A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenemphraxis
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenopharyngitis
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adiaphanousness
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adventureship
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amphidesmous
amphioxides
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisilidae
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
angiocardiographies
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
antipriesthood
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphrodesiac
aphrosiderite
aphthartodocetism
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
archdapifership
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
archshepherd
arthroendoscopy
asaphidae
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
asphodelaceae
asphodeline
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
asphodelus
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
aspidobranchiate
aspidocephali
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
basidiophore
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
beachdrops
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beldamship
benzosulphimide
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bisphenoid
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodiastasis
blepharodyschroia
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharydatis
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
bretwaldaship
bridegroomship
bridemaidship
brideship
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
calcaneoscaphoid
calcaneoscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of calcaneonavicular
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
cardsharpers
cardsharpers
noun
plural of cardsharper Alternative form of cardsharps
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
celiadelphus
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscida
cephalodiscus
cephalodymus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
chaetopodous
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
cheilodipterus
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodiales
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
chiropodies
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chloropalladates
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
chondriosphere
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
chromodiascope
chrysopidae
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
cladophorales
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
clodhoppers
clodhoppers
noun
plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes)