(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
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.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
altogetherness
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
amphicondylous
amylosynthesis
anaglyphoscope
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiolymphitis
anhydroglocose
anilinophilous
anthocephalous
anthocerotales
anthoecologist
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
antialcoholist
antialcoholist
noun
One who opposes the drinking of alcohol.
antichloristic
antihistorical
antihistorical
adj
Opposing or contrary to history.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antischolastic
antischolastic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing scholasticism.
antistadholder
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azodisulphonic
balneotechnics
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
behoovefulness
bellerophontes
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoncosis
blithesomeness
blithesomeness
noun
The quality of being blithesome.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bolshevization
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
cacosplanchnia
calycanthemous
carminophilous
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
catholicalness
catholicalness
noun
catholicness
cephalogenesis
cephalogenesis
noun
The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
chancellorship
chancellorship
noun
The status of being a chancellor.
cheesemongerly
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
choicelessness
choicelessness
noun
Absence of choice.
cholinesterase
cholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chrisomloosing
chrysosplenium
cladoselachian
cladoselachian
noun
Any extinct cartilaginous fish of the genus †Cladoselache
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
clinocephalism
clinocephalous
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
coharmoniously
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
conchyliferous
condylarthrous
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
controllership
controllership
noun
The position or office of a controller.
coolheadedness
coolheadedness
noun
The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
councillorship
councillorship
noun
The role or status of councillor.
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
countersleight
cyclanthaceous
cyclanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae.
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
dysmenorrhoeal
dysmenorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of dysmenorrheal
elasmobranchii
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
encephaloscope
encephaloscope
noun
(surgery) Any instrument used to view the interior of the brain through an opening in the skull.
encephaloscopy
encephaloscopy
noun
(surgery) The use of an encephaloscope to view the brain
enterohelcosis
enterosyphilis
epitheliolysin
euphonicalness
fashionability
fashionability
noun
Fashionableness.
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
foolheadedness
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.
gentlewomanish
germanophilist
glamorganshire
glamorganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, and Carmarthenshire.
glossiphonidae
guldengroschen
guldengroschen
noun
(money, historical) A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century.
gyrencephalous
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
hallucinations
hallucinations
noun
plural of hallucination
hamiltonianism
haplostemonous
haplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
harmonicalness
harmonicalness
noun
The quality of being harmonical.
healthsomeness
healthsomeness
noun
The quality of being healthsome.
hedonistically
hedonistically
adv
In a hedonistic manner.
helianthaceous
hemocrystallin
hendersonville
hernioplasties
heterogenously
heterogenously
adv
In a heterogenous manner
heterogonously
heterogonously
adv
In a heterogonous manner.
heteronomously
heteronomously
adv
In a heteronomous manner.
heteronymously
heteronymously
adv
In a heteronymous manner.
hierosolymitan
historicalness
historicalness
noun
The quality of being historical.
histrionically
histrionically
adv
In a histrionic manner.
homalocenchrus
homalogonatous
homelovingness
homogenealness
homotransplant
homotransplant
noun
An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation).
The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft).
honourableness
honourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of honorableness
hopelessnesses
hopelessnesses
noun
plural of hopelessness
horizontalness
horizontalness
noun
The property of being horizontal.
horriblenesses
horriblenesses
noun
plural of horribleness
hospitableness
hospitableness
Noun
The quality of being hospitable.
housecleanings
housecleanings
noun
plural of housecleaning
humourlessness
humourlessness
noun
Alternative spelling of humorlessness
hydrogenolyses
hydrogenolyses
noun
plural of hydrogenolysis
hydrogenolysis
hydrogenolysis
noun
(chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments
hydroselenuret
hyperanabolism
hypersonically
hypersonically
adv
In a hypersonic way.
hyponastically
hyponastically
adv
In a hyponastic manner.
hypophalangism
hypsilophodont
hypsilophodont
noun
A member of the genus Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.