(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aepyornises
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeroscepsis
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterspring
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpetragius
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
androlepsia
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anosphresia
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisnapper
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphrodesiac
apicultures
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
apperceives
apperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apperceive
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
appreciates
appreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appreciate
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
appressoria
appressoria
noun
plural of appressorium
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archisphere
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
argiphontes
arpeggiates
arpeggiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggiate
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
aspergation
asperggilla
asperggilli
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
aspermatism
aspermatism
noun
Synonym of aspermia
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
aspheterize
aspheterize
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
asterolepis
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
austrophile
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
backspierer
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprizorni
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blepharitis
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastpiece
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
cacospermia
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caperdewsie
capillaries
capillaries
noun
plural of capillary
capitaliser
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
captainries
captainries
noun
plural of captainry
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
carpentries
carpentries
noun
plural of carpentry
carpologies
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
caulopteris
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
cerophilous
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chiropodies
christopher
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
cobblership
cobblership
noun
The realm or sphere of cobblers (shoe repairers).
codespairer
coeldership
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
compositure
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
compromiser
compromiser
noun
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily
compromises
compromises
noun
plural of compromise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compromise
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript