(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
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.
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alectoromorphous
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
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
aluminaphone
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphimorulae
amphinucleus
amphipleura
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
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
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
ampoule
ampoule
noun
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampulated
ampule
ampule
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule
ampules
ampules
noun
plural of ampule
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
ampullariidae
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullulae
amyelencephalous
androcephalum
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anomalocephalus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
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)
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.
antirepublicanism
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
aplectrum
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogalacteum
apometabolous
aquopentamminecobaltic
araliaephyllum
archeptolemus
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
atmosphereful
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
autoanticomplement
autocomplexes
autodepolymerization
automanipulative
autophthalmoscope
autoplasmotherapy
avicularimorphae
bismutoplagionite
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
branchiopulmonate
camelopardus
campanulaceae
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campanulales
campanulariae
campanularidae
campanulatae
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
campbellsburg
campephilus
campyloneuron
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
caprimulgidae
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgine
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodymus
cephalohumeral
cephalohumeralis
cephalomelus
cephalosporium
ceratophyllum
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chamaepericlymenum
chamecephalous
chamecephalus
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutical
adj
Synonym of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
circumparallelogram
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplicate
circumspangle
circumspheral
cirrhopetalum
climatotherapeutics
cochlospermaceous
cochlospermaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cochlospermaceae.
colleaguesmanship
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
computatively
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conocephalum
contemplature
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercomplaint
countercomplaint
noun
A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
countercomplaints
countercomplaints
noun
plural of countercomplaint
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
crepitaculum
crepitaculum
noun
A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.