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 |
|---|---|
| quercetic | chemistry, of quercetin |
| quercic | chemistry, quercic acid from oak |
| quercinic | chemistry, quercinic acid from oak bark |
| quernal | botany, of the oak order Quernales |
| quiinaceous | botany, of the family Quiinaceae |
| quillaic | chemistry, quillaic acid |
| quillajic | chemistry, quillajic acid |
| quinaldin | chemistry, quinaldine |
| quinaldinium | chemistry, the quinaldinium ion |
| quinaldyl | chemistry, the quinaldine radical |
| quinamicin | chemistry, a cinchona alkaloid |
| quinamicine | chemistry, a cinchona alkaloid |
| quinamidin | chemistry, a cinchona alkaloid |
| quinamidine | chemistry, a cinchona alkaloid |
| quinamin | chemistry, quinamine, a cinchona alkaloid |
| quinanisole | chemistry, an anisole derivative of quinine |
| quinatoxin | chemistry, quinatoxine, from quinine |
| quinazolin | chemistry, quinazoline |
| quinazolyl | chemistry, the quinazoline radical |
| quincubitalism | ornithology, having five cubital remiges |
| quindecaplet | a set or birth of fifteen |
| quinicin | chemistry, quinicine, isomer of quinine |
| quinidin | chemistry, quinidine |
| quinize | medical, to dose with quinine |
| quinoidin | chemistry, quinoidine, amorphous alkaloid |
| quinonimin | chemistry, quinonimine |
| quinonize | chemistry, to convert into a quinone |
| quinonyl | chemistry, the quinone radical |
| quinotannic | chemistry, quinotannic acid |
| quinova | chemistry, quinova bitter from cinchona |
| quinovatannic | chemistry, quinovatannic acid |
| quinoxalin | chemistry, quinoxaline |
| quinquejugous | botany, with five pairs of leaflets |
| quinquenerval | botany, five-nerved |
| quinquepedal | zoology, five-footed |
| quinquepedalian | prosody, of five feet |
| quinquepetaloid | botany, with five petal-like parts |
| quinquepunctal | entomology, five-spotted |
| quinquepunctate | entomology, marked with five points |
| quinquevalvous | botany, five-valved |
| quinqueverbal | consisting of five words |
| quinqueverbial | consisting of five words |
| quintiped | zoology, having five feet |
| quintupliribbed | botany, having five ribs |
| quinyl | chemistry, the quinyl radical |
| rabitic | medical, pertaining to rabies |
| racemocarbonic | chemistry, racemocarbonic acid |
| racemomethylate | chemistry, methyl racemate |
| rachianalgesia | medical, spinal analgesia |
| rachianesthesia | medical, spinal anaesthesia |
| rachiform | anatomy, shaped like a spine |
| rachiglossate | zoology, having a rachiglossate radula |
| rachigraph | instrument recording the spinal outline |
| rachiocentesis | medical, puncture of the spinal canal |
| rachiococainize | medical, to inject cocaine into the spine |
| rachiocyphosis | medical, humpbacked curvature of the spine |
| rachiodont | zoology, with toothlike vertebral processes |
| rachiodynia | medical, pain in the spine |
| rachiomyelitis | medical, inflammation of the spinal cord |
| rachioparalysis | medical, paralysis of the spinal muscles |
| rachioplegia | medical, spinal paralysis |
| rachioscoliosis | medical, lateral curvature of the spine |
| rachiotome | surgical instrument for cutting vertebrae |
| rachitomy | surgery, cutting into the spine |
| radectomy | dentistry, excision of a tooth root |
| radiatics | the science of radiation |
| radiculectomy | surgery, excision of a nerve root |
| radiectomy | surgery, excision of a root |
| radioanaphylaxis | medical, anaphylaxis from irradiation |
| radiode | medical, a radium applicator |
| radiodigital | anatomy, of the radius and the fingers |
| radiodontics | dentistry, dental radiography |
| radiomuscular | anatomy, of the radius and its muscles |
| radioparent | radiology, transparent to X-rays |
| radiopelvimetry | medical, X-ray measurement of the pelvis |
| radiophotogram | a picture transmitted by radio |
| radiostereoscopy | radiology, stereoscopic X-ray viewing |
| radiothermy | medical, diathermy by radio waves |
| radiotoxemia | medical, toxaemia caused by irradiation |
| radiotropic | biology, growing in response to radiation |
| raduliferous | zoology, bearing a radula |
| raglanite | mineralogy, a nepheline-bearing rock |
| ragule | heraldry, raguly, notched like a lopped bough |
| raiiform | zoology, shaped like a ray or skate |
| raioid | zoology, ray-like, of the Raiidae |
| ramark | navigation, a radar marker beacon |
| ramellose | botany, bearing small branches (Latin ramellus) |
| ramiparous | botany, producing branches (Latin ramus) |
| ramisection | surgery, division of nerve rami |
| ramisectomy | surgery, excision of a nerve ramus |
| ranal | botany, of the Ranales, the buttercup order |
| randannite | mineralogy, a diatomite from Randanne, France |
| raniferous | zoology, frog-bearing (Latin rana) |
| raninian | zoology, of the raninid crabs |
| raphany | medical, raphania, a convulsive disease from tainted grain |
| rapic | chemistry, rapic acid, obtained from rape oil |
| rapinic | chemistry, rapinic acid, from rape oil |
| raptatorial | zoology, adapted for seizing prey |
| ratitous | zoology, ratite, having a keelless breastbone |
| rawin | meteorology, a radar wind observation (rawinsonde) |
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