(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
albuminorrhea
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisostichous
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthracitious
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aplacophorous
araliophyllum
archaeohippus
archcorrupter
archegosaurus
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arctocephalus
armouchiquois
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arthropterous
arthrosporous
arthrosporous
adj
Relating to arthrospores.
atmosphereful
austrophilism
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
authorisation
authorisation
noun
Alternative spelling of authorization
authoritarian
authoritarian
adj
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
noun
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
authoritative
authoritative
adj
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Having a commanding style.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
authorization
authorization
noun
(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
(countable) An act of authorizing.
(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
(uncountable) Permission.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocatharsis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autoheterosis
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
automechanism
autoprothesis
autopsychosis
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastophyllum
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiopodous
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomous
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
buffalofishes
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
butyrochloral
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
callorhynchus
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
cancrophagous
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cardiorrheuma
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
cathartolinum
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
caulophylline
cauthornville
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthous
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalocereus
cephalodiscus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
ceratophyllum
chaetophorous
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chapournetted
charterhouses
charterhouses
noun
plural of charterhouse
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiarooscuros
chiaroscurist
chiaroscurist
noun
A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
chorisepalous
choristoneura
chrysobalanus
chrysocarpous
chrysocarpous
adj
(botany) Having golden / yellow berries / fruit
chrysothamnus
cichoriaceous
cichoriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cichoriaceae.
cinchonaceous
cinchonaceous
adj
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
cirrhopetalum
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clinocephalus
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.