(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocystomatous
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenoncus
adenoneural
adenoneure
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenopodous
adenostemonous
adenotyphus
adenous
adenous
adj
(medicine) Like a gland; full of glands.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adeodatus
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjustores
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adoretus
adoulie
adoxaceous
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aechmophorus
aeciotelium
aedoeagus
aegiochus
aegithognathous
aegopodium
aeluroid
aeluroidea
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeluropodous
aeneous
aeneous
adj
Bronze-colored.
aeolus
aequor
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerobium
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aeronaut
aeronaut
noun
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeroperitoneum
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aerugo
aerugo
noun
metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris
aerugos
aeschynomenous
aesculaceous
aestuation
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aetiologue
aetobatus
aetolus
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
aetosaurus
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
affettuosos
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afounde
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterhours
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin