(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adiaphanousness
adventureship
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminaphone
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphogenous
amyelencephalous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphous
anomalocephalus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteposthumous
anthocephalous
anthospermum
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropopithecus
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphelenchus
aphelinus
aponeurorrhaphy
archplunderer
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autophyllogeny
azosulphine
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
benzophloroglucinol
benzosulphimide
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
boltuprightness
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonate
bronchopleurisy
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
burghalpenny
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
canephorus
cardiopneumograph
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
caulophylline
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
cephalacanthus
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalanthous
cephalanthus
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
chamaepericlymenum
chamaesiphonaceous
chamaesiphonaceous
adj
Belonging to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chapournet
chapournetted
chemotherapeuticness
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chlorophylligenous
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
chrysosplenium
chumpiness
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clarenceuxship
clinocephalous
clinocephalus
clumpishness
cnemidophorus
colleaguesmanship
conjurership
connoisseurship
connoisseurship
noun
The state or act of being a connoisseur.
conocephalum
conocephalus
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
corundophilite
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterapproach
counterapproach
noun
A trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
counterprophet
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
counterpuncher
counterpuncher
noun
(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
countersympathy
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
ctenocephalus
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cuneoscaphoid
cyanophyceous
cynocephalous
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
delphinapterus
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.