A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
acupuncturator
acupuncturator
noun
An acupuncturist.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
acutiplantar
adventureship
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agranuloplastic
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
amphithuron
amphithurons
anaphroditous
anapterygotous
anaptomorphus
anarthropodous
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
andropetalous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anisopterous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropodus
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
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antipeduncular
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscripturism
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antispiritualistic
antispiritually
antistreptococcus
antisupernatural
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalist
antisupernaturalist
noun
One who opposes supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antiturnpikeism
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aponeurositis
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposaturn
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
appurtenances
appurtenances
noun
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
archpuritan
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
aristorepublicanism
arpenteur
asterospondylous
attroupement
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auripuncture
australanthropus
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.
austroriparian
autoaspiration
autocarpian
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autodepolymerization
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autosuppression
autotransplant
autotransplant
noun
autotransplantation
verb
To transplant from one part of the body to another.
autotransplantation
autotransplantation
noun
(surgery) The transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another
autotrepanation
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.