(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
actipylea
adipocele
afterclap
afterclap
noun
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
aliphatic
aliphatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
A compound of this type.
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allspices
allspices
noun
plural of allspice
alopathic
alopecias
alopecias
noun
plural of alopecia
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alopecoid
alopecoid
adj
Similar to or resembling a fox.
noun
(zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
ampelitic
ampelitic
adj
Relating to the mineral ampelite.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
ancipital
ancipital
adj
(botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
Double; doubtful or ambiguous.
ancylopod
apalachee
apalachin
aphicidal
aphicidal
adj
That kills aphids
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplanatic
aplanatic
adj
(optics, of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration
aplectrum
apocalypt
apocholic
apollonic
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.
apothecal
apothecal
adj
Relating to drugs or pharmacy.
applecart
applecart
noun
A barrow from which apples and other fruit were formerly sold in the street
A planned situation.
applejack
applejack
noun
An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
appliance
appliance
noun
(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
(obsolete) The act of applying.
(obsolete, rare) Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
applicant
applicant
noun
(specific, law) A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
applicate
applicate
adj
(obsolete) Applied or put to some use.
noun
(mathematics) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
(mathematics) The z-coordinate, similar to abscissa and ordinate for the x- and y-coordinates, respectively.
An applied material; an application
verb
To apply (a material to a surface)
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
asclepiad
asclepiad
Noun
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers.
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
asclepias
asclepias
noun
Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
asphaltic
asphaltic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the Dead Sea (salt lake between Jordan and Israel).
Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
auriscalp
auriscalp
noun
An earpick.
auspicial
auspicial
adj
Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backplate
backplate
noun
(UK, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
(underwater diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
backslaps
backslaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslap
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
bespeckle
bespeckle
verb
To add speckles.
bicipital
bicipital
adj
(of a muscle) Having two heads or points of origin.
Of or pertaining to a biceps.
bipaschal
bipaschal
adj
Including two Passovers.
biplicate
biplicate
adj
Twice folded together.
biplicity
biplicity
noun
Doubleness, the state of being double.
The state of being twice folded; reduplication.
bipunctal
blackcaps
blackcaps
noun
plural of blackcap
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blackpoll
blackpoll
noun
A North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black patch on its head
blackpool
blackpool
Proper noun
A town and resort in Lancashire, England
blacktops
blacktops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blacktop
blockpate
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
bucephala
buckplate
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
cajuputol
cajuputol
noun
Alternative form of cajeputol
calapitte
calcipexy
calcspars
calcspars
noun
plural of calcspar
calipered
calipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caliper
caliperer
caliphate
caliphate
noun
A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.
calliopes
calliopes
noun
plural of calliope
callipash
callipash
noun
Alternative form of calipash
callipees
callipees
noun
plural of callipee
callipers
callipers
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of calipers
callippic
callippic
Adjective
Based upon a common multiple of the year and the month
callippus
callitype
calopogon
calotypic
calotypic
adj
Of or relating to calotypes.
calpacked
calpacked
adj
Wearing a calpack.
calpurnia
calthrops
calthrops
noun
plural of calthrop
calypsist
calypsoes
calypters
calypters
noun
plural of calypter
calyptras
calyptras
noun
plural of calyptra
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campanili
campanula
campanula
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Campanula.
camphanyl
campholic
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
campstool
campstool
noun
A portable folding stool.
campylite
campylite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.
candlepin
candlepin
noun
(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
capablest
capablest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of capable: most capable
capellane
capellane
noun
(obsolete) The curate of a chapel; a chaplain.
capelline
capelline
noun
Alternative form of capeline
capeville
capillary
capillary
adj
Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
Of or pertaining to hair.
Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
A narrow tube.
capillose
capillose
adj
hairy
capitaled
capitaled
adj
(architecture) Bearing a capital.
Possessing capital or wealth.
capitally
capitally
adv
(dated) Excellent.
(not comparable) By capital punishment.
Chiefly; principally.
capitella
capitella
noun
plural of capitellum
capitular
capitular
adj
(botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
noun
a member of a chapter
an act passed in a chapter
the head or prominent part
capitulum
capitulum
noun
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
capreolar
capreolus
caprifoil
caprifoil
noun
(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
caprioles
caprioles
noun
plural of capriole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capriole
caprylate
caprylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
caprylene
caprylone
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
captacula
captacula
noun
plural of captaculum
captainly
captainly
adj
Befitting a captain.
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpolite
carpolite
noun
(dated) A fossil fruit, nut, or seed.
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carpophyl
catalepsy
catalepsy
noun
(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
cataphyll
cataphyll
noun
(botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
cataplane
cataplasm
cataplasm
noun
(medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
cataplexy
cataplexy
noun
(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
catapults
catapults
noun
plural of catapult
catchpole
catchpole
noun
(historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
(obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
catchpoll
catchpoll
noun
Alternative form of catchpole
cellepora
cellepore
celoscope
celtophil
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple