(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aftersupper
agastrophus
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.
aleuroscope
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alpetragius
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphigouris
amphimorula
amphipleura
amphithuron
amphivorous
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anguimorpha
anthropodus
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
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.
aporocactus
apostrophus
apoturmeric
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
archmugwump
archpuritan
artocarpous
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
ascocarpous
ascocarpous
adj
Having an ascocarp
ascophorous
ascosporous
ascosporous
adj
Synonym of ascosporic
asparaguses
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asteropaeus
astroscopus
atropaceous
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auriscalpia
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocarpian
autocarpous
autocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit formed by self-pollination
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorrhaphy
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
axospermous
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
boroughship
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
brushpopper
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bulgarophil
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
butterpaste
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camptosorus
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capiturlary
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprifolium
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgus
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cardophagus
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpogenous
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
carpophorus
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
caulocarpic
caulopteris
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
centropomus
cephaleuros
cerophilous
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
circumplect
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
colporteurs
colporteurs
noun
plural of colporteur
comephorous
compositure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compressure
compressure
noun
(archaic) Compression.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.