A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abouchement
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abruptiones
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accentuator
accentuator
noun
An agent that accentuates.
accessorius
accordature
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accoucheuse
accoucheuse
noun
(rare) A midwife.
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountment
accountment
noun
Responsibility.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acesodynous
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetotoluid
acettoluide
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acrorrheuma
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acutilobate
acutonodose
adelocerous
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenoneural
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aeciotelium
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
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
affettuosos
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumoscope
aleurodidae
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
aleuroscope
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
alloxuremia
alsinaceous
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
alumiferous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluniferous
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametoecious
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphogenous
amyliferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisogenous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
annonaceous
annonaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
anthogenous
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
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.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apoplexious
aposepalous
aposepalous
adj
(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals
apoturmeric
appetitious
aqueousness
aqueousness
noun
The state or quality of being aqueous.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboraceous
arboraceous
adj
Abounding in trees.
Of or relating to trees.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archelochus
archfounder
archineuron
arcocentrum
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristodemus
arsenofuran
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
assecurator
asteraceous
asteraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
asteropaeus
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atmocautery
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
atropaceous
attenuation
attenuation
noun
(biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
(botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
(brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
(engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
(homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
A gradual diminishing of strength.
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
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
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
auteciously
autecologic
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authoresses
authoresses
noun
plural of authoress
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
