(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinopterygious
adenopharyngitis
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adstipulating
aegagropiles
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aegospotami
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
afterspring
agapemonist
agapornis
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agitpropist
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
aglaspis
agomphiasis
agomphiasis
noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agranuloplastic
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agriotypus
agrostographic
agrostographical
agrostographies
agrypnias
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
algesireceptor
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongships
alpetragius
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
ambisporangiate
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphicarpogenous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastria
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
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.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilogism
amphisporangiate
amygdalothripsis
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anapterygotism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
andrographis
androsphinges
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
angelship
angiemphraxis
angiocardiographies
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiodiascopy
angioelephantiasis
angiolymphitis
angioneoplasm
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparesis
angiophorous
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiostrophy
angiosymphysis
angiothlipsis
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobist
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anisopogonous
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anopisthographically
antespring
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropoclimatologist
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenist
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropologists
anthropologists
noun
plural of anthropologist
anthropomorphising
anthropomorphising
verb
present participle of anthropomorphise
anthropophagism
anthropophagist
anthropophagist
noun
(Brazilian culture) A follower or representative of the Manifesto Antropófago of Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet; one who advocates a "cannibalistic" attitude towards the appropriation of European culture.
(rare) A cannibal.
anthropophagistic
anthropophagistic
adj
(rare) cannibalistic
anthropophysiography
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.
antieavesdropping
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiphlogistian
antiphlogistian
noun
Someone who opposes phlogiston theory.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antipragmaticism
antipragmatism
antipragmatism
noun
(philosophy) A viewpoint that rejects pragmatism.
antipragmatist
antipragmatist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects pragmatism.
antiprestidigitation
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antisepticising
antisepticising
verb
present participle of antisepticise
antisepticizing
antisepticizing
verb
present participle of antisepticize
antishipping
antishipping
adj
(chiefly military) Countering shipping.
(fandom slang) The activities of anti-shippers
verb
(fandom slang) present participle of antiship
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisplitting
antisplitting
adj
Preventing splitting.
antispreading
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphagias
aphagias
noun
plural of aphagia
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
apiologies
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apogamies
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines