(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)
apaestically
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
apalachicola
apathistical
apathistical
adj
(obsolete, rare) apathetic; unemotional
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
aphidicolous
aphorismical
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
aphthitalite
aphthitalite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of mixed potassium and sodium sulphates; also found in the fumaroles of volcanos.
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
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.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apodeictical
apodeictical
adj
(logic) apodeictic
apogalacteum
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apographical
apolitically
apolitically
adv
Done without political affiliation.
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
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
apometabolic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
apophylactic
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apoplectical
apoplectical
adj
Alternative form of apoplectic
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostolicism
apostolicism
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity.
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
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
appellatived
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appetitional
appetitional
adj
Of or relating to appetition.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appointively
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
appositional
appositional
adj
Relating to apposition.
noun
(linguistics) A compound or construction with apposed elements.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
appressorial
appressorial
adj
(mycology) Of or pertaining to appressoria
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
apselaphesia
apselaphesis
archchaplain
archchaplain
noun
A senior chaplain in a French royal court
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archimperial
archipallial
archipallial
adj
Relating to the archipallium
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archiplasmic
archoplasmic
archphylarch
archpilferer
archplagiary
archprelatic
archpublican
arsenophenol
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
arthropleura
arthropleure
artiphyllous
asclepiadean
ashurbanipal
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
asperifoliae
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
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.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assurbanipal
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
auspiciously
auspiciously
adv
In an auspicious way.
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autoplasties
autoplasties
noun
plural of autoplasty
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
azophenetole
azophenylene
azosulphonic
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
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
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
balaenoptera
balanophorin
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balmawhapple
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzopyranyl
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
betanaphthol
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.