(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
aceratherium
achariaceous
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acuaesthesia
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
agriochoerus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophilia
ailurophilia
noun
A fondness or love for cats or other felines.
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aluminaphone
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicarpium
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicyrtous
amphidesmous
amphimorulae
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithecium
amphithurons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiophorous
anguishously
anhalouidine
anisostichus
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anthoclinium
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthracitous
anthraquinol
anthropurgic
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antihumanism
antihumanism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) Opposition to humanism.
antihumanist
antihumanist
adj
(ethics) Opposing humanism
noun
(ethics) One who opposes humanism.
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
aphidicolous
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
arceuthobium
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
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.
archisupreme
architecture
architecture
noun
(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
A unifying structure.
Any particular style of building design.
Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
The structure and design of a system or product.
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
archpublican
aristomachus
arthrodirous
artiphyllous
ashurbanipal
athericerous
atmospherium
aurichalcite
aurichalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate mineral of copper and zinc.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
authenticate
authenticate
adj
Synonym of authentic.
verb
(transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autochemical
autochthonic
autochthonic
Adjective
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxochromism
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
azosulphonic
baluchithere
bankruptship
baragouinish
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bluishnesses
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bronchiloquy
brunelleschi
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buddhistical
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
bushrangings
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterwright
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
calciphilous
calciphilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Suited to a calcareous soil
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
callistephus
caoutchoucin
caoutchoucin
noun
Alternative form of caoutchin
carbophilous
carcharhinus
celiadelphus
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chalchihuitl
chalchihuitl
noun
(mineralogy, South America) turquoise
chamaecistus
chamaelirium
charcuteries
charcuteries
noun
plural of charcuterie
chartularies
chartularies
noun
plural of chartulary
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
chauvinistic
chauvinistic
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.