(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
ablush
ablush
adj
Blushing; ruddy.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
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.
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.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrosphacelus
acushla
acushla
noun
(chiefly Ireland) darling
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.
adolphus
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aeschylus
aflush
aflush
adj
(archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
agulhas
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
alcathous
alcelaphus
alebush
alectoromorphous
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
allaeanthus
allagophyllous
allenhurst
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
allophylus
allothigenous
allothogenous
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.
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.
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alphonsus
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
aluminish
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumish
alumish
adj
Somewhat like alum.
alushtite
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
ambushlike
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
amorphophallus
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphilochus
amphinucleus
amphithalamus
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
amyelencephalous
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishously
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anhydrously
anilinophilous
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anomalocephalus
anomophyllous
anomphalous
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
anschluss
anthocephalous
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
antienthusiastically
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antilochus
aphelenchus
aphelinus
aphidicolous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
aplacophorous
apophyllous
aquashicola
archelaus
archelochus
archeptolemus
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archigastrula
archilochus
architecturalist
archscoundrel
arctocephalus
argyrocephalous
aristolochiaceous
aristolochiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.
artiphyllous
ascalaphus
ascophyllum
ashluslay
ashtabula
ashuelot
ashurbanipal
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.