A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accumulative
accumulative
adj
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
aceratherium
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achenodium
acquiescement
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinosphaerium
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aeciotelium
aecium
aecium
noun
(mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminoscope
aleucaemic
aleucemic
aleukaemic
aleukaemic
adj
Relating to aleukaemia.
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
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
alticamelus
aluminoferric
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambrosiaceous
americanum
americanumancestors
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
ametoecious
amicronucleate
ammiaceous
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphinucleus
amphipneustic
amphithecium
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amyloleucite
anacleticum
anchesmius
anchtherium
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
aneurilemmic
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
animacule
animalculae
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antecardium
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthracotherium
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimusicalness
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antirepublicanism
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antivermicular
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.
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
aqueomercurial
aquopentamminecobaltic
arceuthobium
archaeotherium
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archicerebrum
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisupreme
aristorepublicanism
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
arthrobacterium
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aulacomniaceae
aureocasidium
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
autecism
autecisms
autoanticomplement
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autochemical
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodermic
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemic
autohemolytic
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automatictacessing
automechanical
automechanism
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autoracemization
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.