(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthocereus
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acanthuridae
acanthurus
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acanthuthi
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
aceanthrenequinone
aceratherium
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
achuete
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrostichum
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuaesthesia
acuesthesia
acushnet
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aeschynanthus
africanthropus
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
ahantchuyuk
alcathous
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alectoromorphous
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
alphatoluic
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphipneustic
amphithecium
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anacahuita
anacahuite
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachueta
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
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.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anacoluttha
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarchoindividualist
anatomicochirurgical
anchieutectic
anchtherium
angletouch
anisostichous
anisostichus
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechurch
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthoclinium
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
anthracitious
anthracitous
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthracotherium
anthriscus
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antichurchian
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antienthusiastically
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antilochus
antimachus
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
arceuthobium
archaeocyathus
archaeopithecus
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archaeotherium
archambault
archantiquary
archboutefeu
archcorrupter
archcount
archdisturber
archeptolemus
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
archicleistogamous
archicytula
archigastrula
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
architectural
architectural
adj
Pertaining to architecture.
Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).
architecturalist
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
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.
architectures
architectures
noun
plural of architecture
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archivault
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
archmystagogue
archplutocrat
archpuritan
archtreasurer
archtreasurer
noun
A chief treasurer.
archtreasurership
archtreasurership
noun
The state or business of an archtreasurer.
archturncoat
arctocephalus
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
aristolochiaceous
aristolochiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.