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 |
|---|---|
| holostylic | anatomy, jaw suspension by fused palatoquadrate |
| holosymmetric | crystallography, of complete symmetry |
| holosymmetrical | crystallography, fully symmetrical |
| holosymmetry | crystallography, complete symmetry |
| holosystematic | biology, relating to a whole system |
| holothoracic | zoology, having an undivided thorax |
| holotonia | medical, general tonic spasm |
| holotonic | medical, of general tonic spasm |
| holotony | medical, tonic spasm of the whole body |
| holotrichal | zoology, of the Holotricha ciliates |
| homalogonatous | ornithology, with the normal flat leg-tendon |
| homalopterous | zoology, having flattened wings or fins |
| homalosternal | ornithology, having a flat sternum |
| homaroid | zoology, lobster-like |
| homatomic | chemistry, made up of like atoms |
| homaxial | biology, having similar axes |
| homaxonial | biology, of equal axes |
| homaxonic | biology, with similar axes |
| homeochromatic | biology, of like coloration |
| homeochromatism | biology, similarity of coloration |
| homeocrystalline | petrology, of uniform crystalline texture |
| homeogenic | biology, of like origin |
| homeogenous | biology, of similar origin |
| homeoidality | geometry, quality of being homoeoidal |
| homeoplasia | medical, growth of tissue like the normal |
| homeopolar | physics, homopolar |
| homeothermous | zoology, warm-blooded |
| homeozoic | biogeography, of like fauna |
| hominal | anthropology, pertaining to man |
| hominian | anthropology, a hominid, of the Hominidae |
| hominisection | medicine, vivisection of human beings |
| homoanisaldehyde | chemistry, methyl homolog of anisaldehyde |
| homoanisic | chemistry, homoanisic acid |
| homoarecoline | chemistry, homolog of arecoline |
| homobront | meteorology, line of simultaneous thunder |
| homochromatism | biology, sameness of coloration |
| homochrome | biology, of uniform protective coloration |
| homochromosome | cytology, a homologous chromosome |
| homocoelous | zoology, of the Homocoela sponges |
| homocreosol | chemistry, homolog of creosol |
| homodromal | botany, turning in the same direction |
| homodrome | mechanics, lever with force and load moving alike |
| homoeoarchy | rhetoric, likeness of word-beginnings |
| homoeochromatic | biology, of similar coloration |
| homoeochronous | biology, occurring at the same period |
| homoeocrystalline | petrology, of uniform crystallinity |
| homoeogenic | biology, of like origin |
| homoeogenous | biology, of similar origin |
| homoeography | the description or imitation of like forms |
| homoeokinesis | cytology, equal division of the chromatin |
| homoeomeral | philosophy, composed of like parts |
| homoeomerian | philosophy, holding the doctrine of like parts |
| homoeomerianism | philosophy, doctrine of like parts |
| homoeomerical | philosophy, consisting of like parts |
| homoeomorph | crystallography, a body of like form |
| homoeomorphy | biology, similarity of form |
| homoeophyllous | botany, having uniform leaves |
| homoeoplasia | medical, tissue formed like the original |
| homoeoplasy | medical, like-tissue formation |
| homoeopolar | physics, homopolar |
| homoeotel | rhetoric, having like endings |
| homoeotopy | biology, similarity of position |
| homoeotypic | cytology, of the second meiotic division |
| homoeotypical | cytology, homoeotypic |
| homoeozoic | biogeography, of like fauna |
| homogentisic | chemistry, homogentisic acid |
| homoglot | linguistics, speaking the same tongue |
| homogone | botany, a homogonous form |
| homoiothermism | zoology, warm-bloodedness |
| homologist | biology, a student of homologies |
| homolography | cartography, equal-area projection |
| homomeral | biology, composed of like parts |
| homomerous | lichenology, algae spread through the thallus |
| homometrical | prosody, of the same measure |
| homopetalous | botany, having uniform petals |
| homophenous | biology, alike in appearance |
| homophthalic | chemistry, homophthalic acid |
| homopiperonyl | chemistry, homolog of piperonyl |
| homoplasis | biology, likeness arising by convergence |
| homopolarity | physics, homopolar character |
| homopolic | biology, having like poles |
| homopteron | entomology, a homopterous insect |
| homoseismal | seismology, line of simultaneous shock |
| homostylic | botany, having styles of one length |
| homostylism | botany, uniformity of style length |
| homosystemic | medicine, within the same body system |
| homotatic | geology, of like arrangement, cf. homotaxis |
| homothermism | zoology, warm-bloodedness |
| homothermy | zoology, constant body temperature |
| homovanillin | chemistry, homolog of vanillin |
| homoveratrole | chemistry, homolog of veratrole |
| hoplonemertine | zoology, a worm of the Hoplonemertini |
| hordeate | chemistry, a salt of hordeic (barley) acid |
| horismology | the science of defining technical terms |
| horizometer | instrument for measuring the horizon |
| hormephobia | medical, morbid fear of shock |
| hormion | craniometry, midline sphenovomerine point |
| hormism | psychology, doctrine of purposive impulse |
| hormist | psychology, adherent of hormism |
| hormogon | botany, a hormogonium of blue-green algae |
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