(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinophrys
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
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
agitpropist
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
airmanships
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
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.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphistylar
amphivorous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
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.
anastrophia
androlepsia
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisocarpic
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiphrasis
antiphrasis
noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
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.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
aparthrosis
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
apicultures
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apollinaris
apollinaris
noun
(archaic) A type of sparkling mineral water.
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
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).
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
apperceives
apperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apperceive
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
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
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
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archisphere
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archoptosis
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
argiphontes
arimaspians
arpeggiates
arpeggiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggiate
artisanship
artisanship
noun
The property of being an artisan.
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
ascriptitii
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
asparaginic
asparaginic
adj
Synonym of aspartic
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.
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspidistras
aspidistras
noun
plural of aspidistra
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.
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atractaspis
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auriscalpia
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
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.