(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abrupter
abrupter
adj
comparative form of abrupt: more abrupt
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acoupe
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
acrotrophoneurosis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctuate
acupunctuate
verb
(rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptitude
adaptitude
noun
Adaptedness; special aptitude.
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
adiaphanousness
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adstipulate
adstipulated
adventureship
aechmophorus
aegopodium
aegyptus
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeluropodous
aepytus
aequipalpia
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeroperitoneum
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
aesepus
afterpressure
aftersupper
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcelaphus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
alecup
aleuroscope
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alopecurus
alopecus
alpetragius
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alpheus
alpheus
Proper noun
A river in Hades.
The god/personification of the river Alpheus.
name, of mostly historical usage.
alpieu
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminaphone
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
ampherotokous
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphimorulae
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphithecium
amphiumidae
amphogenous
amphoterus
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
amplexuses
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampongue
ampoule
ampoule
noun
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampulated
ampule
ampule
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule
ampules
ampules
noun
plural of ampule
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
ampullariidae
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullulae
amputate
amputate
verb
(obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate