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 |
|---|---|
| geonyctinastic | botany, of night movement induced by gravity |
| geonyctitropic | botany, turning at night in response to gravity |
| geoparallelotropic | botany, growing parallel to the pull of gravity |
| geoplagiotropism | botany, oblique growth to the line of gravity |
| geoside | chemistry, a glucoside |
| geotectology | geology, study of the earth's structure |
| geotonic | biology, of geotonus, gravity-induced tone |
| geotonus | biology, the tonus induced by gravity |
| gephyrocercy | ichthyology, having a gephyrocercal tail |
| geranic | chemistry, geranic acid from geraniol |
| geranomorph | ornithology, bird of the Geranomorphae |
| geranomorphic | ornithology, crane-like |
| geratic | biology, pertaining to old age |
| germanious | chemistry, of germanium in its lower valence |
| germiniparous | biology, reproducing by germs or buds |
| germinogony | biology, reproduction by germ formation |
| germiparous | biology, producing germs or buds |
| gerocomical | medical, of gerocomy, care of the aged |
| geroderma | medical, senile atrophy of the skin |
| gerodermia | medical, senile atrophy of the skin |
| gerodontia | dentistry, dental care of the aged |
| gerodontic | dentistry, of dental care of the aged |
| geromorphism | medical, prematurely aged appearance |
| geront | biology, a senescent individual |
| gerontal | medical, pertaining to old age |
| gerontism | medical, senility, the state of old age |
| geumatophobia | medical, morbid fear of tastes |
| gigantolite | mineralogy, altered cordierite |
| gigantostracous | zoology, of the Gigantostraca |
| gillotype | printing, Gillot's zinc relief process |
| gingerin | chemistry, pungent principle of ginger |
| gingivalgia | medical, pain in the gums |
| gingivoglossitis | medical, inflamed gums and tongue |
| ginglymoarthrodia | anatomy, hinge-and-gliding joint |
| ginglymoarthrodial | anatomy, of a ginglymoarthrodia |
| ginglymostomoid | zoology, like the shark Ginglymostoma |
| glabellous | anatomy, of the glabella |
| glaciometer | instrument measuring glacier movement |
| glandaceous | botany, acorn-brown in colour |
| glandarious | zoology, feeding on acorns |
| glanduliform | anatomy, gland-shaped |
| glaucic | chemistry, glaucic acid |
| glaucin | chemistry, alkaloid from Glaucium |
| glaucodote | mineralogy, glaucodot, a cobalt arsenide |
| glaucolite | mineralogy, a blue scapolite |
| glaucophanize | petrology, to convert into glaucophane |
| glaucophyllous | botany, with bluish-green leaves |
| glaucosuria | medical, greenish urine |
| glessite | mineralogy, a variety of fossil amber |
| globosite | petrology, a globular concretion |
| globosphaerite | petrography, a globular spherulite |
| globulariaceous | botany, of the Globulariaceae |
| globulicide | medical, destroying blood corpuscles |
| globulolysis | medical, destruction of blood corpuscles |
| globulysis | medical, dissolution of blood globules |
| glochis | botany, a barbed bristle |
| gloea | biology, gelatinous matrix (Gk gloia) |
| gloeal | biology, of a gelatinous matrix |
| gloeocapsoid | botany, like the alga Gloeocapsa |
| gloeosporiose | plant pathology, a Gloeosporium disease |
| glossagra | medical, gout of the tongue |
| glossalgy | medical, pain in the tongue |
| glossemic | linguistics, of glossemes |
| glossocarcinoma | medical, cancer of the tongue |
| glossocomium | surgery, appliance for setting fractures |
| glossodynamometer | instrument measuring tongue strength |
| glossoid | tongue-shaped |
| glossokinesthetic | physiology, of tongue-movement sense |
| glossolabiopharyngeal | medical, of tongue, lips and pharynx |
| glossolysis | medical, paralysis of the tongue |
| glossopharyngeus | anatomy, the glossopharyngeal muscle |
| glossophorous | zoology, bearing a tongue |
| glossophytia | medical, black hairy tongue |
| glossoplasty | surgery, plastic repair of the tongue |
| glossopode | botany, anglicized form of glossopodium |
| glossopodium | botany, base of a fern ligule |
| glossorrhaphy | surgery, suture of the tongue |
| glossoscopia | medical, inspection of the tongue |
| glossoscopy | medical, examination of the tongue |
| glossospasm | medical, spasm of the tongue |
| glossosteresis | surgery, removal of the tongue |
| glottalite | mineralogy, a zeolite mineral |
| glottiscope | medical, instrument to view the glottis |
| glottitis | medical, inflammation of the glottis |
| glucaemia | medical, sugar in the blood |
| glucate | chemistry, a salt of glucic acid |
| glucid | chemistry, a carbohydrate (glucide) |
| glucogene | chemistry, a glucose-forming substance |
| glucokinin | biochemistry, plant insulin-like principle |
| glucolipin | biochemistry, a glycolipid |
| glucolipine | biochemistry, a glycolipid |
| glucosin | chemistry, a base got from glucose |
| glucosine | chemistry, a base got from glucose |
| glucosone | chemistry, the osone of glucose |
| glucosuric | medical, of glucosuria |
| glumosity | botany, state of bearing glumes |
| glusid | chemistry, saccharin (gluside) |
| gluside | chemistry, saccharin |
| glutaeous | anatomy, of the buttock (glutæous) |
| glutoid | chemistry, a hardened gelatin preparation |
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