(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
achariaceous
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
acroesthesia
acroesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of acroaesthesia
acrosticheae
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aechmophorus
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeschynomene
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
agriochoerus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
aminopherase
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
amphierotism
amphineurous
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anhaematosis
anisosthenic
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anorthosites
anorthosites
noun
plural of anorthosite
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antechinomys
antehistoric
anthesterion
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthospermum
anthracnoses
anthracnoses
noun
plural of anthracnose
antichoicers
antichoicers
noun
plural of antichoicer
antichthones
antichthones
Noun
Those peoples who inhabit the antipodes, regions on opposite sides of the Earth.
antiheroines
antiheroines
noun
plural of antiheroine
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
aphengescope
aphengoscope
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophise
apostrophise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostrophize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
apotheosizes
apotheosizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apotheosize
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
archaeostoma
archapostate
archconsoler
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archenterons
archenterons
noun
plural of archenteron
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archexorcist
archibenthos
archipelagos
archoverseer
argeiphontes
argyrythrose
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arsenophenol
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthroscopes
arthroscopes
noun
plural of arthroscope
arthrospores
arthrospores
noun
plural of arthrospore
arthrotomies
arthrotomies
noun
plural of arthrotomy
ascolichenes
asomatophyte
assessorship
assessorship
noun
The office or function of an assessor.
asterochiton
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astonishment
astonishment
noun
(obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.
(obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
(obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
Something very surprising.
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
astrochemist
astrochemist
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
astrographer
asynchronies
asynchronies
noun
plural of asynchrony
athericerous
atheromatous
atheromatous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas.
atherosperma
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
atomechanics
atomechanics
noun
(obsolete) The mechanics of atoms.
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autechoscope
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
averrhoistic
azophosphore
bachelordoms
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
basidiophore
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
beethovenish
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
besoothement
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliothecas
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biosyntheses
biosyntheses
noun
plural of biosynthesis
biosynthesis
biosynthesis
noun
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation