(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocephala
acanthocephalan
acanthocephalan
adj
In a manner similar to Acanthocephala.
noun
Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.
acanthocephali
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopanax
acanthophis
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopod
acanthopod
adj
Spiny-footed.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
acanthopteran
acanthopteran
noun
Alternative form of acanthopterygian
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
accelerograph
accelerograph
noun
(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
(military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
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
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
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.
acerbophobia
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetoamidophenol
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetonaphthone
acetonaphthone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of methyl naphthyl ketone
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
acetophenetidine
acetophenin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetoxyphthalide
acetylphenol
achaenocarp
achaenocarp
noun
Any dry indehiscent fruit.
achenocarp
achitophel
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromatophilia
achromatophilia
noun
(cytology) The condition of being an achromatophil
achromatophilic
achromatopia
achromatopia
noun
defective ability to see colours
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achropsia
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acouophonia
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acquophonia
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acroparesthesia
acroparesthesia
noun
(medicine) severe pain in the extremities
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrophony
acrophony
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
acrosphacelus
acrotrophic
acrotrophic
adj
(biology, of an insect) Having nutritive cells at the top of the follicular tube
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actiniomorpha
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinographic
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophone
actinophone
noun
An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophonic
actinophonic
adj
Relating to the production of sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinophryan
actinophrys
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphic
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.
adelpho
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelphoi
adelpholite
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
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.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland