(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
ailuromania
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alcicornium
alcoholuria
aleurodidae
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allotriuria
alloxuremia
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluniferous
ambulatoria
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphimorula
amphithuron
amphivorous
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyliferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androginous
androgonium
androtauric
anguimorpha
anisandrous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
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
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
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
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archilochus
archimorula
archineuron
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristodemus
articulator
articulator
noun
(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
(phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
atomiferous
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditotoria
augitophyre
auribromide
aurobromide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
australioid
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocarpian
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autocratrix
autocratrix
noun
(in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias.
A female autocrat.
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
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.
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
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.
autoturning
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
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.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
belorussian
bernoullian
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bicolourous
bicolourous
adj
Misspelling of bicolorous.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bijouteries
bijouteries
noun
plural of bijouterie
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
