(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
achropsia
acidaspis
acipenser
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acrospore
acrospore
noun
A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
adderspit
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespoton
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
aepyceros
aepyornis
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aeroscope
aeroscope
noun
A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aerospace
aerospace
adj
Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
noun
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
afterpast
aftership
agapornis
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agrypnias
ailuropus
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
airscapes
airscapes
noun
plural of airscape
airspaces
airspaces
noun
plural of airspace
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
airstrips
airstrips
noun
plural of airstrip
aistopoda
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
aliseptal
aliseptal
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
alispheno
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
alloplasm
alloplasm
noun
(biology) Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella.
alloplast
alloplast
noun
(surgery) A graft (especially a bone graft) of an inert (non-biological) material
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allspices
allspices
noun
plural of allspice
alopecias
alopecias
noun
plural of alopecia
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alpasotes
alpestral
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsus
alpinisms
alpinisms
noun
plural of alpinism
alpinists
alpinists
noun
plural of alpinist
alsophila
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amphiscii
amphiscii
noun
amphiscians
amphisile
amphissus
amphorous
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
ampycides
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anadipsia
anadipsic
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
analepses
analepses
noun
plural of analepsis
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
ananaplas
ananaples
anapaests
anapaests
noun
plural of anapaest
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anaphalis
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anaphoras
anaphoras
noun
plural of anaphora
anaplasia
anaplasia
noun
(biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.
anaplasis
anaplasma
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anapsidan
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anaspalin
anaspalin
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of lanolin and vaseline, used as a basis for ointments.
anaspides
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anemopsis
angelship
anglepods
anisopoda
annapolis
annapolis
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Maryland in the United States of America
The located in the above city.
anoopsias
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anospinal
anospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and spinal cord
antapexes
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepasts
antepasts
noun
plural of antepast
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antipasch
antipasti
antipasti
noun
plural of antipasto
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antispast
antispast
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
anviltops
apanteles
apantesis
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
apatornis
apemantus
apemosyne
apennines
apennines
Proper noun
A mountain range stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country.