(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetylphenol
acutiplantar
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adrianopolis
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aetiophyllin
aglyphodonta
albopruinose
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allophanamid
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
altiplanicie
aluminaphone
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amnioclepsis
ampelograpny
ampelopsidin
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphinucleus
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anacephalize
anaeroplasty
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyptical
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
noun
A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
anapophysial
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
anchorpeople
andropetalar
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelophanic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anilinophile
anisopleural
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anopluriform
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
antepileptic
antepileptic
adj
Alternative form of antiepileptic
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anterospinal
anthophilian
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipapalist
antipapalist
noun
Synonym of antipapist
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiplatelet
antiplatelet
adj
(immunology) Working against or destroying blood platelets.
noun
A drug that destroys blood platelets.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antipolemist
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipopulism
antiportable
antiprelatic
antipsalmist
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antisiphonal
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antitropical
antitropical
adj
Situated or found away from a tropic (towards the respective pole)
aplacentalia
aplacentaria
aplacophoran
aplacophoran
noun
Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
aplanobacter
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apollinarian
apollinarian
Noun
A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.
Adjective
In honour of Apollo.
apollonistic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appalachians
appalachians
Proper noun
A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.
The portion of this area which lies in the southern United States, as a socioeconomic region.
apparitional
apparitional
adj
(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appetitional
appetitional
adj
Of or relating to appetition.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appointively
appositional
appositional
adj
Relating to apposition.
noun
(linguistics) A compound or construction with apposed elements.
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
archchaplain
archchaplain
noun
A senior chaplain in a French royal court
archpublican
arsenophenol
asclepiadean
ashurbanipal
aspirational
aspirational
adj
(law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
Being ambitious.
Desiring success.
noun
A person with aspirations.
assurbanipal
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
azophenetole
azophenylene
azosulphonic
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
balaenoptera
balanophorin
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
becompliment
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.