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 |
|---|---|
| cyanoderma | medical, blue coloration of the skin |
| cyanogenamide | chemistry, a cyanamide compound |
| cyanohermidin | chemistry, blue pigment from Mercurialis |
| cyanomaclurin | chemistry, blue compound from Maclura |
| cyanomethaemoglobin | biochemistry, cyanmethaemoglobin |
| cyanophoric | botany, yielding hydrocyanic acid |
| cyanophose | physiology, a blue subjective light-sensation |
| cyanophyceous | botany, of the blue-green algae |
| cyanoplastid | botany, a blue-green plastid |
| cyanoplatinite | chemistry, a platinocyanide salt |
| cyanoplatinous | chemistry, of platinocyanic acid |
| cyanuramide | chemistry, melamine |
| cyanurine | chemistry, derivative of cyanuric acid |
| cyaphenine | chemistry, triphenyl triazine |
| cyathoid | botany, cup-shaped |
| cyathophylline | paleontology, of Cyathophyllum corals |
| cyathozooid | zoology, primary zooid of a pyrosome |
| cycadiform | botany, cycad-shaped |
| cycadite | paleobotany, a fossil cycad |
| cycadofilicale | paleobotany, a seed fern |
| cyclammonium | chemistry, cyclic ammonium compound |
| cyclarthrodial | anatomy, of a pivot (rotary) joint |
| cycloacetylene | chemistry, cyclic acetylene compound |
| cyclocoelic | zoology, having a coiled intestine |
| cyclocoelous | zoology, with spirally coiled gut |
| cyclodiolefin | chemistry, a cyclic diolefin |
| cyclodiolefine | chemistry, a cyclic diolefine |
| cycloidean | ichthyology, of the Cycloidei |
| cycloidotrope | instrument for drawing cycloidal curves |
| cyclomyarian | zoology, of the Cyclomyaria |
| cyclonometer | meteorology, tool to locate a cyclone |
| cycloolefine | chemistry, a cyclic olefine |
| cyclopism | medical, cyclopia, single-eye malformation |
| cyclopite | mineralogy, a feldspar (anorthite) variety |
| cyclopteroid | ichthyology, resembling the lumpfish |
| cyclopterous | zoology, having rounded fins or wings |
| cyclose | chemistry, a cyclic sugar-like compound |
| cyclospermous | botany, with embryo coiled in a ring |
| cyclospondylic | ichthyology, with simple ring centra |
| cyclospondylous | ichthyology, with ring-like vertebrae |
| cyclosporous | botany, of the Cyclosporeae |
| cyclothure | zoology, the silky anteater |
| cyclothurine | zoology, of the genus Cyclothurus |
| cyclothyme | psychiatry, person of cyclothymic type |
| cyclotome | surgery, knife for the ciliary body |
| cyclovertebral | anatomy, of ring-shaped vertebrae |
| cydippian | zoology, of the cydippid comb-jellies |
| cyesiology | medicine, the study of pregnancy |
| cyetic | medicine, pertaining to pregnancy |
| cylindrarthrosis | anatomy, a cylindrical joint |
| cylindrelloid | malacology, like the snail Cylindrella |
| cylindrocephalic | anthropology, cylinder-headed |
| cylindroconoidal | part cylindrical, part conoidal |
| cylindrocylindric | optics, cylindrical on both surfaces |
| cylindrodendrite | histology, a cylindrical dendrite |
| cylindrograph | instrument for drawing cylinders |
| cylindrometric | of the measurement of cylinders |
| cyllosis | medical, clubfoot deformity |
| cymaphen | bacteriology, a kyma- (wave) organism coinage |
| cymaphyte | bacteriology, a micro-organism, wave-plant |
| cymaphytic | bacteriology, of a cymaphyte |
| cymaphytism | bacteriology, infection by cymaphytes |
| cymarose | chemistry, deoxy sugar from cymarin |
| cymbate | biology, boat-shaped (Latin cymba) |
| cymbid | botany, orchid of the Cymbidium group |
| cymbocephalic | craniometry, boat-shaped skull |
| cymbocephalous | craniometry, having a boat-shaped skull |
| cymbocephaly | craniometry, boat-shaped skull condition |
| cymobotryose | botany, at once cymose and racemose |
| cymoidium | botany, a small cyme-like inflorescence |
| cymophobia | medical, morbid fear of sea waves |
| cymulose | botany, bearing cymules |
| cynaraceous | botany, of the artichoke genus Cynara |
| cynareous | botany, of the thistle tribe Cynareae |
| cynhyena | zoology, supposed dog-hyena hybrid |
| cyniatria | veterinary, medical treatment of dogs |
| cyniatrics | veterinary, treatment of dogs' diseases |
| cynipidous | entomology, of the gall-flies (Cynipidae) |
| cynocephalous | zoology, dog-headed |
| cynoclept | Greek coinage, a dog-stealer |
| cynocrambaceous | botany, of the Cynocrambaceae |
| cynogenealogist | one versed in the pedigrees of dogs |
| cynogenealogy | the tracing of dog pedigrees |
| cynography | a descriptive treatise on dogs |
| cynoid | zoology, doglike, of the dog family |
| cynomoriaceous | botany, of the Cynomoriaceae |
| cynomorphous | zoology, dog-shaped, of the Cynomorpha |
| cynopithecoid | zoology, resembling the dog-faced apes |
| cynopodous | zoology, dog-footed, with blunt claws |
| cynorrhoda | botany, hips of the dog-rose |
| cynotherapy | veterinary, treatment of diseases of dogs |
| cypraeiform | zoology, cowry-shaped |
| cypraeoid | zoology, resembling the cowries (Cypraea) |
| cypridinoid | zoology, of the ostracod Cypridinidae |
| cyprinin | chemistry, a protein substance from carp |
| cyprinine | zoology, of the carp subfamily Cyprininae |
| cyprinoidean | zoology, of the carp superfamily |
| cypseline | ornithology, of the swift subfamily |
| cypseloid | ornithology, swift-like |
| cypselomorph | ornithology, bird of the Cypselomorphae |
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