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 |
|---|---|
| bytownitite | petrology, rock of bytownite feldspar |
| cacaesthesia | medical, disordered sensation |
| cacanthrax | medical, malignant anthrax |
| caccagogue | medical, a purgative medicine |
| cacesthesia | medical, disordered sensation |
| cacesthesis | medical, disordered sensation |
| cacidrosis | medical, foul-smelling sweat |
| cacocholia | medical, disordered bile |
| cacochroia | medical, bad skin color |
| cacocnemia | medical, malformed legs |
| cacodontia | dentistry, diseased or faulty teeth |
| cacogalactia | medical, defective milk secretion |
| cacoglossia | medical, disease of the tongue |
| cacomorphia | medical, deformity |
| cacomorphosis | medical, malformation |
| caconychia | medical, diseased nails |
| cacopathy | medical, grave suffering or disease |
| cacopharyngia | medical, diseased pharynx |
| cacophthalmia | medical, malignant eye inflammation |
| cacoplasia | medical, faulty tissue formation |
| cacoproctia | medical, disease of the anus |
| cacorrhachis | medical, diseased spine |
| cacorrhinia | medical, deformity of the nose |
| cacospermia | medical, defective semen |
| cacosplanchnia | medical, diseased viscera |
| cacostomia | medical, diseased mouth |
| cacothansia | medical, a bad death |
| cacothelin | chemistry, nitro derivative of brucine |
| cacotheline | chemistry, brucine-derived indicator |
| cacothesis | medical, faulty position of an organ |
| cacotrichia | medical, disease of the hair |
| cacozyme | biochemistry, a harmful ferment |
| cadmide | chemistry, a cadmium compound |
| caeciform | anatomy, shaped like a caecum |
| caecocolic | anatomy, of caecum and colon |
| caecotomy | surgery, incision of the caecum |
| caelometer | meteorology, cloud-height gauge |
| caenogaean | biogeography, of Caenogaea |
| caenostylic | zoology, of caenostyly |
| caenostyly | zoology, a jaw-suspension type |
| caffeone | chemistry, aroma oil of roasted coffee |
| caffetannic | chemistry, of coffee tannin |
| caffetannin | chemistry, the tannin of coffee |
| caffiaceous | botany, of the coffee family |
| cahincic | chemistry, cahincic acid of cahinca root |
| cajeputole | chemistry, cajeputol (cineole) |
| calamariaceous | botany, of the Calamariaceae |
| calamarioid | zoology, resembling Calamaria |
| calamaroid | zoology, squid-like |
| calamiform | botany, reed- or quill-shaped |
| calamistral | zoology, of the calamistrum |
| calciclase | mineralogy, a lime feldspar (anorthite) |
| calcioscheelite | mineralogy, calcium scheelite |
| calcipexy | medical, fixation of calcium in tissue |
| calciphilia | biology, affinity for lime |
| calciphilic | ecology, lime-loving |
| calciphyre | petrology, a calc-silicate marble |
| calciprivic | medical, due to calcium deprivation |
| calcitestaceous | zoology, having a calcareous shell |
| calelectricity | physics, electricity produced by heat |
| calemes | logic, mnemonic for a syllogistic mood |
| caline | botany, a hypothetical growth hormone |
| calite | metallurgy, a heat-resisting alloy |
| callainite | mineralogy, a green-blue phosphate |
| calliphorine | entomology, of the blowflies |
| callitrichaceous | botany, of the water-starwort family |
| caloreceptor | physiology, a heat receptor |
| calorescent | physics, showing calorescence |
| calorite | metallurgy, a heat-resisting alloy |
| calycanthemous | botany, having a petal-like calyx |
| calycanthin | chemistry, alkaloid of Calycanthus |
| calycanthine | chemistry, alkaloid of Calycanthus |
| calycate | botany, having a calyx |
| calyciflorate | botany, with parts borne on the calyx |
| calycoideous | botany, resembling a calyx |
| calycozoan | zoology, a stalked jellyfish |
| calycozoic | zoology, of the Calycozoa |
| calycozoon | zoology, a single calycozoan |
| calymma | biology, gelatinous layer of a radiolarian |
| calyptoblastic | zoology, of the Calyptoblastea |
| camatina | chemistry, tanning extract from camata |
| camellin | chemistry, a principle of Camellia seed |
| camelopardid | zoology, a member of the giraffe family |
| camenes | logic, mnemonic for a syllogistic mood |
| camerine | paleontology, of nummulitic foraminifers |
| camestres | logic, mnemonic for a syllogistic mood |
| campephagine | ornithology, of the cuckoo-shrikes |
| camphanic | chemistry, camphanic acid |
| camphanone | chemistry, a ketone of camphane |
| camphanyl | chemistry, the camphane radical |
| camphocarboxylic | chemistry, camphocarboxylic acid |
| camphoid | chemistry, a camphor-celluloid varnish |
| campholic | chemistry, campholic acid |
| campholide | chemistry, lactone of campholic acid |
| campholytic | chemistry, campholytic acid |
| camphorone | chemistry, a ketone from camphoric acid |
| camphoronic | chemistry, camphoronic acid |
| camphoroyl | chemistry, the camphoric acyl radical |
| camphylene | chemistry, a terpene hydrocarbon |
| campodean | entomology, of the Campodea larval form |
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