(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adenotyphus
adventureship
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
alectoromorphous
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ampherotokous
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphithecium
amphoterus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteposthumous
anthocephalous
anthospermum
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropopithecus
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphroditeum
aposthume
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.
archaeopithecus
archcorrupter
archeptolemus
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archtreasurership
archtreasurership
noun
The state or business of an archtreasurer.
arctocephalus
arthropleura
arthropleure
arthropterous
atelocephalous
atmosphereful
atmospherium
augitophyre
aulophyte
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
aurothiosulphate
aurothiosulphate
noun
Alternative form of aurothiosulfate
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
australopithecus
austrophile
autechoscope
authotype
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autoepigraph
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographometer
autographometer
noun
(obsolete) An instrument on wheels for recording the topography and height changes of any route over which it is drawn or propelled.
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autolithographer
autometamorphosis
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autophotoelectric
autophotometry
autophthalmoscope
autophyllogeny
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autoplasmotherapy
autoprothesis
autopyotherapy
autoserotherapy
autoserotherapy
noun
serotherapy using an autoserum
autostethoscope
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
autotherapeutic
autotherapeutic
adj
therapeutic to the self; of or relating to autotherapy
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barytosulphate
batrachospermum
beautyship
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boltuprightness
bothriocephalus
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.
brachistocephalous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
callistephus
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
cephalacanthus
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalanthous
cephalanthus
cephalopterus
cephalotaceous
cephalotaxus
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
cephalotus
ceratophyllaceous
ceratophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ceratophyllaceae.
ceratophyllum
cercopithecus
chaetophoraceous
chaetophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Chaetophoraceae.
chaetophorous
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chapournet
chapournetted
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chapterhouse
chapultepec
chautemps
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy