An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyopsidae
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amnioclepsis
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelideous
ampelis
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampelopsidin
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
ampelos
ampelosicyos
ampheclexis
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphinucleus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
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.
amphisile
amphisilidae
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amplenesses
amplest
amplest
adj
superlative form of ample: most ample
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
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampules
ampules
noun
plural of ampule
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amyelencephalous
amylodyspepsia
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
amylopsase
anableps
anableps
noun
Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
anablepses
anacephalaeosis
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anaeroplastic
anaeroplasty
anaglyphoscope
analepses
analepses
noun
plural of analepsis
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
ananaples
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
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.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androlepsia
androlepsy
andropetalous
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelship
angioelephantiasis
angioneoplasm
angioplerosis
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglepods
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustiseptal
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
anomalocephalus
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
antebaptismal
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anterospinal
anthocephalous
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antiapostle
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilepsis
antilipase
antilipase
adj
That counters the action of a lipase
antineoplastic
antineoplastic
adj
(pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.
noun
(pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.
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.
antiparliamentarians
antiparliamentarians
noun
plural of antiparliamentarian
antiparliamentarist
antiparliamentarist
noun
Synonym of antiparliamentarian
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipatheticalness
antipatheticalness
noun
The state or quality of being antipathetical.
antiperistalsis
antiperistalsis
noun
(physiology) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs
(physiology) reversed peristalsis
antiperistaltic
antiperistaltic
adj
(pharmacology) That blocks or stops peristalsis.
(physiology) Of or relating to antiperistalsis.
noun
A drug that blocks peristalsis.
antiperistatical
antiperistatical
Adjective
Pertaining to antiperistasis.
antiperistatically
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipestilence
antipestilent
antipestilential
antipestilential
adj
Preventing or acting as a remedy against bubonic plague or other infectious diseases.
noun
A preventative or remedy against bubonic plague or other infectious diseases.
antipestilently
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphysicalness
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antiplenist
antipolemist
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antiproteolysis
antirepublicanism
antisceptical
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antiskeptical
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
antistreptococcal
antistreptococcal
adj
(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.