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 |
|---|---|
| cionotome | medical, uvula-cutting instrument |
| cionotomy | medical, incision of the uvula |
| circumaxillary | anatomy, surrounding the axilla |
| circumbulbar | anatomy, around the eyeball |
| circumcone | geometry, a circumscribed cone |
| circumesophagal | anatomy, encircling the oesophagus |
| circumoesophagal | anatomy, around the oesophagus |
| circumpallial | zoology, around the pallium or mantle |
| circumparallelogram | geometry, a circumscribed parallelogram |
| circumpentagon | geometry, a circumscribed pentagon |
| circumpolygon | geometry, a circumscribed polygon |
| circumsession | theology, mutual indwelling, circuminsession |
| circumsinous | anatomy, surrounding a sinus |
| circumspheral | geometry, of a circumscribed sphere |
| circumumbilical | anatomy, around the navel |
| cirribranch | zoology, having cirrus-like gills |
| cirrocumulative | meteorology, of cirro-cumulus form |
| cirrocumulous | meteorology, of cirrocumulus cloud |
| cirrosely | botany, in a tendrilled manner |
| cirrostome | zoology, a lancelet of the Cirrostomi |
| cirsectomy | medical, excision of a varicose vein |
| cirsomphalos | medical, varicose veins about the navel |
| cirsophthalmia | medical, varicosity of eye vessels |
| cirsotome | medical, instrument for cutting varices |
| cirsotomy | medical, incision of a varicose vein |
| citramide | chemistry, amide of citric acid |
| citronin | chemistry, a yellow citrus colouring matter |
| citrullin | chemistry, citrulline |
| cladocerous | zoology, of the Cladocera (water fleas) |
| cladodontid | zoology, fossil shark of the Cladodontidae |
| cladogenous | botany, borne on or producing branches |
| cladophyllum | botany, leaf-like flattened branch (cladode) |
| claibornian | geology, of the Claiborne Eocene group |
| clavelize | veterinary, to inoculate with sheep-pox |
| clavial | anatomy, of the clavicle |
| clavicembalist | music, player of the clavicembalo |
| clavicornate | entomology, having club-shaped antennae |
| clavicotomy | surgery, division of the clavicle |
| claviculus | anatomy, a small clavicle |
| clavodeltoid | anatomy, clavicular part of the deltoid |
| clavodeltoideus | anatomy, the clavodeltoid muscle |
| clavolae | entomology, antennal clubs, pl. of clavola |
| clavolet | entomology, a small clavola |
| cleidagra | medical, gout in the clavicle |
| cleidarthritis | medical, inflammation of a clavicular joint |
| cleidohyoid | anatomy, clavicle-to-hyoid muscle |
| cleidorrhexis | obstetrics, fracture of the fetal clavicle |
| cleidoscapular | anatomy, of clavicle and scapula |
| cleidosternal | anatomy, of clavicle and sternum |
| cleidotripsy | obstetrics, crushing of the fetal clavicle |
| cleistogeny | botany, production of cleistogamous flowers |
| cleoid | dentistry, a claw-shaped excavator |
| clethraceous | botany, of the Clethraceae |
| climaciaceous | botany, of the Climaciaceae mosses |
| climatometer | instrument for measuring climate |
| climatotherapeutics | medical, treatment by climate |
| clinocephalism | anatomy, saddle-shaped skull condition |
| clinocephalous | anatomy, having a saddle-shaped skull |
| clinocephalus | anatomy, a saddle-shaped skull |
| clinometria | measurement of inclination |
| clinoprism | crystallography, prism on the clinodiagonal |
| clinopyramid | crystallography, monoclinic pyramid |
| clinospore | mycology, a spore borne on a sloping base |
| cliseometer | medical, gauge of pelvic inclination |
| clistothecium | mycology, closed fruiting body (cleistothecium) |
| clitelliferous | zoology, bearing a clitellum |
| clitelline | zoology, of a worm's clitellum |
| clitoridauxe | medical, enlargement of the clitoris |
| clitoromania | medical, nymphomania |
| clitoromaniac | medical, one affected with clitoromania |
| clitoromaniacal | medical, of clitoromania |
| cloacean | zoology, of the cloaca |
| cloacinean | zoology, pertaining to a cloaca or sewer |
| cloiochoanitic | zoology, with closed septal necks in cephalopods |
| clostridian | bacteriology, of the genus Clostridium |
| clupien | zoology, a herring-like (clupeoid) fish |
| clypeolar | entomology, of the clypeolus |
| clypeolate | shaped like a small buckler |
| clysterize | medical, to administer a clyster |
| cnemapophysis | anatomy, a process on the tibia |
| cnemic | anatomy, of the tibia or shin |
| cnemidium | zoology, the shank of a bird's leg |
| cneoraceous | botany, of the Cneoraceae (spurge-olives) |
| cnidogenous | zoology, producing cnidae (stinging cells) |
| cnidophobia | medical, morbid dread of stings |
| cnidosis | medical, nettle-rash, urticaria |
| coadnate | botany, grown together (co- + adnate) |
| coaguline | chemistry, a coagulating substance |
| coagulose | chemistry, coagulated, curdy |
| cobaltamine | chemistry, a cobalt-ammine compound |
| cobalticyanic | chemistry, of cobalticyanic acid |
| cobaltocyanic | chemistry, of cobaltocyanic acid |
| cobaltocyanide | chemistry, salt of cobaltocyanic acid |
| coblentzian | geology, Devonian stage of Coblenz |
| cocaceous | bacteriology, coccus-like |
| coccaceous | bacteriology, of the Coccaceae |
| coccigenic | medical, produced by cocci |
| coccin | chemistry, a red dye from cochineal |
| coccogone | botany, a coccoid reproductive cell |
| coccogonium | botany, a spherical gonidium |
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