(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
acrotrophoneurosis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
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.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adiaphanousness
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adstipulate
adstipulated
adventureship
aechmophorus
aegyptus
aeluropodous
aepytus
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
aesepus
afterpressure
aftersupper
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcelaphus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
aleuroscope
alexandroupolis
alopecurus
alopecus
alpetragius
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alpheus
alpheus
Proper noun
A river in Hades.
The god/personification of the river Alpheus.
name, of mostly historical usage.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
ampherotokous
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphogenous
amphoterus
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
amplexuses
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampules
ampules
noun
plural of ampule
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
amyelencephalous
anapterygotous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
andropetalous
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphous
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopterous
anisosepalous
anomalocephalus
antepectus
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
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
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipoenus
antiproductiveness
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antirepublicanism
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.