Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
amyloleucite
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancohuma
ancylostomum
androcephalum
androclinium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
announcement
announcement
noun
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
That which conveys what is announced.
The content which is announced.
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalocephalus
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
anthoclinium
anthracomartus
anthracotherium
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticonstitutionalism
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
apocynum
apogalacteum
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.
apoturmeric
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aqueomercurial
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arceuthobium
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archaeotherium
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archemorus
archeptolemus
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archimorula
archmystagogue
arcocentrum
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
aristomachus
aristorepublicanism
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
armouchiquois
arthrobacterium
ascogonidium
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
ascophyllum
astrocaryum
asymmetrocarpous
atmocausis
atmocautery
attouchement
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aulacomniaceae
aulacomnium
aureocasidium
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auricomous
auricomous
adj
Having golden hair; yellow-haired.
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autallotriomorphic
autoanticomplement
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autochemical
autocholecystectomy
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autocomplexes
autocosm
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autohemic
autohemolytic
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
automatictacessing
automechanical
automechanism
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autophthalmoscope
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopotamic
autopsychorhythmia
autoracemization
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.