A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acarologies
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerograph
accelerograph
noun
(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
(military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acrogen
acrogen
noun
(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
acrogenic
acrogenic
adj
Alternative form of acrogenous
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrogynae
acrologies
acrologue
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
acutograve
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
aechmagoras
aegicores
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aerobiologically
aerobiologically
adv
In an aerobiological way.
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
aerological
aerological
adj
Relating to aerology.
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterreckoning
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
ageometrical
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agricole
agricolite
agriochoeridae
agriochoerus
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrogeological
agrogeological
adj
Relating to agrogeology.
agrogeologically
agrogeologically
adv
In terms of agrogeology.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
algesireceptor
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allegorical
allegorical
adj
of, relating to, or containing allegory
allegorically
allegorically
adv
In an allegorical manner.
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
amphicarpogenous
anacrogynae
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angiocardiographies
angiocavernous
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anhydroglocose
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antarctogaea
antarctogaean
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropogeographic
anthropogeographic
adj
(anthropology) Relating to anthropogeography
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropoteleoclogy
anthropoteleological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
arcangelo
archaeogeology
archaeographic
archaeographic
adj
Relating to archaeography
archaeographical
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archaeologer
archaeologian
archaeologian
noun
(archaic) An archaeologist.
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archaeological
archaeological
adj
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
archaeologically
archaeologically
adv
In an archaeological manner.
Regarding archaeology.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archegone
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegoniata
archegoniatae
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archegoniophore
archegoniophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archegosaurus
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archeologian
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archeological
archeological
adj
(Canada, US) Alternative spelling of archaeological
archeologically
archeologically
adv
In an archeological manner or fashion.
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archgomeral
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archicleistogamous
archicleistogamy
archigonocyte
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.