(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.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acropolises
adelomorphic
adenographical
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adrianople
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aecioteliospore
aegagropila
aegagropilae
aegagropile
aegagropiles
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeroscopically
aetiotropically
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albitophyre
albopruinose
alethopteroid
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
algesireceptor
alimentotherapy
alipterion
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allelotropic
allelotropism
allomorphite
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
alloxyproteic
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphimorulae
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
anaeroplastic
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androlepsia
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephalotrophia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angioplerosis
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anilopyrine
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
anoplonemertini
anoplotheriidae
anoplotherioid
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
anteroparietal
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anterospinal
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropoteleological
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapridae
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiportable
antiproductively
antiproteolysis
antistreptococcal
antistreptococcal
adj
(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
aperulosid
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
apheliotropically
apheliotropically
adv
In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphrolite
aplodiorite
aploperistomatous
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apollinaire
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
aporhyolite
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
appressorial
appressorial
adj
(mycology) Of or pertaining to appressoria
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apresoline
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
archaeographical
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal
adj
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archipelagos
archlexicographer
archphilosopher
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
aristorepublicanism
arseniopleite
arseniopleite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.