(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
aminopherase
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
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.
amphinesian
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphisporangiate
amphogenous
amyelencephalous
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anabranches
anabranches
noun
plural of anabranch
anacephalaeosis
anaesthatic
anaesthesia
anaesthesia
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia
anaesthesiant
anaesthesias
anaesthesias
noun
plural of anaesthesia
anaesthesiologist
anaesthesiologist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesiologist
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaesthesis
anaesthesis
noun
loss of feeling; insensibility
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
noun
plural of anaesthetic
anaesthetist
anaesthetist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetist; an anaesthesiologist.
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anaesthetize
anaesthetize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of anesthetize
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anaesthetizing
anaesthetizing
verb
present participle of anaesthetize
anaesthyl
anaglyphoscope
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anaphase
anaphase
noun
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anathemas
anathemas
noun
plural of anathema
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
anchesmius
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchistea
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchoress
anchoress
noun
(informal) An anchorwoman.
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchoresses
anchoresses
noun
plural of anchoress
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anchorwise
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchusine
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphous
anerethisia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesia
anesthesia
noun
(American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality.
(Philippines, loosely, medicine, proscribed) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
(medicine)(American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
anesthesiant
anesthesias
anesthesias
noun
plural of anesthesia
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anesthesiologists
anesthesiologists
noun
plural of anesthesiologist
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
anesthesiometer
anesthesiometer
noun
Alternative form of anesthesimeter
anesthesis
anesthesis
noun
Alternative form of anaesthesis
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anesthetist
anesthetist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.
anesthetists
anesthetists
noun
plural of anesthetist
anesthetization
anesthetization
noun
The administration of anesthesia.
anesthetize
anesthetize
verb
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
anesthetizes
anesthetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
anesthyl
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
angelship
angiasthenia
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angiocardiographies
angiocholecystitis
angioelephantiasis
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anglesmith
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish