(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinopterygious
aegiochus
agalactous
agalactous
adj
Lacking milk to suckle with.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agriochoerus
algiomuscular
altingiaceous
amphicarpogenous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdaloncus
amylocoagulase
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticontagiously
anticontagiousness
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
arachnophagous
archegosaurus
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archsynagogue
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argillocalcareous
argillocalcareous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascogonidium
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
astragalonavicular
autarchoglossa
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
automatictacessing
autopsychology
autosomatognostic
bacillogenous
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bangiaceous
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
beggiatoaceous
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
bescourge
bescouring
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
biologicohumanistic
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blocksburg
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
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.
borotungstic
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
brachigerous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
broncobusting
cacogeusia
cacogeusia
noun
(pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
calcareoargillaceous
calcareoargillaceous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earths.
calcifugous
calcifugous
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
calibogus
calibogus
noun
A drink made of rum mixed with spruce beer.
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
caliginously
caliginously
adv
In a caliginous manner.
caliginousness
caliginousness
noun
The state or quality of being caliginous.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancrophagous
cannonsburg
canonsburg
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgiformes
capsuligerous
capsulogenous
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carcinophagous
cardophagus
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carpogenous
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
catalogues
catalogues
noun
plural of catalogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalogue
cataloguish
cataloguist
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
cautionings
cautionings
noun
plural of cautioning
cecidogenous
cellulosing
cenogonous
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
cerigerous
chaetognathous
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
cheirogaleus
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans