(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
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
aluminaphone
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
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.
amphimorulae
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphithecium
amphiumidae
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullariidae
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antipendium
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antirepublicanism
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antiturnpikeism
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apemius
aphroditeum
aploperistomatous
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apoturmeric
appressorium
appressorium
noun
(mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
aquopentamminecobaltic
araliaephyllum
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisupreme
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
aspersoriums
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assumptiveness
astispumante
atmospherium
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autoanticomplement
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodepolymerization
automanipulative
autometamorphosis
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autosepticemia
avicularimorphae
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzosulphimide
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismutoplagionite
bismutosphaerite
bitterbump
branchiopulmonate
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
bumpkinet
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
campanulariae
campanularidae
campephilus
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
caprimulgidae
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgine
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiospermum
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centiplume
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalohumeralis
cephalosporium
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chamaepericlymenum
chamaesiphonaceous
chamaesiphonaceous
adj
Belonging to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutical
adj
Synonym of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapeuticness
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapeutics
noun
plural of chemotherapeutic
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chiropterygium
chrysosplenium
chumpiness
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium