(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthocereus
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acuaesthesia
acuesthesia
acushnet
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aeschynanthus
alectoromorphous
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amphipneustic
anthocephalous
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthropopithecus
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antienthusiastically
archaeocyathus
archaeopithecus
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archdisturber
archeptolemus
archicleistogamous
architecturalist
architectures
architectures
noun
plural of architecture
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archmystagogue
archtreasurer
archtreasurer
noun
A chief treasurer.
archtreasurership
archtreasurership
noun
The state or business of an archtreasurer.
arctocephalus
aristolochiaceous
aristolochiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.
atelocephalous
ateuchus
athericerous
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.
australopithecus
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autechoscope
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authenticates
authenticates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authenticities
authenticities
noun
plural of authenticity
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocholecystectomy
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autochthonousness
autochthonousness
noun
The quality of being autochthonous.
automechanism
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.
autophthalmoscope
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
autostethoscope
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
batrachospermum
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
bescutcheon
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bothriocephalus
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachistocephalous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchiopneustic
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
bronchobuster
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherless
butcherless
adj
Without a butcher.
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
butches
butches
noun
plural of butch
butchnesses
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
butterscotches
butterscotches
noun
plural of butterscotch
calenturish
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
callistephus
callitrichaceous
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calycanthemous
cantharellus
carruthers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
caruthers
caruthersville
caruthersville
Proper noun
a city in Missouri, USA
cashcuttee
casthouse
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
catechus
catechus
noun
plural of catechu
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cathetus
cathetus
noun
(geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.
cathetusti
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
cattlebush
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
ceanothuses
ceanothuses
noun
plural of ceanothus
cedarhurst
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
centranthus
cephalacanthus
cephalanthous
cephalanthus
cephalopterus
cephalotaceous
cephalotaxus
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.