(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.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
adaptable
adaptable
adj
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
adderspit
addlepate
addlepate
noun
Alternative form of addle pate
addleplot
adelphian
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespoton
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adipocele
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adipomata
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adoperate
adoptable
adoptable
adj
Able to be adopted.
Desirable to adopt.
noun
(online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
agrypnode
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
aistopoda
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alopecoid
alopecoid
adj
Similar to or resembling a fox.
noun
(zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
alopiidae
amampondo
amblypoda
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
ampelidae
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
ampycides
anadipsia
anadipsic
anapsidan
anaspides
ancylopod
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
anglepods
anisopoda
antipedal
antipodal
antipodal
adj
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apeldoorn
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
aphicidal
aphicidal
adj
That kills aphids
aphidians
aphidians
noun
plural of aphidian
aphididae
aphidious
aphidlion
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
apodeipna
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
apodemata
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.
apodioxis
apodioxis
noun
(rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
appanaged
appanaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appanage
appareled
appareled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apparel
appendage
appendage
noun
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
A part that is joined to something larger.
An external body part that projects from the body.
appendant
appendant
adj
(law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.
Annexed; concomitant.
Attached as an appendage.
noun
(law) An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.
Anything attached to something else as incidental or subordinate to it.
appendent
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
appendice
appendice
noun
Obsolete form of appendix.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
appetized
appetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appetize
applauded
applauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applaud
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
appledorf
appleseed
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
appliedly
appliedly
adv
By application.
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
appressed
appressed
adj
(biology, mycology) Closely flattened down.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appress
apsidally
apsidally
adv
(architecture) With regard to or by means of an apse or apses
(astrophysics) With regard to or in relation to an apsis, the point at which an orbiting object is at its minimum or maximum distance from the orbited object
apsidiole
apsidiole
noun
Alternative form of apsidole
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
asaphidae
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.
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
aspidinol
aspidinol
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)butan-1-one found in the rhizome of the male fern
aspidiske
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atropidae
attempted
attempted
adj
Tried, with the connotation of failure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attempt
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
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.
baldpated
baldpated
adj
(archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
beaproned
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
benempted
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
beplaided
beplaided
adj
Wearing plaid.
bepranked
bespecked
bespelled
bespelled
adj
Endued with magical power; enchanted; charmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespell
bespotted
bespotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespot
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread