(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthopomatous
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
adipomatous
aeroperitoneum
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
alectoromorphous
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amphanthium
ampherotokous
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibolostylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphistomum
amphithalamus
amphithecium
amphithura
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphithurthura
amphitokous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphitruo
amphoterus
amplexicaudate
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
amplitudinous
ampulate
ampulated
ampulating
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputate
amputate
verb
(obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
amputee
amputee
noun
A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
anaptomorphus
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anophthalmus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
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)
anteposthumous
anthospermum
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
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.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antiopiumite
antipendium
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antipopulism
antirepublicanism
antiscripturism
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antiturnpikeism
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apemantus
apertum
aphroditeum
aplectrum
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogalacteum
apometabolous
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apoplastogamous
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
aposthume
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apoturmeric
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
aquopentamminecobaltic
archeptolemus
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
arthropomatous
arthropomatous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the order Arthropomata
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
assumpt
assumpt
noun
(obsolete) That which is assumed; an assumption.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To take up; to elevate; to assume.
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
assumptionist
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
assumptiveness
astispumante
asymmetrocarpous
atmosphereful
atmospherium
attroupement
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
austrophilism
autallotriomorphic
autoanticomplement
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocomplexes
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodepolymerization
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographometer
autographometer
noun
(obsolete) An instrument on wheels for recording the topography and height changes of any route over which it is drawn or propelled.
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automanipulation
automanipulative
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autometamorphosis
automorph
automorph
adj
Alternative form of automorphic
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.