Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acalephes
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acapsular
acapsular
adj
(botany) Having no capsule.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acatalepsia
acatalepsia
noun
Alternative form of acatalepsy
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplis
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
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.
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acolapissa
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
acropolises
acrosphacelus
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adipocellulose
aecioteliospore
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeroscopically
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
agrostographical
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodes
alectoropodous
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleuroscope
algesireceptor
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
alloplasmic
alloplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alloplasm
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allspice
allspice
noun
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
allspices
allspices
noun
plural of allspice
alopecias
alopecias
noun
plural of alopecia
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alopecurus
alopecus
alpacas
alpacas
noun
plural of alpaca
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminosulphonic
amnioclepsis
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelosicyos
ampheclexis
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphilochus
amphinucleus
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amyelencephalous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphoric
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
anabaptistical
anabaptistically
anacalypsis
anacephalaeosis
anaeroplastic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anerythroplastic
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anomalocephalus
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anopisthographically
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthocephalous
anthropoclimatologist
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anticapitalism
anticapitalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to capitalism.
anticapitalist
anticapitalist
adj
(politics) Against or opposed to capitalism.
noun
(politics) One who subscribes to anticapitalism.
anticapitalistic
anticapitalistic
adj
Opposing capitalism.
anticapitalistically
anticapitalists
anticapitalists
noun
plural of anticapitalist
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antidisciplinarian
antidisciplinarian
adj
Opposing discipline.
noun
One who opposes discipline.
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antineoplastic
antineoplastic
adj
(pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.
noun
(pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.