electrochemical | (adjective) of or involving electrochemistry | - |
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endemic | (adjective) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | Synonyms: endemical |
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(adjective) native to or confined to a certain region | - |
(adjective) originating where it is found | Synonyms: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous |
(noun) a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area | - |
(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 |
endemical | (adjective) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | Synonyms: endemic |
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endermic | (adjective) acting by absorption through the skin | Synonyms: endermatic |
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endogamic | (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe | Synonyms: endogamous |
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(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind | Synonyms: endogamous |
endothermic | (adjective) (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat | Synonyms: endothermal, heat-absorbing |
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epidemic | (adjective) (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously | - |
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(noun) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | - |
epidermic | (adjective) of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula | Synonyms: cuticular, dermal, epidermal |
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epistemic | (adjective) of or relating to epistemology | Synonyms: epistemological |
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eponymic | (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym | Synonyms: eponymous |
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ergonomic | (adjective) of or relating to ergonomics | - |
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ergonomics | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: bioengineering, biotechnology |
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eurhythmics | (noun) the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding | Synonyms: eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy |
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eurythmics | (noun) the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding | Synonyms: eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmy |
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exogamic | (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe | Synonyms: exogamous |
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(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related | Synonyms: exogamous |
exothermic | (adjective) (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat | Synonyms: exothermal, heat-releasing |
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formic | (adjective) of or containing or derived from formic acid | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or derived from ants | - |
formicary | (noun) a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest | Synonyms: anthill |
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formicate | (verb) crawl about like ants | - |
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formication | (noun) hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines | - |
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gastronomic | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomical |
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gastronomical | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomic |
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genomics | (noun) the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) | - |
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gentamicin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Garamycin |
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geothermic | (adjective) of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth | Synonyms: geothermal |
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germicidal | (adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | Synonyms: bactericidal, disinfectant |
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germicide | (noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | Synonyms: antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant |
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gimmick | (noun) any clever maneuver | Synonyms: device, twist |
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(noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
(noun) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident | Synonyms: catch |
gimmickry | (noun) a collection of gimmicks | - |
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gnomic | (adjective) relating to or containing gnomes | - |
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gramicidin | (noun) an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
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haemic | (adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood | Synonyms: haematic, hematic, hemic |
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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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hemodynamic | (adjective) or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics | - |
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hemodynamics | (noun) the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved | - |
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heterothermic | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: ectothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous |
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homeothermic | (adjective) of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature | Synonyms: homoiothermic, homothermic |
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homicidal | (adjective) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | Synonyms: murderous |
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homicide | (noun) the killing of a human being by another human being | - |
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homoiothermic | (adjective) of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature | Synonyms: homeothermic, homothermic |
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homonymic | (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms | Synonyms: homonymous |
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homothermic | (adjective) of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature | Synonyms: homeothermic, homoiothermic |
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humic | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from humus | - |
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hyaloplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to hyaloplasm | - |
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hydrodynamic | (adjective) of or relating to hydrodynamics | - |
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hydrodynamics | (noun) study of fluids in motion | Synonyms: hydrokinetics |
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hyperemic | (adjective) relating to or caused by hyperemia | - |
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hypodermic | (adjective) relating to or located below the epidermis | Synonyms: subcutaneous |
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(noun) a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | Synonyms: hypo, hypodermic syringe |
hypoglycaemic | (adjective) of or relating to hypoglycemia | Synonyms: hypoglycemic |
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hypoglycemic | (adjective) of or relating to hypoglycemia | Synonyms: hypoglycaemic |
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hypothalamic | (adjective) of or relating to the hypothalamus | - |
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hypothalamically | (adverb) with respect to the hypothalamus | - |
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hypothermic | (adjective) of or relating to or affected by hypothermia | - |
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hypovolaemic | (adjective) of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypovolemic |
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hypovolemic | (adjective) of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypovolaemic |
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immunochemical | (adjective) of or relating to immunochemistry | - |
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inimical | (adjective) not friendly | Synonyms: unfriendly |
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intradermic | (adjective) relating to areas between the layers of the skin | Synonyms: intracutaneous, intradermal |
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ischaemic | (adjective) relating to or affected by ischemia | Synonyms: ischemic |
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ischemic | (adjective) relating to or affected by ischemia | Synonyms: ischaemic |
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isothermic | (adjective) of or relating to an isotherm | - |
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logarithmic | (adjective) of or relating to or using logarithms | - |
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logarithmically | (adverb) in a logarithmic manner | - |
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macrocosmic | (adjective) relating to or constituting a macrocosm | - |
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macroeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to macroeconomics | - |
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macroeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy | - |
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magnetohydrodynamics | (noun) the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal) | - |
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matronymic | (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor | Synonyms: metronymic |
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metonymic | (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | Synonyms: metonymical |
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metonymical | (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | Synonyms: metonymic |
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metonymically | (adverb) in a metonymic manner | - |
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metronymic | (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor | Synonyms: matronymic |
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miasmic | (adjective) filled with vapor | Synonyms: miasmal, vaporous, vapourous |
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(adjective) of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution | Synonyms: mephitic |
mic | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: microphone, mike |
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mica | (noun) any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity | Synonyms: isinglass |
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micaceous | (adjective) hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica | - |
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micelle | (noun) an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents | - |
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mickle | (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
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miconazole | (noun) an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) | Synonyms: Monistat |
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micro | (adjective) extremely small in scale or scope or capability | - |
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microbalance | (noun) balance for weighing very small objects | - |
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microbar | (noun) the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | Synonyms: bar absolute, barye |
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microbat | (noun) typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | Synonyms: carnivorous bat |
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microbe | (noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | Synonyms: bug, germ |
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microbenthos | (noun) microscopic benthic organisms that are less than 0.1 mm in size. | - |
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microbial | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbic |
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microbic | (adjective) of or involving or caused by or being microbes | Synonyms: microbial |
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microbiologist | (noun) a specialist in microbiology | - |
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microbiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | - |
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microblog | (noun) a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings. | - |
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microbrachia | (noun) abnormally small arms | - |
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microbrewery | (noun) a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere | - |
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microcephalic | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalous, nanocephalic |
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microcephalous | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalic, nanocephalic |
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microcephalus | (noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephaly, nanocephaly |
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microcephaly | (noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalus, nanocephaly |
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microchip | (noun) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | Synonyms: chip, micro chip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip |
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microcircuit | (noun) a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component | Synonyms: integrated circuit |
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