(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
actiniomorpha
actinocarpous
actinographic
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adrenotrophin
adscriptitius
adventureship
aeroperitonia
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
afterplanting
afterripening
alethopteroid
allelotropism
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
alloxyproteic
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphikaryotic
amphiphithyra
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anaeroplastic
anaphroditous
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
ankyloproctia
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthophoridae
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropoidean
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
anthropotoxin
antiapartheid
antiapartheid
adj
Acting against or opposing apartheid.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiepicenter
antiepicenter
noun
Alternative spelling of antiepicentre
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antihypophora
antilapsarian
antilapsarian
noun
(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipatharian
antipatharian
noun
Any black coral of the order Antipatharia
antipatriarch
antipatriotic
antipatriotic
adj
Opposing patriotism.
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipragmatic
antipragmatic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing or rejecting pragmatism.
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antiprinciple
antiprinciple
noun
A principle that opposes another principle.
antiprostatic
antiprotozoal
antiprotozoal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits or destroys protozoa
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug used to fight diseases caused by protozoa
antisophistry
antisoporific
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispreading
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antrotympanic
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphototropism
aphrosiderite
aphydrotropic
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
aponeurositis
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apparentation
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
appertainment
appertainment
noun
(obsolete) That which appertains or belongs to a person; an appurtenance; trappings.
applicatorily
applicatorily
adv
In an applicatory manner.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
appropriating
appropriating
verb
present participle of appropriate
appropriation
appropriation
noun
(art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
(constitutional law) The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.
(sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
An act or instance of appropriating.
In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.
Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
That which is appropriated.
appropriative
appropriative
adj
Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation.
appropriators
appropriators
noun
plural of appropriator
approvability
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archaeopteris
archhypocrite
archpatriarch
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arseniopleite
arseniopleite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
arteriectopia
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arteriopalmus
arterioplania
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arthrempyesis
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
arthrotyphoid
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artilleryship
artophophoria
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
aspidochirota
asterolepidae
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.