A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
addyston
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
alcyones
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
amylosis
ancylose
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
annoyers
annoyers
noun
plural of annoyer
annoyous
annoyous
adj
(obsolete) troublesome; annoying
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
anolytes
anolytes
noun
plural of anolyte
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antonyms
antonyms
noun
plural of antonym
apolysin
apolysis
apolysis
noun
(biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.
(religion) A prayer of dismissal at the end of an Eastern Orthodox service
apomyius
apospory
apospory
noun
(biology) The ability of a plant's sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has the ploidy level of the sporophyte.
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
arctomys
argyrose
assyroid
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
asymtote
asystole
asystole
noun
(pathology, cardiology) Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
autolyse
autolyse
verb
(Britain) Alternative spelling of autolyze
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
azygoses
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
basocyte
bayonets
bayonets
noun
plural of bayonet
bayshore
baywoods
bellboys
bellboys
noun
plural of bellboy
benomyls
benzoyls
benzoyls
noun
plural of benzoyl
bioassay
bioassay
noun
The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature.
verb
To carry out such an analysis.
biolyses
biolysis
biolysis
noun
(biology) The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism
the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms.
bioscopy
bioscopy
noun
(medicine) the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
blossomy
blossomy
adj
Similar to blossom.
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
bobstays
bobstays
noun
plural of bobstay
bodykins
bodyless
bodyless
adj
Nonstandard spelling of bodiless.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.