(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
airplaning
airplaning
verb
present participle of airplane
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
albedograph
algesireceptor
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilia
algophilia
noun
pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algophobia
algophobia
noun
Fear of pain.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
allagophyllous
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
allotriophagia
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alogotrophy
alongships
alpargata
alpargata
noun
Synonym of espadrille
alpaugh
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
alpetragius
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
alpigene
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
alupag
ambisporangiate
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amperage
amperage
noun
(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphicarpogenous
amphigaea
amphigaean
amphigam
amphigamae
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastria
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
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.
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphisporangiate
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphogenous
amphogeny
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
ampongue
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amygdophenin
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anabaptizing
anabaptizing
verb
present participle of anabaptize
anagap
anagep
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglyptical
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anaglypton
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
anapaganize
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anapterygota
anapterygote
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anatomicopathologic
anatomicopathological
anatomicopathological
adj
Relating to anatomy and pathology.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomopathologic
anatomopathologic
adj
Alternative form of anatomopathological
anatomopathological
anatomopathological
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to both anatomy and pathology
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androgametophore
andrographis
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
androsphinges
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemobiagraph
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrograph
anemometrograph
noun
(archaic) An anemograph.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angarep
angelographer
angelographer
noun
One who writes an angelography.
angelophanic
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angelship
angiectopia
angiemphraxis
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angiocardiographic
angiocardiographic
adj
Relating to angiocardiography.
angiocardiographies
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.