Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adolphus
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adscriptitious
adstipulation
adstipulator
aegopodium
aeluropodous
ailuropoda
alectoropodous
alexandroupolis
allopalladium
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblypodous
amidosulphonal
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphicondylous
amphidesmous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amplitudinous
anaphroditous
anarthropodous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anisopodous
anthropodus
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
aperulosid
aphidicolous
aphidious
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphodius
aphodus
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodous
apodous
adj
(chiefly biology) apodal
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
appendicious
appenditious
arthropodous
asclepiadaceous
asclepiadaceous
adj
(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
asclepiadeous
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
asphodelus
aspidiotus
asterospondylous
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodepolymerization
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
avoidupois
avoidupoises
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
azodisulphonic
basidiosporous
brachiopodous
brachypodous
branchiopodous
burglarproofed
camelopardus
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
capnodium
capodacqua
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
cardiocarpum
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiospermum
cardophagus
carpodacus
carpodetus
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalodiscus
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodymus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
ceratopteridaceous
chaetopodous
chapournetted
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chondropharyngeus
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cladocarpous
cladocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit at the end of branches
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
cladophyllum
cladosporium
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
cleidoscapular
cloudcap
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
cloudscapes
cloudscapes
noun
plural of cloudscape
clupanodonic
clupanodonic
adj
Of or pertaining to clupanodonic acid or its derivatives
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.