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 |
|---|---|
| anomalogonatous | ornithology, lacking the accessory femoral muscle |
| anomalonomy | the naming and classing of anomalies |
| anomalotrophy | medical, abnormal nutrition |
| anomoeomery | quality of having unlike parts |
| anomophyllous | botany, with irregular leaves |
| anomorhomboid | crystallography, irregular rhomboid figure |
| anomorhomboidal | crystallography, of such a figure |
| anomouran | zoology, a crab of the Anomura |
| anomphalous | anatomy, without a navel |
| anomural | zoology, of the Anomura |
| anomurous | zoology, anomuran |
| anonol | chemistry, compound from Anona |
| anophele | entomology, an Anopheles mosquito |
| anophoria | medical, upward deviation of the eyes |
| anoplocephalic | zoology, with unarmed head (tapeworms) |
| anoplonemertean | zoology, of the unarmed nemerteans |
| anoplothere | paleontology, an anoplotherium |
| anoplotherioid | paleontology, like Anoplotherium |
| anoplotheroid | paleontology, anoplotherium-like |
| anopluriform | entomology, shaped like a sucking louse |
| anorchus | medical, one born without testes |
| anorgana | biology, bodies destitute of organs |
| anorganism | biology, an unorganized body |
| anorthitite | petrology, rock made of anorthite |
| anorthophyre | petrology, porphyry with anorthite |
| anosphrasia | medical, loss of the sense of smell |
| anosphresia | medical, loss of the sense of smell |
| anoterite | mineral, hydrous copper sulphate |
| anotropia | medical, upward turning of the eye |
| anotus | teratology, fetus without ears |
| anoxyscope | instrument showing want of oxygen |
| anserin | biochemistry, the dipeptide anserine |
| antalgol | pharmacy, an analgesic preparation |
| antanacathartic | medical, counteracting a cathartic |
| antasphyctic | medical, relieving asphyxia |
| antasthenic | medical, counteracting debility |
| antatrophic | medical, counteracting atrophy |
| antecaecal | anatomy, in front of the caecum |
| antecardium | anatomy, the precordial region |
| antecornu | anatomy, anterior horn of a ventricle |
| antecoxal | entomology, in front of the coxa |
| antedonin | chemistry, pigment from Antedon crinoids |
| antedorsal | ichthyology, before the dorsal fin |
| antelabium | entomology, the fore-lip |
| antemingent | medical, occurring before urination |
| antenarial | anatomy, in front of the nostrils |
| antennifer | entomology, antenna-bearing sclerite |
| antennulary | zoology, of the antennule |
| anteopercle | ichthyology, the preopercle |
| anteoperculum | ichthyology, the preoperculum |
| antepectus | entomology, the prosternal region |
| antepretonic | phonetics, before the pretonic syllable |
| anteprostate | anatomy, Cowper's gland |
| anteprostatic | anatomy, of the anteprostate |
| anterethic | medical, counteracting irritation |
| antergic | physiology, acting antagonistically |
| anteroclusion | dentistry, forward occlusion |
| anterofixation | surgery, fixation in forward position |
| anteroflexion | medical, forward flexion |
| anterointerior | anatomy, front and inner |
| anteropygal | zoology, in front of the pygal region |
| anterospinal | anatomy, in front of the spine |
| antesternum | anatomy, the presternum |
| anthemene | chemistry, hydrocarbon from chamomile |
| antherid | botany, an antheridium |
| antherogenous | botany, produced by the anther |
| antherozoidal | botany, of an antherozoid |
| antherozooidal | botany, of an antherozooid |
| anthesterin | chemistry, a plant sterol |
| anthesterol | chemistry, a plant sterol |
| antheximeter | instrument measuring flower growth |
| anthine | ornithology, of the pipits (Anthus) |
| anthobian | entomology, a flower-haunting beetle |
| anthobiology | botany, the biology of flowers |
| anthocephalous | botany, with a flower-like head |
| anthocerote | botany, a hornwort of Anthoceros |
| anthochlorine | chemistry, yellow flower pigment |
| anthoclinium | botany, receptacle of a composite head |
| anthoecological | botany, of flower ecology |
| anthoecologist | botany, student of flower ecology |
| anthogenetic | botany, of flower development |
| anthogenous | botany, growing upon flowers |
| anthol | chemistry, a hydroxy-anthracene |
| anthonin | chemistry, a coal-tar compound |
| anthophilian | zoology, flower-loving |
| anthophyllitic | mineralogy, of anthophyllite |
| anthorine | chemistry, alkaloid of Aconitum anthora |
| anthosiderite | mineral, fibrous iron silicate |
| anthotropic | botany, of flower-directed movement |
| anthotropism | botany, tropism shown by flowers |
| anthozooid | zoology, polyp of an anthozoan colony |
| anthracemia | medical, anthrax bacilli in the blood |
| anthraceniferous | chemistry, yielding anthracene |
| anthrachrysone | chemistry, an anthracene derivative |
| anthracia | medical, group of carbuncular diseases |
| anthracocide | medical, agent killing anthrax bacilli |
| anthracolithic | geology, Carboniferous-Permian period |
| anthracomartian | paleontology, of the Anthracomarti |
| anthracometric | of the anthracometer, measuring CO2 |
| anthraconecrosis | medical, necrosis with blackening |
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