| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| abstemiousness | (noun) moderation in eating and drinking | - |
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| (noun) restricted to bare necessities | - |
| academia | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academe |
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| academic | (noun) an educator who works at a college or university | Synonyms: academician, faculty member |
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| academician | (noun) an educator who works at a college or university | Synonyms: academic, faculty member |
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| (noun) a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation | Synonyms: schoolman |
| (noun) someone elected to honorary membership in an academy | - |
| academicianship | (noun) the position of member of an honorary academy | - |
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| academicism | (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety | Synonyms: academism, scholasticism |
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| (noun) Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes. | - |
| (noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. | Synonyms: academic art, academism |
| academism | (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety | Synonyms: academicism, scholasticism |
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| (noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. | Synonyms: academic art, academicism |
| acetonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: ketonemia, ketosis |
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| acidemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale) | - |
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| afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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| agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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| alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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| alkalemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale) | - |
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| anaemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anemia |
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| (noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anemia |
| analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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| anemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anaemia |
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| (noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anaemia |
| anoxemia | (noun) abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood | - |
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| antifeminism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: chauvinism, male chauvinism |
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| antifeminist | (noun) someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women | - |
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| antisemitism | (noun) the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people | Synonyms: anti-Semitism |
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| apolemia | (noun) large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long | - |
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| applemint | (noun) mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: apple mint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens |
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| artemisia | (noun) any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage | - |
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| azotaemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotemia, uraemia, uremia |
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| azotemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotaemia, uraemia, uremia |
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| bacteremia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteriaemia, bacteriemia |
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| bacteriaemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriemia |
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| bacteriemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriaemia |
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| biochemist | (noun) someone with special training in biochemistry | - |
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| biochemistry | (noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | - |
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| blemish | (noun) a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | Synonyms: defect, mar |
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| bohemia | (noun) a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style | - |
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| bohemian | (noun) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life | - |
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| bohemianism | (noun) conduct characteristic of a bohemian | - |
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| carotenemia | (noun) excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color | Synonyms: xanthemia |
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| chemical | (noun) material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | Synonyms: chemical substance |
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| chemiluminescence | (noun) luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies | - |
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| chemise | (noun) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | Synonyms: sack, shift |
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| (noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | Synonyms: shift, shimmy, slip, teddy |
| chemisorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorption |
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| chemist | (noun) a scientist who specializes in chemistry | - |
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| (noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | Synonyms: apothecary, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller |
| chemistry | (noun) the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | Synonyms: chemical science |
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| (noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: alchemy, interpersonal chemistry |
| (noun) the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object | - |
| demiglace | (noun) sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry | Synonyms: demi-glaze |
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| demigod | (noun) a person who is part mortal and part god | Synonyms: daemon |
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| (noun) a person with great powers and abilities | Synonyms: superman, Ubermensch |
| demijohn | (noun) large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork | - |
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| demimondaine | (noun) a female prostitute | - |
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| demimonde | (noun) a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior | - |
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| demineralisation | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralization |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralization |
| demineralization | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
| demise | (noun) the time when something ends | Synonyms: death, dying |
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| demisemiquaver | (noun) a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note | Synonyms: thirty-second note |
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| demister | (noun) heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car | - |
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| demitasse | (noun) small coffee cup; for serving black coffee | - |
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| (noun) small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream | Synonyms: cafe noir |
| demiurge | (noun) a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe | - |
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| dissemination | (noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something | Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion |
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| (noun) the property of being diffused or dispersed | Synonyms: diffusion |
| (noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: airing, public exposure, spreading |
| disseminator | (noun) someone who spreads the news | Synonyms: propagator |
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| dysphemism | (noun) an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one | - |
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| effeminacy | (noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) | Synonyms: effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness |
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| effeminateness | (noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) | Synonyms: effeminacy, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness |
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| electrochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions | - |
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| elemi | (noun) fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense | Synonyms: gum elemi |
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| emigrant | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigre, emigree, outgoer |
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| emigration | (noun) migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) | Synonyms: expatriation, out-migration |
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| emigre | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigree, outgoer |
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| emigree | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigre, outgoer |
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| eminence | (noun) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | Synonyms: tubercle, tuberosity |
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| (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority | Synonyms: distinction, note, preeminence |
| emir | (noun) an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | Synonyms: ameer, amir, emeer |
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| emirate | (noun) the office of an emir | - |
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| (noun) the domain controlled by an emir | - |
| emissary | (noun) someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | Synonyms: envoy |
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| emission | (noun) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth | Synonyms: emanation |
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| (noun) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) | - |
| (noun) the release of electrons from parent atoms | - |
| (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | Synonyms: discharge, expelling |
| (noun) a substance that is emitted or released | Synonyms: discharge |
| emitter | (noun) the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate | - |
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| endemic | (noun) a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area | - |
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| (noun) a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location | Synonyms: endemic disease |
| endemism | (noun) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) | Synonyms: autochthony, indigenousness |
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| enterotoxemia | (noun) a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines | - |
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| epidemic | (noun) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | - |
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| epidemiologist | (noun) a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases | - |
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| epidemiology | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease | - |
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| eremite | (noun) a Christian recluse | - |
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| eremitism | (noun) monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience | - |
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| euphemism | (noun) an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | - |
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| extremism | (noun) any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies | - |
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| extremist | (noun) a person who holds extreme views | - |
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| extremity | (noun) an external body part that projects from the body | Synonyms: appendage, member |
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| (noun) that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso | - |
| (noun) the outermost or farthest region or point | - |
| (noun) the greatest or utmost degree | - |
| (noun) an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) | - |
| feeblemindedness | (noun) severe mental deficiency | - |
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| feminine | (noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female | - |
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| feminineness | (noun) the properties characteristic of the female sex | Synonyms: femaleness |
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| femininity | (noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | Synonyms: muliebrity |
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| feminisation | (noun) the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration | Synonyms: feminization |
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| feminism | (noun) the movement aimed at equal rights for women | Synonyms: feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement |
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| (noun) a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | - |
| feminist | (noun) a supporter of feminism | Synonyms: libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist |
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| feminization | (noun) the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration | Synonyms: feminisation |
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| femtochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses | - |
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| foremilk | (noun) milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition | Synonyms: colostrum |
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| furosemide | (noun) commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema | Synonyms: Lasix |
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| galactosemia | (noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth | - |
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| gastrocnemius | (noun) the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot | Synonyms: gastrocnemius muscle |
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| geminate | (noun) a doubled or long consonant | - |
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| gemination | (noun) the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something | Synonyms: duplication |
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| (noun) the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) | - |
| geochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of the earth's crust | - |
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| haemitin | (noun) a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | Synonyms: haem, hematin, heme, protoheme |
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