(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
adipomatous
aegopodium
aeroperitoneum
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminoscope
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
allopalladium
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
aluminaphone
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambiparous
amidosulphonal
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminosulphonic
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphanthium
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphicarpium
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphidesmous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphimarus
amphimorula
amphimorulae
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphissus
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphistomum
amphithalamus
amphithecium
amphithura
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphithurthura
amphitokous
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.)
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphitruo
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amphiumidae
amphius
amphivorous
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amplitudinous
ampulating
ampullaria
ampullariidae
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anguimorpha
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anopluriform
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
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.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antiopiumite
antipendium
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antipopulism
antirepublicanism
antiscripturism
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antiturnpikeism
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apemius
aphroditeum
apium
aploperistomatous
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apomyius
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
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.