(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
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.
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acrosphacelus
adelarthrosomatous
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.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
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
albuminorrhea
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alectoromorphous
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
aluminaphone
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphimorulae
amyelencephalous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angletouch
anhalouidine
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anomalocephalus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anthocephalous
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
archelochus
archeptolemus
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archscoundrel
arctocephalus
argyrocephalous
aristolochiaceous
aristolochiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.
arthroneuralgia
arthropleura
arthropleure
ashuelot
asphodelus
atelocephalous
atmosphereful
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
aulophyte
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
aurothiosulphate
aurothiosulphate
noun
Alternative form of aurothiosulfate
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.
australopithecus
austrophile
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autochemical
autocholecystectomy
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autolithographer
automechanical
autophotoelectric
autophthalmoscope
autophyllogeny
autoplasmotherapy
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
avicularimorphae
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
azosulphine
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
barytosulphate
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
bleachground
bleachhouse
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
boselaphus
bothriocephalus
bouchaleen
boulderhead
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachistocephalous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
branchiopulmonate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buffalofishes
bulbochaete
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
calcareosulphurous
callitrichaceous
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calycanthemous
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas
caryophylleous
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).