(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
achariaceous
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
achronychous
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acronychous
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acrosphacelus
acrostichum
acrotrophoneurosis
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
aechmophorus
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
africanthropus
agriochoerus
alectoromorphous
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicyrtous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anarchoindividualist
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anorchous
anorchus
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthracitious
anthracitous
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
antichorus
aplacophorous
arachnophagous
archaeocyathus
archaeohippus
archaeopithecus
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archegosaurus
archelochus
archemorus
archeptolemus
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archhouse
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archilochus
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arctocephalus
argyrocephalous
aristolochiaceous
aristolochiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.
aristomachus
armouchiquois
arthroncus
ascophorous
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
athericerous
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
aurochs
aurochs
noun
(zoology) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
plural of auroch
aurochses
aurothiosulphuric
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
autarchoglossa
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
autocatharsis
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autopsychorhythmia
auxochromism
auxochromous
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
bothriocephalus
boucherism
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachiopodous
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachistocephalous
brachistochronous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachypodous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiosauria
branchiosaurian
branchiosaurus
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
branchiurous
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops