Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptable
acceptable
adj
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
accipitral
accipitral
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike
accomplice
accomplice
noun
(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
(rare) A cooperator.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalina
acephaline
acephaline
adj
Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalite
acephalite
Noun
A Paulician, a member of an early gnostic Christian heresy.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achitophel
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acolapissa
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
alcelaphus
allopathic
allopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
allopatric
allopatric
adj
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allophanic
allophanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to allophanic acid or its derivatives
(soil science) Relating to, or composed of allophane
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
alopecurus
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
ampicillin
ampicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
ancylopoda
anepiploic
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
antileptic
antileptic
adj
(medicine) soothing, mood-stabilizing
antipolice
antipolice
adj
Opposed to or prejudiced against the police
apagogical
apagogical
adj
Alternative form of apagogic
apicillary
apicolysis
apicolysis
noun
(surgery) excision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
aplacental
aplacental
adj
(zoology) Lacking a placenta; belonging to the Aplacentata.
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apocalypst
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apolegamic
apolitical
apolitical
adj
Having no interest or involvement in politics; Disinterest in such matters.
Having no political relevance or function.
Politically neutral, unbiased, non-aligned, free from party politics
noun
A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.
An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.
apologetic
apologetic
adj
(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apological
apological
adj
(literature) Relating to an apologue
apoplectic
apoplectic
adj
(archaic) Effused with blood.
(medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.
Marked by extreme anger or fury.
noun
A person suffering from apoplexy.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
apostolici
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
apotihecal
apozemical
appalachia
appalachia
Proper noun
A region in the eastern United States, near part of the that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, usually excluding New England.
appellancy
appellancy
noun
Capability of appeal.
appendical
appendical
adj
(rare, biology, specifically) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the vermiform appendix.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices (chiefly of books).
appendicle
appendicle
noun
A small appendage.
applejacks
applejacks
noun
plural of applejack
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.
A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface.
A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina.
apsychical
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archiplasm
archiplata
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archpillar
archplayer
ascalaphus
asclepiade
asclepidin
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
aspiculous
atypically
atypically
adv
In a manner which is not typical.
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autoptical
autoptical
adj
Alternative form of autoptic
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
beneplacit
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicephalic
bicephalic
Adjective
Having two heads.
bicorporal
bicorporal
adj
Having two bodies
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
blackpatch
blackplate
blackprint
blackstrap
blackstrap
noun
(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
cachespell
cacoplasia
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
cajeputole
calappidae
calciphile
calciphile
noun
(botany) Any calciphilous plant
calciphobe
calciphobe
noun
Any calciphobous plant.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calipashes
calipashes
noun
plural of calipash
calipatria
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
caliphship
caliphship
noun
The dignity, rank or office of a caliph
The territory or dominion of a caliph
callicarpa
callicarpa
noun
Any of the genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.
calligraph
calligraph
verb
To write using calligraphy.
calliopean
calliopean
Adjective
Of or relating to Calliope.
calliopsis
calliopsis
noun
A flower of the genus Coreopsis.
callipered
callipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calliper
calliperer
calliphora
callipolis
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
callityped
calocarpum
calography
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
calyphyomy
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrata
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campanella
campanella
noun
(historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.