(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.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aporhyolite
aporrhaidae
aporrhiegma
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apostrophia
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apotropaion
apotropaion
noun
Something that wards off evil; an amulet or magic charm.
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apoturmeric
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
apportioner
apportioner
noun
One who apportions.
appreciator
appreciator
noun
Someone who assesses or appraises the value of something.
Someone who values something highly.
appressoria
appressoria
noun
plural of appressorium
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approbation
approbation
noun
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
appropriate
appropriate
adj
(obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
Suitable or fit; proper.
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
verb
(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
(transitive) To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
(transitive, Britain, ecclesiastical, law) To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
(transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
apronstring
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archoptosis
archpontiff
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argiopoidea
argiphontes
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arrhephoria
artophorion
artophorion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
aspergation
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspirations
aspirations
noun
plural of aspiration
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
asportation
asportation
noun
(law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person.
asterolepis
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocarpian
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
azoparaffin
backpointer
bardolphian
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basiotripsy
behypocrite
besprizorni
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliopolar
bibliopolar
adj
(nonce word, obsolete) Concerned with bookselling.
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biopyribole
biopyribole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of the rock-forming minerals pyroxene, amphibole, and mica.
bipartition
bipartition
noun
Something that is bipartite
sharing or partitioning in two
verb
To partition into two.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
bolographic
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
boroughship
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradypodoid
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoo
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bromopicrin
bromopikrin
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
bulgarophil
cacographic
cacographic
adj
Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
cacomorphia
cacoproctia
cacospermia
cacotrophia
cacotrophia
noun
Alternative form of cacotrophy
cacotrophic
cacotrophic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting or relating to cacotrophy.
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
calomorphic
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
camphoronic
capacitator
capacitator
noun
capacitor
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
capernoited
capernoitie
capernoitie
noun
(informal, Scotland) noddle (head)
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
capriccetto
capriccetto
noun
(music) Alternative form of capriccietto
capriccioso
capriccioso
adv
(music) capriciously
capricornid
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprifolium
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpocerite
carpogonial
carpogonial
adj
Relating to a carpogonium.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
carpologies
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)