A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
actinopterous
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
albocinereous
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
allothigenous
allothogenous
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphisbaenous
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
androcephalum
andropetalous
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angulodentate
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
antidecalogue
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antireduction
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
aponeurositis
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
assiduousness
assiduousness
noun
The state or property of being assiduous.
astylosternus
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
audioemission
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
auteciousness
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
autocoenobium
autoconverter
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autoeducation
autoeducation
noun
Self-education, driven by the learner exploring topics of interest.
autoelevation
autoepilation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autoimmunized
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
automechanism
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
auxosubstance
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).
Eradication, uprooting.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
bacillogenous
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beauteousness
beauteousness
noun
The state or quality of being beauteous.
benzocoumaran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzotrifuran
bibaciousness
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
biliousnesses
biliousnesses
noun
plural of biliousness
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bonaventurism
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
bounteousness
bounteousness
noun
The characteristic of being bounteous.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
bountiousness
bourguignonne
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.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
bronchobuster
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
brontotherium
browningesque
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid