(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
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
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
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
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
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
acrosphacelus
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
acrotrophoneurosis
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
aechmophorus
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
africanthropus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcelaphus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
aleuroscope
alopecurus
alopecus
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
aminosulphonic
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphicyrtous
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphinucleus
amphipneustic
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.)
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
ampycus
amyelencephalous
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
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
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
anisocarpous
anocarpous
anomalocephalus
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
antepectus
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiproductionist
antiproductiveness
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscripturism
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispiritualistic
antistreptococcus
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
aphelenchus
aphidicolous
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apicultures
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aplacophorous
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
aporocactus
appendicious
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.