(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphogenous
ampongue
amusgo
amuyong
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaloncus
amylocoagulase
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
analagous
analagous
adj
Misspelling of analogous.
analogous
analogous
adj
(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
analogously
analogously
adv
In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
analogues
analogues
noun
plural of analogue
anapterygotous
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angletouch
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguimorpha
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
angulatogibbous
angulatosinuous
anguliferous
anguloa
angulodentate
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
angurboda
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
angustirostrate
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.
anisogenous
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisogynous
anisopogonous
anitrogenous
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
anomalogonatous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antherogenous
anthogenous
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropurgic
antiagglutination
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulan
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticoagulator
anticoagulin
anticoagulin
noun
An anticoagulant material in the venom of a bloodsucking insect or a snake
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticontagiously
anticontagiousness
antidecalogue
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antigalactagogue
antigalactagogue
noun
Any antigalactic substance
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antigonus
antigyrous
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
apagogue
aphanozygous
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
apogalacteum
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apogamously
apogenous
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
apoplastogamous
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appoggiature
apterygotous
aquebogue
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
arachnophagous
araguato
araguato
noun
A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archegosaurus
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archsynagogue
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
arghoul
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.