Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acouophonia
acquophonia
acrostichum
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuesthesia
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alcoholuria
alphatoluic
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
amphanthium
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphicytula
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphimorula
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphitokous
amphiumidae
amphivorous
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anakoluthia
anchisaurus
anchtherium
anguimorpha
anisanthous
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihunting
antihunting
adj
Opposed to the practice of hunting animals for sport.
antirrhinum
antirrhinum
noun
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aquashicola
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archbuilder
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archicytula
archilochus
archimorula
archineuron
archpuritan
argusfishes
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
auchincloss
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
aurichalcum
aurichalcum
noun
Alternative form of orichalcum
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.
austrophile
autarchical
autarchical
adj
autarchic
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
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.
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
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.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
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
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azosulphine
azothionium
bacchiuchii
bacchuslike
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baluchistan
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beauharnais
becushioned
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bibliothque
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
birdmouthed
bitterbrush
bitterbrush
noun
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
boguechitto
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boroughship
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bothridiums
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brittlebush
brittlebush
noun
A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brutishness
brutishness
noun
the characteristic of being brutish
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
buckwashing
buffalofish
bulgarophil
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggish
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bullishness
bullishness
noun
The characteristic of being bullish.
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bulrushlike
bulrushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bulrush.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
burgheristh
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burnishable
burnishings
burnishings
noun
plural of burnishing
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushinesses
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.