(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
noun
(poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
anaerobiont
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anagnorisis
anagnorisis
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
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
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
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.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anarthrosis
anastrophia
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anaxagorize
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
anchorville
ancistrodon
androclinia
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androginous
androgonial
androgonium
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androlepsia
andrologies
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
androtauric
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anemometric
anemometric
adj
Of or relating to anemometry.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angariation
angariation
noun
(obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion
angeronalia
angiocarpic
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anguimorpha
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydroxime
anilopyrine
animalivora
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
animatronic
animatronic
adj
Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics.
anisandrous
anisocarpic
anisocercal
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
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.
annecorinne
annihilator
annihilator
noun
One who annihilates.
annunciator
annunciator
noun
(UK, railways) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard
An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
Anything that announces something
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
anorthitite
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
antatrophic
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
anteriority
anteriority
noun
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthotropic
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthracotic
anthracotic
adj
Relating to anthracosis.
anthratriol
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthroxanic
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antichoicer
antichoicer
noun
Alternative form of anti-choicer.
anticipator
anticipator
noun
A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
One who anticipates.
anticlnoria
anticreator
anticreator
noun
One who opposes a creator.
anticrochet
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antierosion
antierosion
adj
(geology) Countering erosion.
antierosive
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiformant
antiheroine
antiheroine
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antilottery
antilottery
adj
Opposing lotteries.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimonarch
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antipatriot
antipatriot
noun
One who shuns or opposes patriotism; an unpatriotic person.
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiprophet
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antiromance
antiromance
noun
(literature) A novel or other work that rejects the conventions of the romance form.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistories
antistories
noun
plural of antistory
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.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
aortectasia
aortectasia
noun
(medicine) dilatation of the aorta
aortectasis
aortectasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of aortectasia
aortoclasia
aortoclasis
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aparthrosis
aphoruridae
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
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aphrogeneia
apioceridae
apiocrinite
aplodiorite
apoatropine
apoatropine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron