(law, informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
amidosuccinamic
amidosulphonal
aminosuccinamic
aminosulphonic
ammiaceous
ammianus
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
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
amphibryous
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphicyrtous
amphidesmous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
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.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphimarus
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphissus
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphistomum
amphithalamus
amphithurons
amphitokous
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.
amphius
amphivorous
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amplitudinous
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amugis
amuguis
amulius
amurcosity
amusia
amusia
noun
The inability to comprehend or respond to music.
amusias
amusias
noun
plural of amusia
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusive
amusive
adj
(now rare) Amusing, humorous.
(now rare) Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
(obsolete) Illusive, deceitful.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
anacatadidymus
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anchesmius
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurismally
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
animous
animous
adj
animose
animus
animus
noun
(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisomelus
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisomyodous
anisostaminous
anisostemonous
anisostemonous
adj
(botany) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
anisostomous
anisum
anitinstitutionalism
annulism
anomaliflorous
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
antialbumose
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
antiauthoritarianism
antiauthoritarianism
noun
Opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticonstitutionalism
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.