S] · a sharply mocking or contemptuous remark |
| SATRAPY | [n. -PIES] · the territory of a satrap |
| SATYRIC | < SATYR, [n. -S] · a woodland deity of Greek mythology - SATYRIC [a.] / [x] { satyr § satyrs § satyric satyrical } |
| SCOTOMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a blind spot in the field of vision |
| SIGMOID | [n. -S] · an S-shaped curve in a bodily part |
| SKATOLE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { skatol skatole § skatoles skatols } |
| SKEPSIS | [n. -SISES] · the attitude or outlook of a skeptic |
| SKYPHOS | [n. -PHOI] · a drinking vessel used in ancient Greece~ |
| SPATHIC | [a.] · sparry «resembling spar» / [x] { sparrier sparriest sparry spathic } |
| SPHENIC | [a.] · shaped like a wedge |
| STYGIAN | [a.] · gloomy |
| STYLITE | [n. -S] · an early Christian~ ascetic - STYLITIC [a.] |
| SYNESIS | [n. -SISES] · a type of grammatical construction |
| SYNODIC | < SYNOD, [n. -S] · a church council - SYNODAL SYNODIC [a.] / [x] { synod synodal § synods § synodal synodic synodical } |
| SYNTAGM | [n. -S] · syntagma «a syntactic element» / [x] { syntagm syntagma § syntagmas syntagmata syntagms } |
| SYNTONY | [n. -NIES] · the tuning of transmitters and receivers with each other - SYNTONIC [a.] |
| TECHNIC | [n. -S] · technique / [x] { technic technique § technics techniques § technic } |
| TECTITE | [n. -S] · tektite «a glassy body believed to be of meteoritic origin» / [x] { tectite tektite § tectites tektites § tektitic } |
| TEKTITE | [n. -S] · a glassy body believed to be of meteoritic origin - TEKTITIC [a.] / [x] { tectite tektite § tectites tektites § tektitic } |
| TELESIS | [n. TELESES] · planned progress |
| TELPHER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to transport by a system of aerial cable cars / [x] { telfer telpher § telfers telphers § telfered telfering telpher telphered telphering telphers } |
| TESSERA | [n. -SERAE] · a small square used in mosaic work - TESSERAL [a.] |
| THALLUS | [n. -LI or -LUSES] · a plant body without true root, stem, or leaf - THALLOID [a.] |
| THEURGY | [n. -GIES] · divine intervention in human affairs - THEURGIC [a.] / [x] { theurgy § theurgies § theurgic theurgical } |
| THIONIN | [n. -S] · a violet dye / [x] { thionin thionine § thionines thionins } |
| THYRSUS | [n. -SI] · a type of flower cluster - THYRSOID [a.] / [x] { thyrse thyrsoid thyrsus § thyrses thyrsi § thyrsoid } |
| TOPIARY | [n. -ARIES] · the art of trimming shrubs into shapes |
| TOXEMIC | < TOXEMIA, [n. -S] · the condition of having toxins in the blood - TOXEMIC [a.] / [x] { toxaemia toxemia § toxaemias toxemias § toxaemic toxemic } |
| TROPHIC | [a.] · pertaining to nutrition |
| TYCHISM | [n. -S] · the proposition that chance is operative in the universe |
| TYMPANY | [n. -NIES] · a swelling of the abdomen / [x] { tympanites tympany § tympanies tympaniteses } |
| UPSILON | [n. -S] · a Greek letter |
| URAEMIA | [n. -S] · uremia «an abnormal condition of the blood» - URAEMIC [a.] / [x] { uraemia uremia urinemia § uraemias uremias urinemias § uraemic uremic urinemic } |
| URANISM | [n. -S] · homosexuality |
| VIREMIA | [n. -S] · the presence of a virus in the blood - VIREMIC [a.] / [x] { viraemia viraemic viremia viremic § viraemias viremias § viraemic viremic } |
| XANTHIN | [n. -S] · a yellow pigment / [x] { xanthin xanthine § xanthines xanthins } |
| ZETETIC | [a.] · proceeding by inquiry |
| ZOOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the science that deals with animals - ZOOLOGIC [a.] / [x] { zoology § zoologies § zoologic zoological } |
| ZYMOTIC | < ZYMOSIS, † [a.] · pertaining to zymosis «fermentation or an infectious disease» |
| ACROLITH | [n. -S] · a type of statue |
| ADYNAMIA | [n. -S] · lack of physical strength - ADYNAMIC [a.] |
| ANABASIS | [n. -ASES] · a military advance |
| ANAGLYPH | [n. -S] · a type of carved ornament |
| ANAPHORA | [n. -S] · the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses or sentences |
| ANECDOTA | < ANECDOTE, [n. -DOTES or -DOTA] · a brief story |
| ANEURISM | [n. -S] · aneurysm / [x] { aneurism aneurysm § aneurisms aneurysms } |
| ANEURYSM | [n. -S] · an abnormal blood-filled~ dilation of a blood vessel / [x] { aneurism aneurysm § aneurisms aneurysms } |
| ANOREXIA | [n. -S] · loss of appetite / [x] { anorexia anorexy § anorexias anorexies } |
| APOCRINE | [a.] · pertaining to a type of gland |
| APOLOGIA | [n. -GIAS or -GIAE] · a formal justification or defense / [x] { apologia § apologiae apologias } |
| APOPHYGE | [n. -S] · a concave curve in a column |
| ARACEOUS | [a.] · belonging to the arum family of plants |
| ARCHAISE | [v. -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] · to archaize «to use archaisms» / [x] { archaise archaised archaises archaising archaize archaized archaizes archaizing } |
| ARCHAIZE | [v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] · to use archaisms / [x] { archaise archaised archaises archaising archaize archaized archaizes archaizing } |
| ASTHENIA | [n. -S] · lack of strength / [x] { asthenia astheny § asthenias asthenies } |
| ATARAXIA | [n. -S] · peace of mind / [x] { ataraxia ataraxy § ataraxias ataraxies } |
| ATHENEUM | [n. -S] · a literary institution |
| ATHEROMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a disease of the arteries |
| ATLANTES | < ATLAS, [n. ATLANTES or ATLASES] · a male figure used as a supporting column |
| ATTICISM | [n. -S] · a concise and elegant expression |
| AUTARCHY | [n. -CHIES] · absolute rule or power / [x] { autarchy autarky § autarkies § autarkic autarkical } |
| AUTOGYRO | [n. -ROS] · autogiro «a type of airplane» / [x] { autogiro autogyro giro § autogiros autogyros giros § giro giros } |
| AUTONOMY | [n. -MIES] · the state of being self-governing~ |
| AUTOSOME | [n. -S] · a type of chromosome |
| AXIOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the study of values and value judgments |
| BALLISTA | [n. -TAE or -TAS] · an ancient weapon (=ballistas) |
| BLASTEMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a region of embryonic cells |
| CADUCEUS | [n. -CEI] · a heraldic wand or staff - CADUCEAN [a.] |
| CALOTYPE | [n. -S] · a kind of photograph |
| CANNABIC | [a.] · pertaining to cannabis |
| CATHEXIS | [n. -THEXES] · the concentration of psychic energy on a person or idea |
| CATHOLIC | [n. -S] · a member of the early Christian~ church |
| CENOZOIC | [a.] · of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period |
| CEPHALIC | [a.] · pertaining to the head |
| CERASTES | [n. CERASTES] · a venomous snake |
| CHARISMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a special magnetic appeal (=charismas) / [x] { charism charisma § charismas charismata charisms } |
| CHILIASM | [n. -S] · a religious doctrine |
| CHOREGUS | [n. -GI or -GUSES] · choragus «the leader of a chorus or choir» / [x] { choragus choregus § choragi choraguses choregi choreguses § choragic } |
| CHRESARD | [n. -S] · the available water of the soil |
| CHRONAXY | [n. -AXIES] · the time required to excite a nerve cell electrically |
| COENURUS | [n. -RI] · a tapeworm larva / [x] { coenure coenurus § coenures coenuri } |
| COLLAGEN | [n. -S] · a protein |
| COMATOSE | [a.] · affected with coma |
| CONCHOID | [n. -S] · a type of geometric curve |
| CONIOSIS | [n. -OSES] · an infection caused by the inhalation of dust |
| CRITERIA | < CRITERION, [n. -RIA or -RIONS] · a standard of judgment |
| DAEMONIC | < DAEMON, [n. -S] · demon - DAEMONIC [a.] / ----- [n. -S or -ES] · daimon (=daemones) / [x] { daemon daimon daimonic demon § daemones daemons daimones daimons demons § daemonic daimonic } |
| DEMAGOGY | [n. -GOGIES] · the rule of a demagog |
| DEMOTICS | [n.] · the study of people in society |
| DENDRITE | [n. -S] · a branched part of a nerve cell |
| DIALYTIC | [a.] · pertaining to dialysis |
| DIAMETER | [n. -S] · a straight line passing through the center of a circle and ending at the periphery |
| DIASPORA | [n. -S] · migration |
| DIASTASE | [n. -S] · an enzyme |
| DICHROIC | [a.] · having two colors |
| DIDYMOUS | [a.] · occurring in pairs |
| DIEGESIS | [n.] a narration or recitation |
| DYNAMISM | [n. -S] · a theory that explains the universe in terms of force or energy |
| DYNASTIC | < DYNASTY, [n. -TIES] · a succession of rulers from the same line of descent - DYNASTIC [a.] |
| DYSTOCIA | [n. -S] · difficult labor and delivery in childbirth |
| ECSTATIC | [n. -S] · one that is subject to ecstasies |
| ECUMENIC | [a.] · universal / [x] { ecumenic ecumenical oecumenical } |
| EKISTICS | < EKISTIC, [n. -S] · a science dealing with human habitats - EKISTICAL [a.] / [x] { ekistics § ekistic ekistical } |
| ELAPHINE | [a.] · pertaining to a genus of deer |
| ELENCTIC | < ELENCHUS, [n. -CHI] · a logical refutation - ELENCHIC ELENCTIC [a.] / [x] { elenchus § elenchi § elenchic elenchtic elenctic } |
| ELLIPTIC | [a.] · having the shape of an ellipse |
| EMPYREAL | [a.] · pertaining to the sky |
| ENDOSARC | [n. -S] · a portion of a cell |
| ENURESIS | [n. -RESISES or -RESES] · involuntary urination (=enureses) |
| EPENDYMA | [n. -S] · a membrane lining certain body cavities |
| EPHEMERA | [n. -ERAS or -ERAE] · something of very short life or duration / [x] { ephemera § ephemerae ephemeras } |
| EPICYCLE | [n. -S] · a circle that rolls on the circumference of another circle |
| EPILOGUE | [v. -LOGUED, -LOGUING, -LOGUES] · to provide with a concluding section / [x] { epilog epilogue § epilogs epilogues § epilog epilogue epilogued epilogues epiloguing } |
| EPISTYLE | [n. -S] · a part of a classical building |
| ERETHISM | [n. -S] · abnormal irritability - ERETHIC [a.] |
| ESTOPPEL | [n. -S] · a legal restraint preventing a person from contradicting his own previous statement |
| ETHOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the study of animal behavior |
| EUDAEMON | [n. -S] · eudemon «a good spirit» / [x] { eudaemon eudaimon eudemon § eudaemons eudaimons eudemons } |
| EUDAIMON | [n. -S] · eudemon «a good spirit» / [x] { eudaemon eudaimon eudemon § eudaemons eudaimons eudemons } |
| EUPATRID | [n. -RIDS or -RIDAE] · an aristocrat of ancient Athens~ |
| EUPEPSIA | [n. -S] · good digestion - EUPEPTIC [a.] / [x] { eupepsia eupepsy § eupepsias eupepsies § eupeptic } |
| EUPHRASY | [n. -SIES] · an annual herb |
| EURYTHMY | [n. -MIES] · harmony of movement or structure |
| EUTECTIC | [n. -S] · an alloy that has the lowest possible melting point |
| EUXENITE | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| EXEGESIS | [n. -GESES] · critical explanation or analysis - EXEGETIC° [a.] / [x] { exegesis § exegeses § epexegetic epexegetical exegetic exegetical } |
| FRENETIC | [n. -S] · a frantic person / [x] { frenetic phrenetic § frenetics § frenetic phrenetic } |
| GALACTIC | [a.] · pertaining to a galaxy |
| GANGLION | [n. -GLIA or -GLIONS] · a group of nerve cells |
| GEOPONIC | [a.] · pertaining to farming |
| GERONTIC | [a.] · pertaining to old age |
| GLAUCOMA | [n. -S] · a disease of the eye |
| GLYCERIN | [n. -S] · a glycerol - GLYCERIC [a.] / [x] { glycerin glycerine glycerol § glycerines glycerins glycerols § glyceric } |
| GNOMONIC | < GNOMON, [n. -S] · a part of a sundial - GNOMONIC [a.] |
| GRAPHEME | [n. -S] · a unit of a writing system |
| GRAPHITE | [n. -S] · a variety of carbon |
| GYNECIUM | [n. -CIA] · the pistil of a flower / [x] { gynaeceum gynaecium gynecium gynoecium § gynaecea gynaecia gynecia gynoecia } |
| GYROIDAL | [a.] · spiral in arrangement |
| HAEMATIN | [n. -S] · hematin «heme» / [x] { haem haematin hematin hematine heme § haematins haems hematines hematins hemes } |
| HALTERES | < HALTERE, [n. -S] · a pair of wings of an insect |
| HEBRAIZE | [v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] · to make Hebrew~ |
| HEMATITE | [n. -S] · an ore of iron / [x] { haematite hematite § haematites hematites } |
| HEPATIZE | [v. -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES] · to convert tissue into a firm mass |
| HEPTAGON | [n. -S] · a seven-sided~ polygon |
| HIERURGY | [n. -GIES] · a rite of worship |
| HIMATION | [n. -MATIA or -MATIONS] · a loose outer garment |
| HYMENEAL | [n. -S] · a wedding song or poem |
| HYPERNYM | [n. -S] · a word that denotes a broad category that includes more specific words |
| HYPNOSIS | [n. -NOSES] · an artificially induced state resembling sleep |
| HYPOGEUM | [n. -GEA] · an underground chamber |
| IATRICAL | [a.] · iatric «pertaining to medicine» / [x] { iatric iatrical } |
| ICHTHYIC | [a.] · pertaining to fishes |
| IOTACISM | [n. -S] · excessive use of the letter iota |
| ISOCHORE | [n. -S] · a curve used to show a relationship between pressure and temperature / [x] { isochor isochore § isochores isochors } |
| ISONOMIC | < ISONOMY, [n. -MIES] · equality of civil rights - ISONOMIC [a.] |
| ISOSTASY | [n. -SIES] · the state of balance in the earth's crust / [x] { isostacy isostasy § isostacies isostasies } |
| KAMACITE | [n. -S] · an alloy of nickel and iron |
| KLYSTRON | [n. -S] · a type of electron tube |
| KYPHOTIC | < KYPHOSIS, [n. -PHOSES] · abnormal curvature of the spine - KYPHOTIC [a.] |
| LAETRILE | [n. -S] · a drug derived from apricot pits |
| LECYTHUS | [n. -THI°] · lekythos «an oil jar used in ancient Greece~» / [x] { lecythus lekythos lekythus § lecythi lekythi lekythoi } |
| LEKYTHOS | [n. -THOI] · an oil jar used in ancient Greece~ / [x] { lecythus lekythos lekythus § lecythi lekythi lekythoi } |
| LEKYTHUS | [n. -THI] · lekythos «an oil jar used in ancient Greece~» / [x] { lecythus lekythos lekythus § lecythi lekythi lekythoi } |
| LIGROINE | [n. -S] · ligroin «a flammable liquid» / [x] { ligroin ligroine § ligroines ligroins } |
| LIPOSOME | [n. -S] · a microscopic globule composed of lipids |
| MASTICHE | [n. -S] · mastic / [x] { mastic mastiche mastix § mastiches mastics mastixes } |
| MASTITIS | [n. -TITIDES] · inflammation of the breast - MASTITIC [a.] |
| MELILITE | [n. -S] · a mineral group |
| MENISCUS | [n. -CI or -CUSES] · a crescent-shaped~ body - MENISCAL [a.] |
| METANOIA | [n. -S] · a spiritual conversion |
| MIASMATA | < MIASMA, [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a noxious vapor - MIASMAL MIASMIC [a.] / [x] { miasm miasma § miasmas miasmata miasms § miasmal miasmic } |
| MIMETITE | [n. -S] · an ore of lead |
| MNEMONIC | [n. -S] · a device to assist the memory |
| MONARCHY | [n. -CHIES] · rule by a monarch |
| MONOGRAM | [v. -GRAMED or -GRAMMED, -GRAMING or -GRAMMING, -GRAMS] · to mark with a design of one's initials |
| MONOPOLY | [n. -LIES] · exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market |
| MONOTONE | [n. -S] · a vocal utterance in one unvaried tone |
| MONOTONY | [n. -NIES] · tedious sameness |
| MYELITIS | [n. -TES or -TIDES or -TISES] · inflammation of the bone marrow (=myelites myelitises) |
| MYLONITE | [n. -S] · a type of rock |
| MYOSITIS | [n. -TISES] · muscular pain from infection |
| NAUTILUS | [n. -LUSES or -LI] · a spiral-shelled~ mollusk |
| NECROSIS | [n. -CROSES] · the death of living tissue - NECROTIC [a.] |
| NEOTERIC | [n. -S] · a modern author |
| NEPHRITE | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| NEUROTIC | [n. -S] · one affected with a neurosis |
| ODOMETER | [n. -S] · a device for measuring distance traveled |
| ODONTOID | [n. -S] · a toothlike vertebral projection |
| OLIGURIA | [n. -S] · reduced excretion of urine - OLIGURIC [a.] (=oliguric) |
| OMPHALOS | [n. -LI or -LOI] · a central point (=omphaloi) |
| ORGASMIC | < ORGASM, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to experience an orgasm - ORGASMIC ORGASTIC [a.] (=orgasmed orgasming) |
| OSSICONE | † [n. -S] · horn-like~ protuberance on head of giraffe or male okapi |
| OSTRACON | [n. -CA] · a fragment containing an inscription / [x] { ostracon ostrakon § ostraca ostraka } |
| OSTRAKON | [n. -KA] · ostracon «a fragment containing an inscription» / [x] { ostracon ostrakon § ostraca ostraka } |
| OXYTOCIC | [n. -S] · a drug that hastens the process of childbirth |
| OXYTOCIN | [n. -S] · a pituitary hormone |
| OXYTROPE | [n. -S] · a flowering plant |
| PALESTRA | [n. -TRAS or -TRAE] · a school for athletics in ancient Greece~ / [x] { palaestra palestra § palaestrae palaestras palestrae palestras } |
| PALINODE | [n. -S] · a formal retraction |
| PANSOPHY | [n. -PHIES] · universal knowledge |
| PARASANG | [n. -S] · a Persian~ unit of distance |
| PARASITE | [n. -S] · an organism that lives and feeds on or in another organism |
| PARERGON | [n. -GA] · a composition derived from a larger work |
| PATHETIC | [a.] · arousing pity / [x] { pathetic pathetical } |
| PETALODY | [n. -DIES] · the metamorphosis of various floral organs into petals |
| PHREATIC | [a.] · pertaining to underground waters |
| PHYLAXIS | [n. -AXISES] · an inhibiting of infection by the body |
| PLECTRON | [n. -TRONS or -TRA] · plectrum «an implement used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument» / [x] { plectron plectrum § plectra plectrons plectrums } |
| PLECTRUM | [n. -TRUMS or -TRA] · an implement used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument / [x] { plectron plectrum § plectra plectrons plectrums } |
| PODAGRIC | < PODAGRA, [n. -S] · gout in the foot - PODAGRAL PODAGRIC [a.] |
| POLEMIZE | [v. -MIZED, -MIZING, -MIZES] · to engage in polemics |
| POLYGONY | [n. -NIES] · an herb |
| PRODROME | [n. -DROMES or -DROMATA] · a sign of impending disease |
| PROPOLIS | [n. -LISES] · a resinous substance used as a cement by bees |
| PROSTYLE | [n. -S] · a building having a row of columns across the front only |
| PROTASIS | [n. -ASES] · the introductory part of a classical drama - PROTATIC [a.] |
| PSAMMITE | [n. -S] · a fine-grained~ rock |
| PSILOSIS | [n. -LOSES] · a tropical disease - PSILOTIC [a.] |
| PTOMAINE | [n. -S] · a compound produced by the decomposition of protein / [x] { ptomain ptomaine § ptomaines ptomains } |
| PTYALISM | [n. -S] · an excessive flow of saliva |
| PYCNOSIS | [n. -NOSES] · pyknosis «a shrinking and thickening of a cell nucleus» / [x] { pycnosis pyknosis § pycnoses pyknoses } |
| PYCNOTIC | [a.] · pyknotic «exhibiting pyknosis» / [x] { pycnotic pyknotic } |
| PYKNOSIS | [n. -NOSES] · a shrinking and thickening of a cell nucleus / [x] { pycnosis pyknosis § pycnoses pyknoses } |
| PYKNOTIC | [a.] · exhibiting pyknosis / [x] { pycnotic pyknotic } |
| REGOLITH | [n. -S] · a layer of loose rock |
| RETINOID | [n. -S] · a compound analogous to vitamin A |
| RHAPSODE | [n. -S] · a reciter of epic poetry in ancient Greece~ |
| RHEOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the study of matter in the fluid state |
| RHONCHUS | [n. -CHI] · a rattling respiratory sound - RHONCHAL [a.] |
| RHYTHMIC | [n. -S] · the science of rhythm |
| SCAPHOID | [n. -S] · a bone of the wrist |
| SCHEMATA | < SCHEMA, [n. -MATA or -MAS] · a generalized diagram or plan |
| SCINCOID | [n. -S] · one of a family of smooth, short-limbed~ lizards |
| SCLEROMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a hardened patch of cellular tissue (=scleromas) |
| SELENITE | [n. -S] · a variety of gypsum |
| SEMANTIC | [a.] · pertaining to meaning / [x] { semantic § semantics § semantic semantical } |
| SEMIOTIC | [n. -S] · a general theory of signs and symbolism / [x] { semiotics § semeiotic semiotic } |
| SHINGLES | < SHINGLE, [v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] · to cover with shingles |
| SIDERITE | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| SOLECISE | [v. -CISED, -CISING, -CISES] · to solecize «to use solecisms» / [x] { solecise solecised solecises solecising solecize solecized solecizes solecizing } |
| SOLECIZE | [v. -CIZED, -CIZING, -CIZES] · to use solecisms / [x] { solecise solecised solecises solecising solecize solecized solecizes solecizing } |
| SPHYGMIC | < SPHYGMUS, [n. -ES] · the pulse - SPHYGMIC [a.] |
| STASIMON | [n. -MA] · a choral ode in ancient Greek drama |
| STEATITE | [n. -S] · a variety of talc |
| STRATEGY | [n. -GIES] · a plan for obtaining a specific goal |
| STRONGYL | [n. -S] · a parasitic worm / [x] { strongyl strongyle § strongyles strongyls } |
| SYCAMINE | [n. -S] · the mulberry tree |
| SYMBOLIC | [a.] · pertaining to a symbol / [x] { symbolic symbolical } |
| SYNOPSIS | [n. -OPSES] · a summary - SYNOPTIC [a.] / [x] { synopsis synoptic § synopses § synoptic synoptical } |
| SYNTAGMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a syntactic element / [x] { syntagm syntagma § syntagmas syntagmata syntagms } |
| TANTALUS | [n. -ES] · a case for wine bottles |
| TELESTIC | [n. -S] · a type of acrostic |
| TENIASIS | [n. TENIASES] · infestation with tapeworms / [x] { taeniasis teniasis § taeniases teniases } |
| TERAPHIM | < TERAPH, [n. -APHIM] · an image of a Semitic~ household god |
| TETRADIC | < TETRAD, [n. -S] · a group of four - TETRADIC [a.] |
| THEISTIC | < THEIST, [n. -S] · one who believes in the existence of a god - THEISTIC [a.] / [x] { theist § theists § theistic theistical } |
| THEOGONY | [n. -NIES] · an account of the origin of the gods |
| THESPIAN | [n. -S] · an actor or actress / [x] { thesp thespian § thespians thesps § thesp thesps § thespian } |
| THIONINE | [n. -S] · thionin «a violet dye» / [x] { thionin thionine § thionines thionins } |
| THRENODY | [n. -DIES] · a song of lamentation / [x] { threnode threnody § threnodes threnodies } |
| TOCOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth / [x] { tocology tokology § tocologies tokologies } |
| TOKOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · tocology «the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth» / [x] { tocology tokology § tocologies tokologies } |
| TOXAEMIA | [n. -S] · toxemia «the condition of having toxins in the blood» - TOXAEMIC [a.] / [x] { toxaemia toxemia § toxaemias toxemias § toxaemic toxemic } |
| TOXAEMIC | < TOXAEMIA, [n. -S] · toxemia «the condition of having toxins in the blood» - TOXAEMIC [a.] / [x] { toxaemia toxemia § toxaemias toxemias § toxaemic toxemic } |
| TRACHYTE | [n. -S] · a light-colored~ igneous rock |
| TRAGOPAN | [n. -S] · an Asian~ pheasant |
| TRIASSIC | [a.] · of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period |
| TRIPTYCH | [n. -S] · an ancient writing tablet / [x] { triptyca triptych § triptycas triptychs } |
| TRISCELE | [n. -S] · triskele «a figure consisting of three branches radiating from a center» / [x] { triscele triskele triskelion § trisceles triskeles triskelia triskelions } |
| TRISKELE | [n. -S] · a figure consisting of three branches radiating from a center / [x] { triscele triskele triskelion § trisceles triskeles triskelia triskelions } |
| TYROSINE | [n. -S] · an amino acid |
| UROBOROS | [n. -ES] · a circular symbol of a snake or dragon swallowing its own tail - UROBORIC [a.] / [x] { ouroboros uroboros § ouroboroses uroboroses § uroboric } |
| VIRAEMIA | [n. -S] · viremia «the presence of a virus in the blood» - VIRAEMIC [a.] / [x] { viraemia viraemic viremia viremic § viraemias viremias § viraemic viremic } |
| XANTHEIN | [n. -S] · the water-soluble~ part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers |
| XANTHINE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { xanthin xanthine § xanthines xanthins } |
| XENOTIME | [n. -S] · a yellowish-brown~ mineral |
| ZOETROPE | [n. -S] · an optical toy in which a series of pictures rotates to give the illusion of motion |
| AGONISTIC | † [a.] · relating to conflict or struggle |
| ANACLISIS | [n. -CLISES] · derivative of anaclitic «of or relating to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on…» |
| ANALYTICS | [n.] · © the science of analysis |
| ANANDROUS | [a. ] · lacking stamens |
| ANORECTIC | [n. -S] · derivative of anorexia / [x] { anorectic anoretic anorexic § anorectics anoretics anorexics § anorectic anoretic anorexic } |
| ANTHELION | [n. -LIA or -LIONS] · a halolike area seen in the sky opposite the sun |
| ANTHEMION | [n. -MIA] · a decorative floral pattern used in Greek art |
| ANTHOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © a discourse on flowers |
| ANTHROPIC | [a.] · © alt. of Anthropical / [x] { anthropic anthropical } |
| APHERETIC | [a.] · derivative of apheresis «the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word» |
| APHRODITE | [n. -S] · © the Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans |
| APODICTIC | † [a.] · clearly established or beyond dispute / [x] { apodeictic apodictic } |
| ARCHAICAL | [a.] · © archaic / [x] { archaic § archaic archaical } |
| ARTHRITIC | [n. -S] · derivative of arthritis |
| ARTHRITIS | [n. -TIDES or -TITES] · inflammation of a joint (=arthritises) |
| ARTHROSIS | [n. -THROSES] · © articulation |
| ASYMMETRY | [n. -TRIES] · © want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp~. want of bilateral symmetry |
| ASYMPTOTE | † [n. -S] · line that a curve approaches but never meets |
| ATHENAEUM | [n. -S] · © a temple of Athene~, at Athens~, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students |
| AUSTERITY | [n. -TIES] · © sourness and harshness to the taste |
| AUTOGRAPH | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a handwritten signature, esp~ that of a famous person |
| AUTOTELIC | [a.] · having a purpose in and justifying itself |
| AZEOTROPE | [n. -S] · a mixture of liquids that boils at a constant temperature, at a given pressure, without change of composition |
| BARIATRIC | [a.] · of or relating to the treatment of obesity |
| BRYOPHYTE | † [n. -S] · nonvascular plant such as moss |
| CACODEMON | [n. -S] · © an evil spirit; a devil or demon |
| CANTHARIS | † [n. CANTHARIDES] · blister beetle |
| CATAPHORA | [n. -S] · (grammar) the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse Compare anaphora |
| CATAPLASM | [n. -S] · © a soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice |
| CATECHISE | [v. -CHISED, -CHISING, -CHISES] · © to instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp~. in regard to points of religious faith / [x] { catechising catechizing § catechise catechised catechises catechising catechize catechized catechizes catechizing } |
| CATECHIZE | [v. -CHIZED, -CHIZING, -CHIZES] · © see Catechise / [x] { catechising catechizing § catechise catechised catechises catechising catechize catechized catechizes catechizing } |
| CATHARSIS | [n. -THARSES] · © a natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc~. |
| CATHECTIC | [a.] · of or relating to cathexis |
| CHABAZITE | [n. -S] · a pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca2Al2Si4O12.6H2O |
| CHILIARCH | [n. -S] · © the commander or chief of a thousand men |
| CHOLECYST | [n. -S] · (rare) gallbladder |
| CHONDRITE | [n. -S] · © a meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules |
| CHROMATIN | [n. -S] · © tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes |
| CHRONAXIE | [n. -S] · the time required to excite a nerve cell electrically |
| CHTHONIAN | [a.] · of or relating to the underworld |
| COENOSARC | [n. -S] · © the common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid |
| COLOSSEUM | [n. -S] · © the amphitheater of Vespasian~ in Rome~ / [x] { coliseum colosseum § coliseums colosseums } |
| COSMOGONY | [n. -NIES] · © the creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid~; the cosmogonies of Thales~, Anaxagoras~, and Plato~ |
| DASYMETER | [n. -S] · © an instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density |
| DEMAGOGUE | [v. -GOGUED, -GOGUING, -GOGUES] · a political agitator who appeals with crude oratory to the prejudice and passions of the mob / [x] { demagog demagogue § demagogs demagogues § demagog demagoged demagoging demagogs demagogue demagogued demagogues demagoguing } |
| DEUTERIUM | † [n.] an isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H |
| DICHOGAMY | [n. -MIES] · © the condition of certain species of plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that these plants can never fertilize themselves |
| DISCIFORM | [a.] · © discoid «a disk» |
| DYSCRASIA | [n. -S] · © an ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors |
| DYSPHONIA | † [n.] a difficulty in producing vocal sounds |
| DYSTHYMIA | [n. -S] · the characteristics of the neurotic and introverted, including anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviour |
| ECPHRASIS | [n. ECPHRASES] · ® plain interpretation of a thing / [x] { ecphrasis ekphrasis § ecphrases ekphrases } |
| EISEGESIS | [n. -GESES] · the interpretation of a text, esp~ a biblical text, using one's own ideas Compare exegesis |
| EKPHRASIS | [n. EKPHRASES] · ® description of a work of art as rhetorical exercise / [x] { ecphrasis ekphrasis § ecphrases ekphrases } |
| ELECTRODE | † [n. -S] · conductor for electric current |
| ELENCHTIC | † [a.] alternative form of elenctic / [x] { elenchus § elenchi § elenchic elenchtic elenctic } |
| EMPHASIZE | [v. -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES] · © to utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase / [x] { emphasise emphasised emphasises emphasising emphasize emphasized emphasizes emphasizing § emphasized } |
| ENCAUSTIC | [n. -S] · decorated by any process involving burning in colours, esp~ by inlaying coloured clays and baking or by fusing wax colours to the surface |
| ENCOMIAST | [n. -S] · © one who praises; a panegyrist |
| ENERGUMEN | [n. -S] · © one possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac |
| ENTHYMEME | [n. -S] · © an argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble |
| ENTROPION | [n. -S] · © same as Entropium~ |
| EPHEMERON | [n. -ERA° or -ERONS] · © one of the ephemeral flies |
| EPISTASIS | [n. -STASES] · (obsolete) scum on the surface of a liquid, esp~ on an old specimen of urine |
| EPIZOOTIC | [n. -S] · a disease affecting a large number of animals at the same time within a particular region |
| ERGONOMIC | [a.] · of or relating to ergonomics |
| ESOTROPIA | [n. -S] · (medicine) a condition in which the eye or eyes turn inwards |
| EUPHONIUM | [n. -S] · © a bass instrument of the saxhorn family |
| EURHYTHMY | [n. -MIES] · rhythmic movement |
| EUTHERIAN | [n. -S] · belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria~. |
| EUTROPHIC | † [a.] · rich in nutrients that promote plant growth |
| EXEGETIST | [n. -S] · © one versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; -- also called exegete |
| EXOPLANET | [n. -S] · a planet that orbits a star in a solar system other than that of Earth |
| EXOTROPIA | [n. -S] · (medicine) a condition in which the eye or eyes turn outwards |
| GALACTOSE | † [n.] a monosaccharide found |
| GASTRITIS | [n. -TISES or -TIDES] · © inflammation of the stomach, esp~. of its mucuos~ membrane (=gastritises) |
| GEOGRAPHY | † [n.] the study of the physical properties of the earth |
| GLYCERINE | † [n.] synonym of glycerol / [x] { glycerin glycerine glycerol § glycerines glycerins glycerols § glyceric } |
| GLYCOSIDE | [n. -S] · any of a group of substances, such as digitoxin, derived from monosaccharides by replacing the hydroxyl group by another group. Many are important medicinal drugs |
| GYNAECEUM | [n. -CEA] · gynecium «the pistil of a flower» / [x] { gynaeceum gynaecium gynecium gynoecium § gynaecea gynaecia gynecia gynoecia } |
| GYNAECIUM | [n. -CIA] · gynecium «the pistil of a flower» / [x] { gynaeceum gynaecium gynecium gynoecium § gynaecea gynaecia gynecia gynoecia } |
| HADROSAUR | † [n. -S] · duck-billed~ dinosaur |
| HAEMATITE | [n. -S] · © same as Hematite / [x] { haematite hematite § haematites hematites } |
| HEPTARCHY | [n. -CHIES] · © a government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers |
| HETERONYM | [n. -S] · © that which is heteronymous~; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym |
| HEXAMETER | † [n. -S] · line of verse with six metrical feet |
| HIERODULE | [n. -S] · (in ancient Greece~) a temple slave, esp~ a sacral prostitute |
| HOLOCRINE | [a.] · (of the secretion of glands) characterized by disintegration of the entire glandular cell in releasing its product, as in sebaceous glands Compare merocrine, apocrine |
| HOMOPHYLY | [n. -LIES] · © that form of homology due to common ancestry, in opposition to homomorphy~, to which genealogic~ basis is wanting |
| HOROLOGIC | [a.] · derivative of horology «the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time» / [x] { horologic horological } |
| HYPEREMIA | [n. -S] · (pathology) the usual US spelling of hyperaemia / [x] { hyperaemia hyperemia § hyperaemias hyperemias } |
| HYPETHRAL | [a.] · © exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building or part of a building / [x] { hypaethral hypethral § hypaethral hypethral } |
| HYPOCAUST | † [n. -S] · underfloor heating system using furnace heat |
| ICONOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography |
| IDEOLOGUE | [n. -S] · another word for ideologist / [x] { ideologist ideologue § ideologists ideologues } |
| IDIOMATIC | † [a.] · of or relating to an idiom |
| IMPOSTUME | [n. -S] · an archaic word for abscess / [x] { imposthume impostume § imposthumes impostumes § imposthume imposthumes impostume impostumes } |
| INOTROPIC | [a.] · affecting or controlling the contraction of muscles, esp~ those of the heart |
| ISOPYCNIC | [a.] · © having equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic line or surface |
| ISOTROPIC | [a.] · © having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions |
| KANTHAROS | † [n.] · alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup~”) |
| KATHARSIS | [n. -THARSES] alternative form of catharsis |
| LECTOTYPE | [n. -S] · (biology) a specimen designated as the type specimen for a particular species |
| LITHIASIS | [n. -THIASES] · © the formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages |
| LOGOGRIPH | † [n.] a kind of puzzle where a series of verses give clues leading to a particular word |
| LOXODROME | [n. -S] · (mathematics) an imaginary line on the surface of a sphere that crosses all meridians at the same angle, known also as a rhumb line |
| LYOPHILIC | [a.] · (chemistry) (of a colloid) having a dispersed phase with a high affinity for the continuous phase |
| LYOPHOBIC | [a.] · (chemistry) (of a colloid) having a dispersed phase with little or no affinity for the continuous phase |
| LYSIMETER | [n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil |
| MACHINATE | [v. -NATED, -NATING, -NATES] · © to plan; to contrive; esp~., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot |
| MACHINIST | [n. -S] · © a constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines / [x] { machinist mechanic mechanical mechanician mechanist § machinists mechanicals mechanicians mechanics mechanists § mechanic mechanical } |
| MAGDALENE | [n. -S] · see Mary~ Magdalene / [x] { magdalen magdalene § magdalenes magdalens } |
| MEGATHERE | † [n.] an extinct |
| MELAPHYRE | [n. -S] · © any one of several dark-colored~ augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt |
| MENOPAUSE | [n. -S] · © the period of natural cessation of menstruation |
| MEROCRINE | [a.] · (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration Compare holocrine, apocrine |
| METHYLENE | † [n.] the divalent group –CH2– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds |
| MICROPYLE | [n. -S] · © an opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted |
| MONADICAL | [a.] · © of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses / [x] { monad § monads § monadal monadic monadical } |
| MONECIOUS | [a.] · © see Monoecian~, and Monoecious / [x] { monecian monecious monoecious monoicous } |
| MONOICOUS | [a.] · © monoecious «having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same…» / [x] { monecian monecious monoecious monoicous } |
| MONOTONIC | † [a.] · varying in a single direction |
| MORPHOSIS | [n. -PHOSES] · © the order or mode of development of an organ or part |
| MUSTACHIO | [n. -CHIOS] · (often plural when considered as two halves) (often humorous) a moustache, esp~ when bushy or elaborately shaped / [x] { moustachio mustachio § moustachios mustachios § moustachio moustachioed moustachios mustachio mustachioed mustachios } |
| MYDRIASIS | [n. -DRIASES] · © a long-continued~ or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye |
| MYTHOPEIC | [a.] · mythopoeic «making or producing myths» / [x] { mythopeic mythopoeic } |
| NEOLOGISM | [n. -S] · © the introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense |
| NEOLOGIST | [n. -S] · © one who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language |
| NEPHELINE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Nephelite / [x] { nepheline nephelite § nephelines nephelites } |
| NEPHELITE | † [n.] synonym of nepheline / [x] { nepheline nephelite § nephelines nephelites } |
| NOOTROPIC | [n. -S] · (of a drug) acting on the mind, in such a way as to improve cognitive function |
| OCTACHORD | [n. -S] · © an instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones |
| OLECRANON | [n. -S] · © the large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow |
| OMOPHAGIA | [n. -S] · the eating of raw food, esp~ meat |
| OMOPHAGIC | [a.] · © eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic feasts, rites |
| ONOMASTIC | [a.] · © applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting |
| ORGIASTIC | [a.] · © pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies |
| ORTHODOXY | [n. -DOXIES] · © soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy |
| OUROBOROS | [n. -ES] a serpent / [x] { ouroboros uroboros § ouroboroses uroboroses § uroboric } |
| PALAESTRA | [n. -TRAE or -TRAS] · © see Palestra (=palaestras) / [x] { palaestra palestra § palaestrae palaestras palestrae palestras } |
| PALEOGENE | [a.] · a variant spelling of Palaeogene~ |
| PANCRATIC | [a.] · © having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power |
| PANTOMIME | [v. -MIMED, -MIMING, -MIMES] a Classical comic actor |
| PAREGORIC | [n. -S] · © a medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir~ |
| PARHELION | [n. -LIA] · a bright circular spot appearing on a solar halo |
| PAROCHIAL | [a.] · © of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties |
| PATRIOTIC | [a.] · © inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance |
| PEDAGOGIC | [a.] · © see Pedagogics / [x] { pedagogics § pedagogic } |
| PEDERASTY | [n. -TIES] · © the crime against nature; sodomy |
| PEMPHIGUS | [n. PEMPHIGI or PEMPHIGUSES] · any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes (=pemphigi) |
| PEPEROMIA | [n. -S] · any plant of the large genus Peperomia from tropical and subtropical America~ with slightly fleshy ornamental leaves, some of which are grown as pot plants: family Piperaceae~ |
| PERIMETER | [n. -S] · © the outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides |
| PHALAROPE | [n. -S] · © any species of Phalaropus~ and allied genera of small wading birds, having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose |
| PHELONION | [n. -NIA or -NIONS] · a liturgical vestment |
| PHENOMENA | [n. -S] · © plural of Phenomenon |
| PHILATELY | [n. -LIES] · © the collection of postage stamps of various issues |
| PHLYCTENA | [n. -NAE] · (pathology) a small blister, vesicle, or pustule |
| PHONATION | [n. -S] · © the act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech |
| PHRENITIS | [n. -TISES or -TIDES] · © inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; -- called also cephalitis~ |
| PIROPLASM | [n. -S] · a protozoan, parasitic in red blood cells, that infects and is transmitted to other animals by ticks / [x] { piroplasm piroplasma § piroplasmata piroplasms } |
| PITHECOID | [a.] · © of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia~, or subfamily Pithecinae~, which includes the saki, ouakari~, and other allied South American~ monkeys |
| PLASMATIC | † [a.] of or pertaining to (blood) plasma |
| PLETHORIC | [a.] · © having a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also metaphorically |
| PNEUMONIA | [n. -S] · © inflammation of the lungs |
| PNEUMONIC | [a.] · © of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic |
| POLYAMORY | [n. POLYAMORIES] · the practice of openly having more than one intimate relationship at a time |
| POLYMATHY | [n. -THIES] · © the knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning |
| POLYONYMY | [n. -MIES] · (Greek history, philosophy, rare) the employment of multiple names for the same thing or person |
| POLYPTYCH | [n. -S] · an altarpiece consisting of more than three panels, set with paintings or carvings, and usually hinged for folding Compare diptych, triptych |
| POLYTYPIC | [a.] · existing in, consisting of, or incorporating several different types or forms |
| PRACTICUM | [n. -S] · a course in which theory is put into practice, a practical training or research session |
| PRESBYOPE | [n. -S] · © one who has presbyopia; a farsighted person |
| PROPHASES | < PROPHASE, [n. -S] · the first stage in mitosis |
| PROTHETIC | [a.] · © of or pertaining to prothesis; as, a prothetic apparatus |
| PTEROSAUR | [n. -S] · © a pterodactyl |
| PTERYGIUM | [n. -GIA or -GIUMS] · a fleshy growth over the cornea |
| RHEUMATIC | [n. -S] · © one affected with rheumatism |
| RHODOPSIN | [n. -S] · © the visual purple |
| SAMARITAN | [n. -S] · © a native or inhabitant of Samaria~; also, the language of Samaria~ |
| SCAPOLITE | [n. -S] · © a grayish white mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda |
| SCATOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the scientific study of excrement, esp~ in medicine for diagnostic purposes, and in palaeontology of fossilized excrement |
| SCIAENOID | [n. -S] · derivative of sciaenid «a carnivorous fish» / [x] { sciaenid sciaenoid § sciaenids sciaenoids § sciaenoid } |
| SCIAMACHY | † [n.] shadow-boxing~ |
| SCOLIOSIS | [n. -LIOSES] · © a lateral curvature of the spine |
| SCORPIOID | [n. -S] · © alt. of Scorpioidal~ «Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail» |
| SEMEIOTIC | [a.] · © alt. of Semiotic / [x] { semiotics § semeiotic semiotic } |
| SGRAFFITO | [n. -TI] · a technique in mural or ceramic decoration in which the top layer of glaze, plaster, etc~, is incised with a design to reveal parts of the ground |
| STOMODEUM | [n. -DEA or -DEUMS] · an embryonic oral cavity / [x] { stomodaeum stomodeum § stomodaea stomodaeums stomodea stomodeums } |
| STRATEGIC | [a.] · © alt. of Strategical / [x] { strategic strategical } |
| STROBILUS | [n. -LI] · strobile «the conical, multiple fruit of certain trees» / [x] { strobil strobile strobilus § strobiles strobili strobils } |
| STRONGYLE | [n. -S] · any parasitic nematode worm of the family Strongylidae~, chiefly occurring in the intestines of horses / [x] { strongyl strongyle § strongyles strongyls } |
| SYLLOGISE | [v. -SES, -SED, -SING] · to syllogize / [x] { syllogise syllogised syllogises syllogising syllogize syllogized syllogizes syllogizing } |
| SYLLOGIZE | [v. -GIZED, -GIZING, -GIZES] · © to reason by means of syllogisms / [x] { syllogise syllogised syllogises syllogising syllogize syllogized syllogizes syllogizing } |
| SYMBIOTIC | [a.] · derivative of symbiosis |
| SYNALEPHA | [n. -S] · © a contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th~' army, for the army / [x] { synalepha synaloepha § synalephas synaloephas } |
| SYNCYTIUM | [n. -TIA] · a mass of protoplasm resulting from cell fusion |
| SYNERESIS | [n. -SES] · © the union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis~; -- the opposite of diaeresis / [x] { synaeresis syneresis § synaereses synereses } |
| TAENIASIS | [n. -NIASES] · (pathology) infestation with tapeworms of the genus Taenia / [x] { taeniasis teniasis § taeniases teniases } |
| TAUTOLOGY | † [n.] redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition |
| TAXIDERMY | [n. -MIES] · the art or process of preparing, stuffing, and mounting animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance |
| TECHNIQUE | [n. -S] · © same as Technic, n / [x] { technic technique § technics techniques § technic } |
| TELEOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the doctrine of the final causes of things |
| THALASSIC | [a.] · © of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom |
| THECODONT | [n. -S] · © one of the Thecodontia~ |
| THEOCRACY | [n. -CIES] · © government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity |
| THEOMACHY | [n. -CHIES] · © a fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints~ with the gods |
| THYLACINE | [n. -S] · © the zebra wolf |
| TRAPEZIUM | [n. -ZIA or -ZIUMS] · a four-sided~ polygon having no parallel sides (=trapeziums) |
| TRAUMATIC | [a.] · © of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds |
| TRIGONOUS | [a.] · © same as Trigonal / [x] { trigonal trigonous } |
| TRISKELES | < TRISKELE, [n. -S] · a figure consisting of three branches radiating from a center / [x] { triscele triskele triskelion § trisceles triskeles triskelia triskelions } |
| TUROPHILE | [n. -S] · (formal) a person who loves cheese |
| UROPYGIUM | [n. -GIA or -GIUMS] · the hump from which a bird's tail feathers grow |
| XENOPHOBE | [n. -S] · a person who hates or fears foreigners or strangers |
| ACCUSATIVE | [n. -S] · © the accusative case |
| AMENORRHEA | [n. -S] · derivative of amenorrhoea «abnormal absence of menstruation» / [x] { amenorrhea amenorrhoea § amenorrheas amenorrhoeas } |
| ANASTROPHE | [n. -S] · © an inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed |
| ANTAGONISE | [v. -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] · derivative of antagonize |
| ANTAGONIZE | [v. -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] · © to contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract |
| APHAERETIC | [a.] · derivative of aphaeresis «a variant spelling of apheresis» |
| APHORISTIC | † [a.] · relating to concise sayings |
| APOCRYPHON | [n.] synonym of apocrypha |
| APODEICTIC | † [a.] affording proof / [x] { apodeictic apodictic } |
| APOTROPAIC | [a.] · preventing or intended to prevent evil |
| ARCHEOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · a variant spelling of archaeology |
| AUTECOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology |
| BALNEOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © a treatise on baths; the science of bathing |
| BIBLIOPEGY | [n. -GIES] · © the art of binding books |
| BIBLIOPOLE | [n. -S] · © one who sells books / [x] { bibliopole bibliopolist § bibliopoles bibliopolists } |
| CATABOLISM | [n. -S] · a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism Compare anabolism |
| CATECHETIC | [a.] of or pertaining to catechesis |
| CHIMERICAL | [a.] · © merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects / [x] { chimaeric chimeric chimerical } |
| CHORIAMBIC | [a.] of or relating to a choriamb |
| CHORIAMBUS | [n. -ES] a metrical foot consisting of four syllables |
| CORYNEFORM | [a.] · resembling a corynebacterium |
| CYBERNETIC | † [a.] · pertaining to communication and control systems / [x] { cybernetic cybernetical } |
| DECRYPTION | [n. -S] · derivative of decrypt |
| DELTOIDEUS | [n. DELTOIDEI] · deltoid / [x] { deltoid deltoideus § deltoidei deltoids § deltoid deltoideus } |
| DEMOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · © the study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc~. |
| DIAGNOSTIC | [n. -S] · © the mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others / [x] { diagnostic § diagnostics § diagnostic diagnostical } |
| DIALECTICS | < DIALECTIC, [n. -S] · © same as Dialectics |
| DIAPEDESIS | [n. -DESES] · © the passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels |
| DIPHYODONT | [n. -S] · © an animal having two successive sets of teeth, one succeeding the other; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodont~ (=diphyodonts) |
| DIPLODOCUS | [n. -ES] · any herbivorous quadrupedal late Jurassic dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, characterized by a very long neck and tail and a total body length of 27 metres: suborder Sauropoda~ (sauropods) |
| DISCOBOLUS | [n.] a discus thrower |
| ELLIPTICAL | [n. -S] · relating to or having the shape of an ellipse |
| ENKEPHALIN | [n. -S] · a chemical occurring in the brain, having effects similar to those of morphine |
| EPEXEGESIS | [n. -GESES] · © a full or additional explanation; exegesis |
| EPIDIDYMIS | [n. -MIDES] · © an oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ |
| EROTOMANIA | [n. -S] · ® abnormally powerful sex drive |
| ERYTHROSIN | [n. -S] · © a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin~ / [x] { erythrosin erythrosine § erythrosines erythrosins } |
| EUTHANASIA | [n. -S] · © an easy death; a mode of dying to be desired |
| EVANGELIST | [n. -S] · © a bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines |
| EXOTHERMIC | [a.] · (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the evolution of heat Compare endothermic, exoergic |
| GERIATRICS | < GERIATRIC, [n. -S] · of or relating to geriatric medicine or to older people |
| GRAPTOLITE | † [n.] any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates |
| GYMNOSPERM | [n. -S] · © a plant that bears naked seeds, as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm |
| GYNANDROUS | [a.] · © having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging to the class Gynandria~ |
| HELICOPTER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · aircraft with rotating blades / [x] { helicopter helicoptering § helicopters § helicopt helicopted helicopter helicoptered helicoptering helicopters helicopting helicopts } |
| HEMOPHILIA | † [n.] US standard spelling of haemophilia |
| HEMOSTASIS | [n. -STASES] · derivative of haemostasis «the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical…» / [x] { haemostasis hemostasis § haemostases hemostases } |
| HIEROPHANT | [n. -S] · © the presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian~ mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion |
| HIPPOGRIFF | [n. -S] · © a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin / [x] { hippogriff hippogryph § hippogriffs hippogryphs } |
| HIPPOGRYPH | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of hippogriff «a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin» / [x] { hippogriff hippogryph § hippogriffs hippogryphs } |
| HOLOHEDRAL | [a.] · © having all the planes required by complete symmetry, -- in opposition to hemihedral |
| HYDROMANCY | [n. -CIES] · © divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients |
| HYPAETHRAL | [a.] · © alt. of Hypethral / [x] { hypaethral hypethral § hypaethral hypethral } |
| HYPERAEMIA | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of hyperemia «the usual US spelling of hyperaemia» / [x] { hyperaemia hyperemia § hyperaemias hyperemias } |
| HYPNAGOGIC | [a.] · © leading to sleep; -- applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep / [x] { hypnagogic hypnogogic } |
| HYPNOGOGIC | [a.] · derivative of hypnagogic «(psychology) of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleep» / [x] { hypnagogic hypnogogic } |
| HYPOSTATIC | [a.] · © alt. of Hypostatical «Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary» |
| HYPOTENUSE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Hypothenuse / [x] { hypotenuse hypothenuse § hypotenuses hypothenuses } |
| HYSTERESIS | † [n. HYSTERESES] · system property with lag-dependent~ output |
| KINEMATICS | [n.] · © the science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions |
| LEPIDOLITE | [n. -S] · © a species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet~ color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales |
| LEUCORRHEA | † [n. -S] · alternative form of leukorrhea «a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection» / [x] { leucorrhea leucorrhoea leukorrhea § leucorrheas leucorrhoeas leukorrheas } |
| LEUKORRHEA | [n. -S] · derivative of leucorrhoea «(pathology) a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication…» / [x] { leucorrhea leucorrhoea leukorrhea § leucorrheas leucorrhoeas leukorrheas } |
| LYOPHILISE | [v. -LISED, -LISING, -LISES] · derivative of lyophilize «to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc~) by freezing in a high vacuum; freeze dry» / [x] { lyophilise lyophilised lyophilises lyophilising lyophilize lyophilized lyophilizes lyophilizing § lyophilized } |
| LYOPHILIZE | [v. -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES] · to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc~) by freezing in a high vacuum; freeze dry / [x] { lyophilise lyophilised lyophilises lyophilising lyophilize lyophilized lyophilizes lyophilizing § lyophilized } |
| MACROPHAGE | [n. -S] · any large phagocytic cell occurring in the blood, lymph, and connective tissue of vertebrates |
| MALACOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks |
| MELANCHOLY | [n. -LIES] · © depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess |
| METAPHRASE | [v. -D, -ING, -S] · © a verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase |
| MISOGYNIST | [n. -S] · © a woman hater |
| MONOECIOUS | [a.] · © having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to dioecious / [x] { monecian monecious monoecious monoicous } |
| MOUSTACHIO | [n. -CHIOS] · a particularly large or bushy moustache on the upper lip and sides of the mouth / [x] { moustachio mustachio § moustachios mustachios § moustachio moustachioed moustachios mustachio mustachioed mustachios } |
| MYASTHENIA | [n. -S] · any muscular weakness |
| MYTHOPOEIA | [n. -S] · the composition or making of myths |
| MYTHOPOEIC | [a.] · © making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives / [x] { mythopeic mythopoeic } |
| NARCOLEPSY | [n. -SIES] · (pathology) a rare condition characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep |
| NOMOTHETIC | † [a.] relating to the underlying laws of a subject |
| NYCTALOPIA | [n. -S] · © a disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness |
| NYMPHOLEPT | [n. -S] · a person afflicted by nympholepsy |
| OLIGOPSONY | [n. -NIES] · a market situation in which the demand for a commodity is represented by a small number of purchasers |
| PALIMPSEST | [n. -S] · © a parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second |
| PALINDROME | [n. -S] · © a word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah~; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel~ |
| PARAMECIUM | [n. -CIA or -CIUMS] · any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora~ (ciliates) |
| PATRONYMIC | [n. -S] · derived from one's father |
| PELYCOSAUR | [n. -S] · any extinct mammal-like~ reptile of the order Pelycosauria~, of Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian times, from which the therapsids are thought to have evolved |
| PENTATHLON | [n. -S] · © a fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks~, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear |
| PHLOGOPITE | † [n.] a mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg~3AlSi~3O10(F |
| PHRAGMITES | [n.] any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands |
| PHTHISICAL | [a.] · © of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive |
| PHYSIOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life |
| PIROPLASMA | [n. -MATA] · piroplasm «a protozoan, parasitic in red blood cells, that infects and is transmitted to other animals by ticks» / [x] { piroplasm piroplasma § piroplasmata piroplasms } |
| POLYDACTYL | [a.] · (of man and other vertebrates) having more than the normal number of digits |
| PRAGMATISM | [n. -S] · © the quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method / [x] { pragmaticism pragmatism § pragmaticisms pragmatisms } |
| PRAGMATIST | [n. -S] · © one who is pragmatic |
| PROCTODEUM | [n. -DEA or -DEUMS] · the ectodermal, posterior part of the alimentary canal / [x] { proctodaeum proctodeum § proctodaea proctodaeums proctodea proctodeums } |
| PROSCENIUM | [n. -NIA or -NIUMS] · © the part where the actors performed; the stage (=proscenia) |
| PROSTOMIUM | [n. -MIA] · © that portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth |
| PROTOPLAST | [n. -S] · © the thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original |
| PROTREPTIC | [n. -S] · an educational book or speech |
| PSILOPHYTE | [n. -S] · any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah |
| PSITTACINE | [n. -S] · of, relating to, or resembling a parrot |
| PYROPHORIC | † [a.] spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state |
| RHEUMATISM | [n. -S] · © a general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart |
| SCARABAEID | † [n. -S] any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae~ (which includes stag- and dung-beetles~) |
| SCHEMATISE | † [v.] · alternative form of schematize «to form a scheme or schemes» / [x] { schematise schematised schematises schematising schematize schematized schematizes schematizing } |
| SCHEMATIZE | [v. -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES] · © to form a scheme or schemes / [x] { schematise schematised schematises schematising schematize schematized schematizes schematizing } |
| SIDEROLITE | [n. -S] · © a kind of meteorite |
| SMARAGDINE | [a.] · © of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an emerald green |
| SPONGIFORM | [a.] like a sponge, porous, full of holes |
| STENTORIAN | [a.] · © of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs |
| STOMODAEUM | [n. -DAEA or -DAEUMS] · © a part of the alimentary canal / [x] { stomodaeum stomodeum § stomodaea stomodaeums stomodea stomodeums } |
| SYMPOSIAST | [n. -S] · © one engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking |
| SYNAERESIS | [n. -RESES] · © alt. of Syneresis / [x] { synaeresis syneresis § synaereses synereses } |
| SYNALOEPHA | [n. -S] · © same as Synalepha / [x] { synalepha synaloepha § synalephas synaloephas } |
| SYNOSTOSIS | [n. -TOSES] · © same as Synosteosis~ |
| THROMBOSIS | [n. -BOSES] · © the obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance |
| TOCOPHEROL | † [n.] any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E |
| TRICHOGYNE | [n. -S] · © the slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids~, in red seaweeds |
| TRICHOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the branch of medicine concerned with the hair and its diseases |
| TRICHOTOMY | [n. -MIES] · © division into three parts |
| TRICLINIUM | [n. -NIA] · © a couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts |
| TRIPHTHONG | † [n. -S] · three-vowel~ combination in one syllable |
| TRISKELION | [n. -LIA or -LIONS] a figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs) / [x] { triscele triskele triskelion § trisceles triskeles triskelia triskelions } |
| TYMPANITES | [n. -ES] · © a flatulent distention of the belly; tympany / [x] { tympanites tympany § tympanies tympaniteses } |
| XENOPHOBIC | [a.] · derivative of xenophobia |
| AMENORRHOEA | [n. -S] absence of menstrual discharge / [x] { amenorrhea amenorrhoea § amenorrheas amenorrhoeas } |
| ANTHROPICAL | [a.] · © like or related to man; human / [x] { anthropic anthropical } |
| APHRODISIAC | [n. -S] · © that which excites to venery |
| APOSIOPESIS | † [n.] an abrupt breaking-off~ in speech |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | † [n.] the study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains |
| ARCHENTERON | [n. -S] · © the primitive enteron or undifferentiated~ digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo |
| ARTIODACTYL | [n. -S] · any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla~, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed~ ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes |
| BACCHANALIA | [n. -S] · © a feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus~ (=bacchanalias) |
| CACODEMONIC | [a.] · relating to cacodemons |
| CALISTHENIC | [a.] · derivative of calisthenics / [x] { callisthenics § calisthenic callisthenic } |
| CALLIPYGIAN | [a.] having beautifully shaped buttocks |
| CANALICULUS | [n. CANALICULI] · © a minute canal |
| CARTOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · © the art or business of forming charts or maps |
| CHARISMATIC | [n. -S] · derivative of charisma |
| CHRONOGRAPH | [n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring or recording intervals of time, upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity |
| CHRYSOPHYTE | [n. -S] · any of the golden alga species |
| CLOSTRIDIAL | † [a.] of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium |
| COLLENCHYMA | [n. -S] · © a tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend~ at the angles and elongated |
| CROCIDOLITE | † [n.] a fibrous |
| CYBERNETICS | † [n.] the theory∕science of communication and control in living organisms or machines |
| CYSTICERCUS | [n. -CERCI] · © the larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle «as, pork measle» |
| DERMATOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| DIADELPHOUS | † [a.] of a flower |
| DICHOTOMIZE | [v. -MIZED, -MIZING, -MIZES] · © to cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect |
| DICHROMATIC | [a.] · © having or exhibiting two colors |
| DICHROSCOPE | [n. -S] · © an instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals |
| ENCHIRIDION | [n. -DIA] · © handbook; a manual of devotions |
| ENCOMIASTIC | † [a.] · bestowing praise |
| EUDAEMONISM | [n. -S] · © that system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being~ / [x] { eudaemonism eudaimonism § eudaemonisms eudaimonisms } |
| EUDAIMONISM | [n. -S] · eudemonism~ / [x] { eudaemonism eudaimonism § eudaemonisms eudaimonisms } |
| FASCINATION | † [n. -S] · power to fascinate |
| GASTRECTOMY | [n. -MIES] · surgical removal of all or part of the stomach |
| GEOSTROPHIC | [a.] · of, relating to, or caused by the force produced by the rotation of the earth |
| HAEMOPHILIA | [n. -S] · ® hereditary disease causing excesssive~ bleeding |
| HAEMOSTASIS | † [n.] · alternative spelling of hemostasis / [x] { haemostasis hemostasis § haemostases hemostases } |
| HEBEPHRENIA | [n. -S] · a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter |
| HOLOTHURIAN | [n. -S] · © one of the Holothurioidea~ |
| HYPOSTATIZE | [v. -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES] · © to make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance / [x] { hypostasize hypostasized hypostasizes hypostasizing hypostatize hypostatized hypostatizes hypostatizing } |
| HYPOTHECATE | † [v. -D, -TING, -S] · to pledge as security without transfer of possession |
| HYPOTHENUSE | [n. -S] · © the side of a right-angled~ triangle that is opposite to the right angle / [x] { hypotenuse hypothenuse § hypotenuses hypothenuses } |
| HYPOTHERMIA | [n. -S] · (pathology) an abnormally low body temperature, as induced in the elderly by exposure to cold weather |
| ICHTHYOSAUR | [n. -S] · © one of the Ichthyosaura~ |
| ISOCHRONOUS | [a.] · © same as Isochronal / [x] { isochronal isochronous } |
| KLEPTOMANIA | [n. -S] · © a propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility~ |
| LEUCORRHOEA | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of leukorrhea «a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection» / [x] { leucorrhea leucorrhoea leukorrhea § leucorrheas leucorrhoeas leukorrheas } |
| LONGANIMITY | [n. -TIES] · © disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience |
| LYCANTHROPY | [n. -PIES] · © the supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf |
| MELANCHOLIA | [n. -S] · © a kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded~ fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas |
| MISANTHROPE | [n. -S] · © a hater of mankind; a misanthropist |
| MONOPHTHONG | [n. -S] · © a single uncompounded vowel sound |
| MYRMECOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the branch of zoology concerned with the study of ants |
| ORNITHOPTER | [n. -S] · a heavier-than-air~ craft sustained in and propelled through the air by flapping wings Also called: orthopter / [x] { ornithopter orthopter § ornithopters orthopters } |
| ORTHOPEDICS | [n.] · derivative of orthopaedics / [x] { orthopaedics orthopedics } |
| PARONOMASIA | † [n.] a pun or play on words |
| PATAPHYSICS | † [n.] an absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics |
| PERICRANIUM | [n. -NIA] · © the periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium |
| PERIODONTAL | [a.] · © surrounding the teeth |
| PERIPHRASIS | † [n. -SES] · use of longer expression instead of shorter equivalent |
| PHILANDERER | [n. -S] · © one who hangs about women; a male flirt |
| POLYDACTYLY | [n. -LIES] · the state of having more digits than is typical |
| PROCTODAEUM | [n. -DAEA or -DAEUMS] · © see Mesenteron / [x] { proctodaeum proctodeum § proctodaea proctodaeums proctodea proctodeums } |
| PROPHYLAXIS | [n. -LAXES] · © the art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment |
| PYROCLASTIC | [a.] · (of rocks) formed from the solid fragments ejected during a volcanic eruption |
| PYROTECHNIC | [n. -S] · derivative of pyrotechnics |
| SCHISTOSOME | [n. -S] · any of various blood flukes of the chiefly tropical genus Schistosoma~, which cause disease in man and domestic animals Also called: bilharzia |
| SCOLOPENDRA | [n. -S] · © a genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds~ |
| SPLENECTOMY | [n. -MIES] · surgical removal of the spleen |
| STICHOMYTHY | [n. -THIES] · derivative of stichomythia «a form of dialogue originating in Greek drama in which single lines are uttered by alternate…» / [x] { stichomythia stichomythy § stichomythias stichomythies } |
| STRATOCRACY | [n. -CIES] · © a military government; government by military chiefs and an army |
| STROBOSCOPE | [n. -S] · © an instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted |
| SYCOPHANTIC | † [a.] · characterized by sycophancy |
| SYNCHRONISE | [v. -NISED, -NISING, -NISES] · derivative of synchronize / [x] { sync synch § synchs syncs § sunk sync synced synch synched synching synchronise synchronised synchronises synchronising synchronize synchronized synchronizes synchronizing synchs syncing syncs § synchronised synchronized } |
| SYNCHRONIZE | [v. -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] · © to agree in time; to be simultaneous / [x] { sync synch § synchs syncs § sunk sync synced synch synched synching synchronise synchronised synchronises synchronising synchronize synchronized synchronizes synchronizing synchs syncing syncs § synchronised synchronized } |
| TACHYGRAPHY | [n.] the art and practice of rapid writing |
| TELEPATHIST | [n. -S] someone with telepathic powers |
| TETRADRACHM | [n. -S] · © alt. of Tetradrachma «A silver coin among the ancient Greeks~, of the value of four drachms» / [x] { tetradrachm tetradrachmon § tetradrachma tetradrachmas tetradrachmons tetradrachms } |
| TETRAHEDRON | [n. -DRA or -DRONS] · © a solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles |
| THALASSEMIA | † [n. -S] · inherited blood disorder affecting hemoglobin / [x] { thalassaemia thalassemia § thalassaemias thalassemias } |
| THERMOBARIC | † [a.] · using atmospheric oxygen to produce extended blast waves |
| TOXOPHILITE | [n. -S] · © a lover of archery; one devoted to archery |
| URANOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · © a description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc~.; uranology |
| AELUROPHOBIA | † [n. -S] · fear of cats / [x] { aelurophobia ailurophobia § ailurophobias } |
| AILUROPHOBIA | [n. -S] an irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines / [x] { aelurophobia ailurophobia § ailurophobias } |
| AILUROPHOBIC | [a.] having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats |
| AMPHICTYONIC | [a.] · © of or pertaining to the Amphictyons~ or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body |
| APOTHEGMATIC | † [a.] relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm |
| ASTRONOMICAL | [a.] · © of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy / [x] { astronomic astronomical } |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | [n. -HIES] · © a history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc~. |
| CALLIGRAPHIC | † [a.] · of or pertaining to calligraphy |
| CALLISTHENIC | [n. -S] · derivative of callisthenics «(functioning as plural) light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone,…» / [x] { callisthenics § calisthenic callisthenic } |
| CATACHRESTIC | [a.] · © alt. of Catachrestical / [x] { catachrestic catachrestical } |
| CHIROPRACTIC | [n. -S] · a system of treating bodily disorders by manipulation of the spine and other parts, based on the belief that the cause is the abnormal functioning of a nerve |
| CHLORENCHYMA | [n. -S] · plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll / [x] { chlorenchyma § chlorenchymas } |
| CHOREOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · the composition of dance steps and sequences for ballet and stage dancing |
| CHOROGRAPHER | [n. -S] · © one who describes or makes a map of a district or region |
| CHRESTOMATHY | [n. -THIES] · © a selection of passages, with notes, etc~., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew~ chrestomathy |
| ENANTIOMORPH | [n. -S] · either of the two crystal forms of a substance that are mirror images of each other |
| EPISTEMOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge |
| GERONTOCRACY | [n. -CIES] · © government by old men |
| HEMODIALYSIS | † [n. -SES] · dialysis to remove blood waste in kidney failure / [x] { haemodialysis hemodialysis § haemodialyses hemodialyses } |
| HYPERTHERMIA | † [n. -S] · abnormally high body temperature |
| HYPOCORISTIC | [a.] · © endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name / [x] { hypocoristic § hypocoristic hypocoristical } |
| IDIOSYNCRASY | † [n.] a behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group |
| NEPHELOMETER | [n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness |
| ORGANOLEPTIC | [a.] · © making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole |
| ORTHOGRAPHIC | [a.] · © alt. of Orthographical / [x] { orthographic orthographical } |
| ORTHOPAEDICS | [n.] · the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts / [x] { orthopaedics orthopedics } |
| PARALIPOMENA | † [n.] the different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition |
| PERINATOLOGY | † [n.] · obstetrics focusing on high-risk~ pregnancies |
| PHANEROPHYTE | [n. -S] · a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil |
| PHOTOGRAPHER | [n. -S] · © one who practices, or is skilled in, photography / [x] { photog photographer § photographers photogs } |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic fluids |
| POLYPHARMACY | [n. POLYPHARMACIES] · ® treatment with many medicines |
| PRASEODYMIUM | [n. -S] · © an elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; -- so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps~. Atomic weight 143.6 |
| PROLEGOMENON | [n. -NA] · © a preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise |
| PROPAEDEUTIC | [n. -S] · (often plural) preparatory instruction basic to further study of an art or science |
| PROTOTHERIAN | [n. -S] · belonging or pertaining to the subclass Prototheria~. |
| PSEUDOCYESIS | [n. -CYESES] · the technical name for phantom pregnancy |
| SOMATOSTATIN | [n. -S] · a peptide hormone that prevents the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| SPERMATOZOON | [n. -ZOA] · © same as Spermatozoid / [x] { spermatozoan spermatozoid spermatozoon § sperm spermatozoa spermatozoans spermatozoids sperms § sperm sperms § spermatozoan spermic } |
| STICHOMYTHIA | [n. -S] · a form of dialogue originating in Greek drama in which single lines are uttered by alternate speakers / [x] { stichomythia stichomythy § stichomythias stichomythies } |
| STROMATOLITE | [n. -S] · a rocky mass consisting of layers of calcareous material and sediment formed by the prolific growth of cyanobacteria: such structures date back to Precambrian~ times |
| SYNCHROSCOPE | [n. -S] · an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous |
| TETRADRACHMA | † [n. -S] · alternative form of tetradrachm «A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms» / [x] { tetradrachm tetradrachmon § tetradrachma tetradrachmas tetradrachmons tetradrachms } |
| THALASSAEMIA | [n. -S] · a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin Also called: Cooley~'s anaemia / [x] { thalassaemia thalassemia § thalassaemias thalassemias } |
| XIPHISTERNUM | [n. -NA] · © the posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum~, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process |
| ZOOXANTHELLA | [n. ZOOXANTHELLAE] · any of several yellow-green~ algae that inhabit other organisms such as marine invertebrates |
| ZYGAPOPHYSIS | [n. -PHYSES] · © one of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior |
| ANAGRAMMATISE | [v.] to produce an anagram of / [x] { anagrammatise anagrammatised anagrammatises anagrammatising anagrammatize anagrammatized anagrammatizes anagrammatizing } |
| ARCHIMANDRITE | [n. -S] · © a chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church |
| CHIROPRACTICS | < CHIROPRACTIC, [n. -S] · a system of treating bodily disorders by manipulation of the spine and other parts, based on the belief that the cause is the abnormal functioning of a nerve |
| DIATHERMANOUS | [a.] · © having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal~; -- opposed to athermanous~ |
| DODECAPHONIST | [n. -S] · (music) a user of the twelve-tone~ system of serial music |
| ELEPHANTIASIS | [n. -TIASES] · © a disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide |
| EPEIROGENESIS | [n.] formation of continents |
| HERMENEUTICAL | [a.] · © unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase / [x] { hermeneutic § hermeneutics § hermeneutic hermeneutical } |
| HOMOSCEDASTIC | [a.] · (of several distributions) having equal variance |
| HYDROCEPHALUS | † [n. -ES] · abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain |
| HYPERMETROPIA | † [n.] synonym of hyperopia «© alt. of Hypermetropy» / [x] { hypermetropia hyperopia § hypermetropias hyperopias } |
| HYPOCHONDRIAC | [n. -S] · © a person affected with hypochondriasis |
| ICHTHYOSAURUS | † [n. -ES] · alternative form of ichthyosaur «one of the Ichthyosaura» |
| LISSENCEPHALY | [n.] the condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain |
| MACROCEPHALIC | [a.] having an abnormally large or elongated head |
| MONOCHROMATIC | [a.] · © consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only |
| OPHIDIOPHOBIA | [n. -S] ophiophobia~ |
| PARALLELOGRAM | † [n.] a convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length |
| PARASYNTHESIS | [n. -THESES] · formation of words by means of compounding a phrase and adding an affix, as for example light-headed~, which is light + head with the affix -ed |
| PERIODONTITIS | [n. PERIODONTITIDES] · (dentistry) the inflammation of periodontal tissue |
| PHILHELLENISM | [n. -S] · © love of Greece~ |
| PHILOSOPHICAL | [a.] · © of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool / [x] { philosophic philosophical } |
| POLIOMYELITIS | † [n. POLIOMYELITIDES] · acute viral disease affecting the spinal cord / [x] { polio poliomyelitis § poliomyelitides polios } |
| RHODOCHROSITE | [n. -S] · © manganese carbonate, a rose-red~ mineral sometimes occurring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite~ |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | † [n.] a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent |
| STEGANOGRAPHY | [n. STEGANOGRAPHIES] · the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message |
| TETRADRACHMON | † [n. -S] · alternative form of tetradrachm «A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms» / [x] { tetradrachm tetradrachmon § tetradrachma tetradrachmas tetradrachmons tetradrachms } |
| THERIOMORPHIC | [a.] · (esp~ of a deity) possessing or depicted in the form of a beast |
| APOPHTHEGMATIC | † [a.] · alternative form of apothegmatic «relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm» |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | [a.] · © having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together |
| CIRCUMLOCUTION | [n. -S] · © the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase~ |
| HYPERCATALEXIS | [n. -LEXES] · (prosody) the addition of an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a line of verse already metrically complete |
| LABYRINTHODONT | [n. -S] · © one of the Labyrinthodonta~ |
| OMPHALOSKEPSIS | [n. -SKEPSES] · the practice of contemplating one's navel in order to aid meditation |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPH | [n. -S] · © an instrument for determining and registering the variations in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence the variations in the amount of blood in the limb |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHA | < PSEUDEPIGRAPHON, [n. -HA] · any book of the Pseudepigrapha |
| STOICHIOMETRIC | † [a.] · pertaining to stoichiometry |
| TETRAGRAMMATON | † [n.] alternative letter-case~ form of Tetragrammaton |
| ARCHAEBACTERIUM | [n. -RIA] · see archaebacteria |
| BRACHISTOCHRONE | [n.] a cycloid |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | [n. -GIES] · the study of butterflies and moths |
| LYMPHADENOPATHY | [n. -THIES] · a swelling of the lymph nodes, usually caused by inflammation associated with a viral infection such as rubella |