alchemic | (adjective) related to or concerned with alchemy | Synonyms: alchemical |
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alchemical | (adjective) related to or concerned with alchemy | Synonyms: alchemic |
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alchemise | (verb) alter (elements) by alchemy | Synonyms: alchemize |
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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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alchemistic | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistical |
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alchemistical | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistic |
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alchemize | (verb) alter (elements) by alchemy | Synonyms: alchemise |
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anathemise | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, comminate, execrate |
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(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict |
anathemize | (verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemise, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict |
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(verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, comminate, execrate |
bimorphemic | (adjective) consisting of two morphemes | - |
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biochemical | (adjective) of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms | - |
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biochemically | (adverb) with respect to biochemistry | - |
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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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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 | (adjective) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior | - |
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(noun) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life | - |
bohemianism | (noun) conduct characteristic of a bohemian | - |
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chemic | (adjective) relating to or used in chemistry | Synonyms: chemical |
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chemical | (adjective) relating to or used in chemistry | Synonyms: chemic |
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(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes | - |
(noun) material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | Synonyms: chemical substance |
chemically | (adverb) with respect to chemistry | - |
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(adverb) with chemicals | - |
chemiluminescence | (noun) luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies | - |
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chemiluminescent | (adjective) relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence | - |
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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 |
chemisorb | (verb) take up a substance by chemisorption | - |
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chemisorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorption |
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chemisorptive | (adjective) having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorptive |
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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 | - |
dysphemism | (noun) an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one | - |
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dysphemistic | (adjective) of or the nature of dysphemism | - |
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electrochemical | (adjective) of or involving electrochemistry | - |
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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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euphemise | (verb) refer to something with a euphemism | Synonyms: euphemize |
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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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euphemistic | (adjective) of or the nature of euphemism | - |
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euphemistically | (adverb) in a euphemistic manner | - |
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euphemize | (verb) refer to something with a euphemism | Synonyms: euphemise |
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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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geochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of the earth's crust | - |
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hemiacetal | (noun) an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones | - |
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hemianopia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopsia |
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hemianopsia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopia |
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hemic | (adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood | Synonyms: haematic, haemic, hematic |
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hemicrania | (noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men | Synonyms: megrim, migraine, sick headache |
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hemicycle | (noun) a plane figure with the shape of half a circle | Synonyms: semicircle |
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hemidemisemiquaver | (noun) a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note | Synonyms: sixty-fourth note |
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hemidrachm | (noun) an ancient Greek silver coin equal to 1/2 drachm or 3 obols in value. | - |
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hemiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: semiepiphyte |
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hemimetabolic | (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult | Synonyms: hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous |
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hemimetabolism | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetaboly, hemimetamorphosis |
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hemimetabolous | (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult | Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous |
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hemimetaboly | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetamorphosis |
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hemimetamorphic | (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult | Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphous |
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hemimetamorphosis | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly |
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hemimetamorphous | (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult | Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic |
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hemimorphite | (noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | Synonyms: calamine |
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hemin | (noun) a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | Synonyms: protohemin |
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hemiparasite | (noun) a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis | Synonyms: semiparasite |
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hemiparasitic | (adjective) of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites | - |
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hemiplegia | (noun) paralysis of one side of the body | Synonyms: unilateral paralysis |
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hemiplegic | (noun) a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) | - |
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hemipode | (noun) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains | Synonyms: bustard quail, button-quail, button quail |
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hemipteran | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteron, hemipterous insect |
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hemipteron | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteran, hemipterous insect |
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hemisphere | (noun) either half of the cerebrum | Synonyms: cerebral hemisphere |
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(noun) half of the terrestrial globe | - |
(noun) half of a sphere | - |
hemispheric | (adjective) of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres | - |
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hemispherical | (adjective) of or relating to or being a hemisphere | - |
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immunochemical | (adjective) of or relating to immunochemistry | - |
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immunochemistry | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: chemoimmunology |
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immunohistochemistry | (noun) an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase) | - |
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ischemia | (noun) local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism | Synonyms: ischaemia |
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ischemic | (adjective) relating to or affected by ischemia | Synonyms: ischaemic |
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monomorphemic | (adjective) consisting of only one morpheme | - |
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morphemic | (adjective) of or relating to morphemes | - |
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neurochemical | (noun) any organic substance that occurs in neural activity | - |
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petrochemical | (noun) any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
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photochemical | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems | - |
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photochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light | - |
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physicochemical | (adjective) relating to physical chemistry | - |
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phytochemical | (noun) a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | - |
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phytochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytochemistry | (noun) the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | - |
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polycythemia | (noun) a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood | - |
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polymorphemic | (adjective) consisting of two or more morphemes | - |
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protohemin | (noun) a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | Synonyms: hemin |
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pyrochemical | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by chemical reactions at high temperatures | - |
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pyrochemistry | (noun) processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures | Synonyms: pyrochemical process |
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radiochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry | Synonyms: nuclear chemist |
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radiochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of radioactive substances | Synonyms: nuclear chemistry |
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scheming | (adjective) concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | Synonyms: designing |
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(adjective) acting with a specific goal | Synonyms: calculating, calculative, conniving, shrewd |
thermochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated | - |
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xanthemia | (noun) excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color | Synonyms: carotenemia |
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