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  • aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
  • aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
  • arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  • assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
  • azophenylene — phenazine.
  • bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
  • barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
  • betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  • blastosphere — blastula
  • bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
  • breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
  • camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
  • camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
  • cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
  • cataphoresis — electrophoresis
  • catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
  • cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
  • ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
  • cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
  • chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
  • chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
  • chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
  • chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
  • cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
  • chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
  • chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
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