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 |
|---|---|
| phaeophyl | botany, brown pigment of algae |
| phagocytoblast | biology, cell that produces phagocytes |
| phagocytolysis | medical, destruction of phagocytes |
| phagocytolytic | medical, destroying phagocytes |
| phalangerine | zoology, of the phalangers |
| phalangidean | zoology, of the harvestmen |
| phalangigrady | zoology, walking on the phalanges |
| phalangistine | zoology, of the phalangers |
| phalangitic | anatomy, of the phalanges |
| phalangologist | anatomy, student of the finger bones |
| phalangology | anatomy, study of the phalanges |
| phallaneurysm | medical, aneurysm of the penis |
| phallephoric | antiquities, phallus-bearing in procession |
| phallocrypsis | medical, retraction of the penis |
| phalloncus | medical, tumor of the penis |
| phallorrhagia | medical, hemorrhage from the penis |
| phanerocarpous | botany, with visible fruit |
| phanerocephalous | zoology, having a distinct head |
| phanerocryst | petrology, a visible crystal, phenocryst |
| phanerogenetic | biology, of visible or known origin |
| phanerogenic | biology, of known origin |
| phaneroglossate | zoology, having a visible tongue |
| phaneromerous | zoology, with visible segments |
| phantasmogenesis | psychical research, production of phantasms |
| pharmacite | mineralogy, mineral of the pharmaco- group |
| pharmacoendocrinology | medical, drug action on the endocrine glands |
| pharmacomaniac | medical, one with a mania for drugs |
| pharmacomaniacal | medical, of a mania for drugs |
| pharmacopedia | medical, the lore of drugs |
| pharmacopedic | medical, of drug lore |
| pharmacopedics | medical, the science of drug preparation |
| pharmacoposia | medical, giving of drugs in drink |
| pharmacopsychology | study of drug effects on the mind |
| pharyngalgic | medical, of pain in the pharynx |
| pharyngemphraxis | medical, obstruction of the pharynx |
| pharyngoamygdalitis | medical, inflammation of pharynx and tonsils |
| pharyngobranch | anatomy, a pharyngobranchial bone |
| pharyngobranchiate | zoology, with gills opening in the pharynx |
| pharyngocele | medical, hernia of the pharynx |
| pharyngoceratosis | medical, horny growth in the pharynx |
| pharyngoepiglottidean | anatomy, of pharynx and epiglottis |
| pharyngoglossus | anatomy, muscle of pharynx and tongue |
| pharyngognath | ichthyology, fish with fused lower pharyngeals |
| pharyngographic | anatomy, of pharyngography |
| pharyngokeratosis | medical, horny thickening in the pharynx |
| pharyngolith | medical, a concretion in the pharynx |
| pharyngoparalysis | medical, paralysis of the pharynx |
| pharyngoplegic | medical, of pharyngeal paralysis |
| pharyngoplegy | medical, paralysis of the pharynx |
| pharyngopleural | anatomy, of pharynx and pleura |
| pharyngopneustal | zoology, of the Pharyngopneusta |
| pharyngorhinitis | medical, inflammation of pharynx and nose |
| pharyngorhinoscopy | medical, inspection of the nasopharynx |
| pharyngoscleroma | medical, scleroma of the pharynx |
| pharyngotherapy | medical, treatment of the pharynx |
| pharyngotyphoid | medical, typhoid with pharyngeal lesions |
| pharyngoxerosis | medical, dryness of the pharynx |
| phascaceous | botany, of the Phascaceae mosses |
| phaselin | chemistry, a globulin from beans |
| phaseolous | botany, of the beans, Phaseolus |
| phaseolunatin | chemistry, cyanogenic glucoside of lima bean |
| phasianic | ornithology, of the pheasants |
| phasmajector | television, an early camera tube |
| phasmatoid | entomology, stick-insect-like |
| phasmatrope | optics, an early moving-picture projector |
| phasmoid | entomology, resembling a phasmid |
| phasogeneous | producing phases or appearances |
| phasotropy | chemistry, change from one phase to another |
| phellonic | chemistry, phellonic acid from cork |
| phellum | botany, the cork layer, phellem |
| phemic | logic, pertaining to a pheme or utterance |
| phenaceturic | chemistry, phenaceturic acid |
| phenanthridone | chemistry, a phenanthridine ketone |
| phenarsine | chemistry, phenarsine compounds |
| phenazin | chemistry, older spelling of phenazine |
| phenegol | pharmacy, a phenol antiseptic preparation |
| phenene | chemistry, old name for benzene |
| phenethyl | chemistry, the phenethyl radical |
| phenetidin | chemistry, phenetidine |
| phengitical | mineralogy, of phengite, a translucent stone |
| phenicate | pharmacy, to treat with carbolic acid |
| phenicious | natural history, bright purplish-red |
| phenin | chemistry, a phenol derivative |
| phenine | chemistry, old name for aniline |
| phenocain | pharmacy, a local anesthetic, holocaine |
| phenocoll | pharmacy, an antipyretic phenetidine salt |
| phenocrystalline | petrology, bearing phenocrysts |
| phenogenesis | biology, ordinary sexual generation |
| phenoloid | chemistry, resembling phenol |
| phenolsulphonate | chemistry, salt of phenolsulphonic acid |
| phenolsulphonephthalein | chemistry, phenol red indicator dye |
| phenolsulphonic | chemistry, phenolsulphonic acid |
| phenoplastic | chemistry, of the phenolic plastics |
| phenoquinone | chemistry, a phenol-quinone compound |
| phenosal | pharmacy, a phenyl salicylate preparation |
| phenosol | chemistry, a phenol disinfectant solution |
| phenospermic | botany, with visible seed or spores |
| phenospermy | botany, condition of visible seed |
| phenylcarbamic | chemistry, phenylcarbamic acid |
| phenylcarbimide | chemistry, phenyl isocyanate |
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