(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acrotrophoneurosis
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
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
africanthropus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
albuminoscope
aminosulphonic
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
amyelencephalous
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
anisocarpous
anocarpous
anomalocephalus
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
antiproductionist
antiproductiveness
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antistreptococcus
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
appendicious
arachnophagous
aristorepublicanism
auspiciousness
auspiciousness
noun
The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
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.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
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.
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
azodisulphonic
azosulphonic
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
bronchopleurisy
bronchotyphus
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
caesalpiniaceous
caesalpiniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.
calyptorhynchus
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camponotus
cancrophagous
canephorus
canopus
canopus
Proper noun
A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.
The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
capaciousness
capaciousness
noun
The quality of being capacious.
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capriciousness
capriciousness
noun
The quality of being capricious.
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulogenous
capsulolenticular
capsulolenticular
adj
(anatomy) relating to the lens (of the eye) and its capsule
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
carcinophagous
carcinopolypus
carcinoscorpius
carminophilous
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpogenous
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
castanospermum
caupones
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centropomus
cephalanthous
ceraunoscope
ceraunoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chamaesiphonaceous
chamaesiphonaceous
adj
Belonging to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
chemotherapeuticness
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chlorophylligenous
chloroplatinous
chlorosulphonic
chlorosulphonic
adj
Alternative spelling of chlorosulfonic
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
chopunnish
chrysophanus
chrysosplenium
cicrumspections
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
clinocephalous
clinocephalus
cnemidophorus
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
colleaguesmanship
comeuppances
comeuppances
noun
plural of comeuppance
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compendiousness
compendiousness
noun
The state or quality of being compendious.
compendiums
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compoundedness
compoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being compounded.
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compoundness
compoundness
noun
The state or quality of being compound.
compounds
compounds
noun
plural of compound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compound
compsognathus
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compulsions
compulsions
noun
plural of compulsion
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
compunctions
compunctions
noun
plural of compunction
compunctious
compunctious
adj
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conceptualisation
conceptualisation
noun
The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise