Real Words Without Definition
This one is a judgement call.
A scientific or medical word built out of Greek and Latin roots. This is the biggest group in the list, about a third of everything.
Medicine gives us anconitis, inflammation of the elbow, and adenalgy, pain in a gland. Chemistry gives us acetylsalicylic. Anatomy, botany and zoology all do the same thing.
Once you know the roots they are completely predictable, which is why no dictionary lists them all. You can keep making new ones forever.
18,355 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | Field and meaning |
|---|---|
| anhydraemia | medical, deficient water in the blood |
| anhydraemic | medical, of anhydraemia |
| anhydremia | medical, deficient water in the blood |
| anhydremic | medical, of anhydremia |
| anhydridize | chem., to convert into an anhydride |
| anhydrization | chem., conversion into an anhydride |
| anhydrize | chem., to render anhydrous |
| anhydromyelia | medical, deficiency of cord fluid |
| anhydrotic | medical, checking perspiration |
| anhydroxime | chem., an anhydro-oxime |
| anidian | embryology, formless (embryo) |
| anilidic | chem., of an anilide |
| anilidoxime | chem., oxime of an anilide |
| anilinophile | histology, staining with aniline dyes |
| anilinophilous | histology, staining with aniline dyes |
| anilopyrin | chem., aniline-antipyrine compound |
| anilopyrine | chem., aniline-antipyrine compound |
| animine | chem., a base from animal oil |
| anisal | chem., the anisylidene radical |
| anisalcohol | chem., anisic alcohol |
| anisaldoxime | chem., oxime of anisaldehyde |
| anisamide | chem., amide of anisic acid |
| anisandrous | botany, with unequal stamens |
| anisanilide | chem., anilide of anisic acid |
| anisanthous | botany, with unequal flowers |
| anischuria | medical, incontinence of urine |
| anisidin | chem., aminoanisole, anisidine |
| anisidino | chem., the anisidino- radical |
| anisil | chemistry, compound from anisoin oxidation |
| anisilic | chemistry, of anisil (anisilic acid) |
| anisobranchiate | zoology, having unequal gills |
| anisocarpic | botany, carpels fewer than other parts |
| anisocarpous | botany, with unequal carpels |
| anisocercal | ichthyology, with unequal tail lobes |
| anisochromatic | optics, unequally colored |
| anisocotyledonous | botany, with unequal cotyledons |
| anisocotyly | botany, state of unequal cotyledons |
| anisocycle | botany, having unequal whorls |
| anisodactylic | zoology, with unequal digits |
| anisogametic | biology, of unequal gametes |
| anisogenous | biology, of unequal origin |
| anisogeny | biology, union of unequal gametes |
| anisognathism | anatomy, unequal jaw condition |
| anisoiconia | ophthalmology, unequal retinal images |
| anisoin | chemistry, anisaldehyde condensation product |
| anisoleucocytosis | medical, unequal-sized leucocytes |
| anisomelus | teratology, fetus with unequal limbs |
| anisometrope | medical, one having anisometropia |
| anisomyodian | ornithology, of the Anisomyodi |
| anisomyodous | ornithology, unequal syringeal muscles |
| anisopia | medical, unequal vision in the two eyes |
| anisopleural | zoology, with unequal sides |
| anisopleurous | zoology, asymmetrical-sided |
| anisopod | zoology, crustacean of the Anisopoda |
| anisopodal | zoology, with unequal feet |
| anisopodous | zoology, unequal-footed |
| anisopogonous | ornithology, feather with unequal vanes |
| anisopterous | zoology, with unequal wings |
| anisosepalous | botany, with unequal sepals |
| anisostaminous | botany, with unequal stamens |
| anisosthenic | physiology, of unequal strength |
| anisostichous | botany, in unequal rows |
| anisostomous | zoology, with unequal mouth |
| anisotropal | physics, anisotropic |
| anisuria | medical, irregular urine secretion |
| anisylidene | chemistry, the anisylidene radical |
| ankaratrite | petrology, nephelinite rock (Ankaratra) |
| ankylenteron | medical, adhesion of intestinal walls |
| ankylocheilia | medical, adhesion of the lips |
| ankylodactylia | medical, adhesion of the fingers |
| ankylodontia | dentistry, ankylosis of a tooth |
| ankylomele | surgery, a curved probe |
| ankylomerism | biology, abnormal union of parts |
| ankylopodia | medical, stiffness of the foot |
| ankylopoietic | medical, producing ankylosis |
| ankyloproctia | medical, stricture of the anus |
| ankylorrhinia | medical, adhesion within the nostrils |
| ankylostoma | medical, closure of the mouth |
| ankylotia | medical, closure of the ear passage |
| ankylotome | surgery, knife for cutting tongue-tie |
| ankylotomy | surgery, cutting of tongue-tie |
| annaline | pigment, prepared calcined gypsum |
| annelidian | zoology, of the annelids |
| annelism | zoology, annelid (ringed) structure |
| annexitis | medical, inflammation of uterine adnexa |
| annidalin | pharmacy, thymol iodide preparation |
| annulettee | heraldry, ending in annulets |
| annulism | zoology, ringed (annulate) structure |
| anocarpous | botany, fruiting at the summit |
| anocathartic | medical, acting upward, an emetic |
| anociation | surgery, anoci-association |
| anocithesia | surgery, anesthesia preventing shock |
| anoegenetic | psychology, non-creative mental process |
| anoestrous | zoology, without oestrus |
| anolian | herpetology, of the genus Anolis |
| anomaliflorous | botany, with anomalous flowers |
| anomaliped | zoology, with abnormal feet |
| anomalipod | zoology, abnormal-footed |
| anomalocephalus | teratology, fetus with abnormal head |
| anomaloflorous | botany, with anomalous flowers |
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