A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
acutiplantar
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adstipulator
adventureship
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
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.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
africanthropus
agranuloplastic
agriotypus
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophilia
ailurophilia
noun
A fondness or love for cats or other felines.
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
ailuropoda
ailuropus
albopruinose
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
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
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
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.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambiparous
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphiaraus
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
amphicarpium
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicyrtous
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphimarus
amphimorula
amphimorulae
amphineura
amphineurous
amphipleura
amphispermous
amphithura
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphithurthura
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphitruo
amphivorous
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampullaria
ampullariidae
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
anaphroditous
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anguimorpha
anisocarpous
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopterous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anopluriform
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antipeduncular
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.