A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapophysial
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angelship
angioelephantiasis
angiolymphitis
angiothlipsis
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobist
anilinophilous
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anomalocephalus
anomophyllous
anomphalous
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anopisthographically
anoplanthus
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthocephalous
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropoclimatologist
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropologists
anthropologists
noun
plural of anthropologist
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antipatheticalness
antipatheticalness
noun
The state or quality of being antipathetical.
antiphilosophic
antiphilosophic
adj
Synonym of antiphilosophical
antiphilosophical
antiphilosophical
adj
Opposing philosophy.
antiphilosophically
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphlogistian
antiphlogistian
noun
Someone who opposes phlogiston theory.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antiphonals
antiphonals
noun
plural of antiphonal
antiphrastical
antiphrastical
adj
(rhetoric) Antiphrastic.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphthisical
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiphysically
antiphysicalness
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antisiphonal
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antistaphylococcic
antistaphylococcic
adj
(medicine) Countering staphylococcic infection.
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antisyphillis
apathistical
apathistical
adj
(obsolete, rare) apathetic; unemotional
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphelinus
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphelops
aphidicolous
aphidolysin
aphislion
aphlaston
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apholates
aphorismical
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrodisiomaniacal
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apishly
apishly
adv
In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
aplacophorous
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apolloship
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophylaxis
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apophyllous
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apophysial
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostrophal
apostrophal
adj
Of or relating to an apostrophe.
appalachians
appalachians
Proper noun
A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.
The portion of this area which lies in the southern United States, as a socioeconomic region.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
apselaphesia
apselaphesis
apsychical
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archapostle
archdiplomatist
archeptolemus
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal
adj
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archimperialism
archimperialist
archimperialist
noun
A strong supporter of imperialism.
archimperialistic
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archipelagos
archiplasm
archiplasmic
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archoplasma
archoplasmic
archphilosopher
archplagiarist
arctocephalus
arctostaphylos
argyrocephalous
arsenophenol
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.