(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthuridae
adelarthrosomatous
adenotyphus
adiathermanous
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
adventureship
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
anarthropodous
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthropodus
aphroditeum
aphroditous
archdisturber
arthaud
arthrodirous
arthropodous
arthurdale
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
aunthoods
authenticated
authenticated
verb
past participle of authenticate
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoheader
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
avadhuta
avadhuta
noun
In some Indian religions, a kind of mystic or guru who has gone beyond common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for social etiquette.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bathulda
beautihood
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
bequeathed
bequeathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bequeath
berthoud
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethunder
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
birdmouthed
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bluehearted
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
blunthead
blunthearted
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brodehurst
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buddhist
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
buddhists
budworth
bullethead
bulletheaded
bulletheadedness
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
bundesrath
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface