Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
angiocyst
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
annection
anorectal
anorectal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum.
anorectic
anorectic
adj
Causing a loss of appetite.
Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
noun
A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
anosmatic
anosmatic
adj
(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
anostraca
antapocha
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antecolic
antecornu
antecourt
antecoxal
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthocyan
anthocyan
noun
(organic chemistry) anthocyanin
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antiblock
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
anticodon
anticodon
noun
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
anticolic
anticomet
anticosti
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)
antilogic
antilogic
noun
Failure to obey logic; fallacious thinking or reasoning.
Exhibiting or pertaining to antinomy; contradictory.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antiscion
antiscion
noun
(astrology) The mirror image, or shadow, of a planet, based upon a line of reference which is the axis of 0 Cancer/0 Capricorn (the position of the sun at the solstices).
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
antitonic
antitonic
adj
(physiology) That reduces muscular or vascular tonus
antitoxic
antitoxic
adj
(immunology) that counteracts a toxin or poison
of, or relating to an antitoxin
antocular
antoecian
antoecian
adj
Of or belonging to the point on the globe of the same longitude but the opposite latitude.
antonescu
antonymic
antonymic
adj
(semantics) Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.
antrocele
apobiotic
apocalypt
apocenter
apocenter
noun
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)
apocentre
apocentre
noun
Alternative form of apocenter
apocopate
apocopate
adj
Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable
noun
A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is considered the original perfective, but often called jussive mood.
verb
(linguistics) To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.
(linguistics, intransitive) To undergo apocope.
apodictic
apodictic
adj
(theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"
Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
apomictic
apomictic
adj
(botany, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by apomixis.
apophatic
apophatic
adj
(by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
apostatic
apostatic
Adjective
Apostate.
apostolic
apostolic
adj
(religion, Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
apotactic
apothecal
apothecal
adj
Relating to drugs or pharmacy.
apotheces
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
archcount
archettos
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
arctation
arctation
noun
(medicine) Constriction or contraction of a natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
arctoidea
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
aromacity
aromatics
aromatics
noun
plural of aromatic
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
artichoke
artichoke
noun
A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
artukovic
ascochyta
ascochyta
noun
Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
associate
associate
adj
(biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
Having partial status or privileges.
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
noun
(algebra) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
A companion; a comrade.
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
verb
(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
(mathematics) To be associative.
(reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
(transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
(transitive, obsolete) To accompany; to be in the company of.
(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
astucious
astucious
adj
Subtle; cunning; astute.
asymtotic
asystolic
asystolic
adj
Not having a heartbeat.
Not systolic.
Pertaining to asystole.
atacameno
atamascos
atamascos
noun
plural of atamasco
ateliotic
ateliotic
adj
Relating to ateliosis
athetosic
athetosic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to athetosis.
athetotic
athetotic
adj
Having, or relating to, athetosis.
athrocyte
athrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles
atmogenic
atmologic
atomician
atomician
noun
(obsolete) An atomist.
atomicism
atomicism
noun
(obsolete) atomism
atomicity
atomicity
noun
(chemistry) The number of atoms in a molecule.
(computing) The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atomic.
atomistic
atomistic
adj
(economics) Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.
Divided into separate elements; not holistic.
Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
atonicity
atonicity
noun
The property of being atonic.
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
atrocious
atrocious
adj
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
attercrop
attercrop
noun
Alternative form of attercop (“a spider”)
attractor
attractor
noun
(mathematics, physics) A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.
Something which attracts.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
auctorial
auctorial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autecious
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autochton
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocoder
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autocracy
autocracy
noun
(countable) An instance of this government.
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
autocrats
autocrats
noun
plural of autocrat
autocross
autocross
noun
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones
verb
(intransitive) To take part in this sport.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoecous
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autohemic
autoicous
autoicous
adj
(botany) autoecious
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autositic
autositic
adj
Relating to an autosite.
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
autotomic
autotomic
adj
Relating to autotomy.
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotruck
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
avocation
avocation
noun
(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.
avocative
avocative
adj
(obsolete) Calling off.
noun
(obsolete) That which calls aside; a dissuasive.
avocatory
axiolitic
axiomatic
axiomatic
adj
(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from 19th c.]
Self-evident or unquestionable. [from 18th c.]
axometric
azlactone
azlactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
azobacter
babacoote
babacoote
noun
Alternative form of babakoto
backcloth
backcloth
noun
The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
backstone
backstops
backstops
noun
plural of backstop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstop
bacteriol
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
baldicoot
baldicoot
noun
(slang, archaic, derogatory) A monk with a shaven head.
The coot (bird), with its pure white wide frontal plate.
ballstock
ballstock
noun
(printing, historical) The handle of a printer's ball.
bandicoot
bandicoot
noun
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).
Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
verb
(Australia, informal) To steal growing vegetables from a garden