(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthological
acanthological
adj
of or pertaining to acanthology
acanthomeridae
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
acetaldehydase
acetaldehydase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
acetonaphthone
acetonaphthone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of methyl naphthyl ketone
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetphenetidin
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achromatiaceae
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatizable
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achromotrichia
achromotrichia
noun
The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acoenaesthesia
acritochromacy
acritochromacy
noun
(archaic, medicine) Color blindness, achromatopsia.
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actiniohematin
actiniohematin
noun
A pigment (mixture of cytochromes) present in the sea anemone Actinia equina
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
acyloxymethane
adenemphractic
adenoacanthoma
adenoacanthoma
noun
(pathology) An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells
adenochondroma
adenochondroma
noun
(pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue
adenographical
adenophthalmia
adiathermanous
aegithognathae
aepyornithidae
aerobranchiate
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aerohydropathy
aerohydroplane
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aeschynomenous
africanthropus
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agnathostomata
agriochoeridae
agrostographer
agrostographer
noun
One who studies agrostography.
agrostographic
aischrolatreia
albrightsville
albuminocholia
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alcoholophilia
alcoholophilia
noun
A pathological craving for alcohol; alcoholism.
alethiological
alethiological
adj
Of or pertaining to alethiology.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
allachesthesia
allachesthesia
noun
Synonym of allesthesia
allagophyllous
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allothigenetic
allothimorphic
allotriognathi
allotriophagia
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphamerically
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
altogetherness
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
amblychromatic
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
amminochloride
amorphophallus
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphicondylous
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphisbaenidae
amphitheatered
amphitheatered
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatred
amphithurthura
amylophosphate
amylosynthesis
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anaesthetizing
anaesthetizing
verb
present participle of anaesthetize
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
angiochondroma
angiohydrotomy
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
angiosymphysis
anhydroglocose
anilinophilous
anisochromatic
annihilability
annihilability
noun
Ability to be annihilated.
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anoplocephalic
anoplotherioid
anorthographic
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antarchistical
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anteposthumous
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
antherozooidal
anthocephalous
anthocerotales
anthoecologist
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
anthrachrysone
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracolithic
anthracomartus
anthracometric
anthracosaurus
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium