(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthodidae
acantholimon
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthopanax
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accroachment
accroachment
noun
(obsolete) An encroachment; usurpation.
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetylphenol
acherontical
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achromatinic
achromatinic
adj
(cytology, of a cell nucleus) Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain.
achronychous
acocantherin
acocantherin
noun
Alternative form of acokantherin
acronichally
acronychally
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophonic
actinophonic
adj
Relating to the production of sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophryan
actinotrocha
actinotrocha
noun
The larva of a phoronid.
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenotyphoid
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
aerobranchia
aeromechanic
aeromechanic
noun
A mechanic in the aircraft industry
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeschynomene
aetiophyllin
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
aghorapanthi
aglyphodonta
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alcoothionic
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
allophanamid
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allothigenic
allothogenic
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminaphone
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amianthoidal
aminopherase
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amphibiontic
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphineurous
amphipeptone
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anachromasis
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anapophysial
anarthropoda
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anchistopoda
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ancraophobia
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angelophanic
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angiophorous
angiorrhagia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anguishously
anhaematosis
anhaemolytic
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
anilinophile
animatograph
anisochromia
anisochromia
noun
anisochromasia
anisosthenic
anisostichus
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
annihilation
annihilation
noun
(physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it.
The state of being annihilated.
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anocathartic
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
anorthophyre
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anorthosites
anorthosites
noun
plural of anorthosite
anorthositic
anorthositic
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antechinomys
antehistoric
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthesterion
anthobiology
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthoclinium
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
anthoecology
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthogenetic
anthological
anthological
adj
Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologists
anthologists
noun
plural of anthologist
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)