(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphimorula
amphithuron
amphivorous
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
anguimorpha
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
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.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
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.
bulgarophil
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
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
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
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
caulocarpic
caulopteris
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
cornucopiae
cornucopian
cornucopian
adj
in great abundance, very abundant
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
criniparous
cuprammonia
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dipsosaurus
dorsiparous
dorsiparous
adj
dorsiferous
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
epirotulian
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
floriparous
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forcipulata
forcipulate
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
germiparous
hippotragus
hypocarpium
hypocarpium
noun
(botany) An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
impopularly
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
importunate
importunate
adj
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
(of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
verb
(rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
intercupola
iteroparous
iteroparous
adj
(biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime
jeopardious
katipuneros
lapeirousia
larviparous
larviparous
adj
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
lithocarpus
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
manipulator
manipulator
noun
A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.
Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
mariupolite
multiparous
multiparous
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Producing several offspring at one time.
myriapodous
naupliiform
neurectopia
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neuropodial
neuropodial
adj
Relating to a neuropodium
neutropenia
neutropenia
noun
A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count.
nulliparous
nulliparous
adj
(of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs.
(of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth.
ophiosaurus
ophiuroidea
outcapering
outcapering
verb
present participle of outcaper
outpractice
outpraising
outpraising
verb
present participle of outpraise
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
ovicapsular
oviparously
oviparously
adv
In an oviparous manner
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
palpiferous
palpiferous
adj
Synonym of palpigerous
palpigerous
palpigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a palpus.
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
papovavirus
papovavirus
noun
(archaic, virology) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
pappiferous
pappiferous
adj
Bearing a pappus.
papyritious
papyritious
adj
Resembling paper.
paracolpium
paragonimus
paramoecium
paramoecium
noun
Alternative spelling of paramecium
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
pareciously
parodontium
paronychium
paronychium
noun
perionychium
parturition
parturition
noun
The act of giving birth; childbirth.
patrimonium
patrocinium
patrocinium
noun
(historical) The distinctive relationship in Ancient Roman society between a patron and a client.
pedipulator
pedipulator
noun
(rare) One who performs dexterous manipulations of objects using the feet.
(robotics) A component mechanism which gives a robot the capability of walking; a robot having such a capability.
(very rare, humorous) A foot.
pelargonium
pelargonium
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
perisarcous
peritonaeum
peritonaeum
noun
Alternative form of peritoneum
permutation
permutation
noun
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
(music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
persuasions
persuasions
noun
plural of persuasion
petauroides
phoranthium
phytosauria
piperaceous
piperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
plesiosauri
plesiosaurs
plesiosaurs
noun
plural of plesiosaur
pleurocarpi
pleurodiran
pleurodiran
noun
Any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira
pleurodynia
pleurodynia
noun
(medicine) A painful condition of the side of the body, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism.
pleurosigma
pliosaurian
pliosaurian
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of pliosaurs
pluriparous
pluriparous
adj
Producing several young at a single birth
plutocratic
plutocratic
adj
of, relating to, or being a plutocracy
pluviograph
pluviograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
politbureau
politbureau
noun
Alternative form of politburo
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
pollinarium
pollinarium
noun
(botany) The structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.
polyandrium
polyandrium
noun
A polyandrion.
polyzoarium
polyzoarium
noun
(zoology) A polyzoary
popularised
popularised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of popularise