(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
acalephes
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
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
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
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
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.
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
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.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphus
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alectoromorphous
alephs
alephs
noun
plural of aleph
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
alloeostropha
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphesiboea
alpheus
alpheus
Proper noun
A river in Hades.
The god/personification of the river Alpheus.
name, of mostly historical usage.
alphonse
alphonsine
alphosises
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblycephalus
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
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
amyelencephalous
amylophosphate
anacephalaeosis
anaglyphoscope
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angelship
angioelephantiasis
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anomalocephalus
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
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthocephalous
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antipatheticalness
antipatheticalness
noun
The state or quality of being antipathetical.
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphysicalness
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphelinus
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphelops
apholates
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
apselaphesia
apselaphesis
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archapostle
archeptolemus
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.