(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adscriptitious
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
amphithurthura
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticrepuscule
antipeduncular
antiproductive
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antisurplician
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
appendicularia
araliaephyllum
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
auriscopically
austroriparian
autoaspiration
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
autoparasitism
autoparasitism
noun
A form of parasitism in which a parasite infects another individual of the same species
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
basidiosporous
branchiopodous
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
campanularidae
campulitropous
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
capriciousness
capriciousness
noun
The quality of being capricious.
capsulociliary
carcinophagous
carcinopolypus
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carminophilous
cephalosporium
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
chiropterygium
chrysosplenium
circumpentagon
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
clarenceuxship
claustrophilia
claustrophilia
noun
The love or arousal of enclosed, tight places.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
cleidoscapular
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
compunctionary
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conidiophorous
corpuscularian
corpuscularian
adj
(now historical) Related to the corpuscular theory; pertaining to corpuscules or atoms; atomic.
(obsolete) Pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular.
noun
(dated) An adherent of the corpuscular theory of chemistry.
corpuscularity
corpuscularity
noun
The quality of being corpuscular.
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corundophilite
councillorship
councillorship
noun
The role or status of councillor.
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counteropening
counteropening
noun
(surgery) An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.
counterpassion
counterpicture
counterpicture
noun
Synonym of counterimage
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterpoising
counterpoising
verb
present participle of counterpoise
counterposting
counterreplied
counterreplies
counterreplies
noun
plural of counterreply
counterriposte
counterriposte
noun
(fencing) A thrust delivered in response to the opponent's riposte.
craniopuncture
cryptoporticus
cryptoporticus
noun
(Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
cuproscheelite
cuproscheelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral (CuWO₄) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
cuprotungstite
cuprotungstite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
daguerreotypic
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deuteromorphic
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
dipterocarpous
displeasurable
displeasurable
adj
Causing displeasure; displeasing; offensive.
displeasurably
displeasurably
adv
In a displeasurable manner.
disquiparation
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
disruptiveness
disruptiveness
noun
Quality or state of being disruptive.
distemperature
distemperature
noun
(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions.
(now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.
diversisporous
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
dyspituitarism
dyspituitarism
noun
(pathology) Any condition due to incorrect secretion of the pituitary gland
ectonephridium
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
electroimpulse
empyreumatical
empyreumatical
adj
Alternative form of empyreumatic
ensepulchering
ensepulchering
verb
present participle of ensepulcher
epituberculous
epituberculous
adj
(pathology) Near or superimposed upon a tuberculous lesion
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
erythrophilous
erythrophilous
adj
(cytology) That readily stains red
ethylsulphuric
eucryphiaceous
eucryphiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Eucryphiaceae.
eupatoriaceous
euphorbiaceous
euphorbiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.
eutrophication
eutrophication
noun
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.