(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
africanthropus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
amphipneustic
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
antepectus
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiproductionist
antiproductiveness
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscripturism
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispiritualistic
antistreptococcus
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
appurtenances
appurtenances
noun
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
aristorepublicanism
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
bronchotyphus
calyptorhynchus
camponotus
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulolenticular
capsulolenticular
adj
(anatomy) relating to the lens (of the eye) and its capsule
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
castanospermum
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centropomus
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
cephalacanthus
cephalanthous
cephalanthus
chemotherapeuticness
chloroplatinous
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
cicrumspections
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compsognathus
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
compunctions
compunctions
noun
plural of compunction
compunctious
compunctious
adj
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conceptualisation
conceptualisation
noun
The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualising
conceptualising
verb
present participle of conceptualise
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.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conceptualistic
conceptualistic
adj
Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
conceptualistically
conceptualistically
adv
In a conceptualistic sense.
conceptualists
conceptualists
noun
plural of conceptualist
conceptualizations
conceptualizations
noun
plural of conceptualization
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
conceptuses
concupiscent
concupiscent
adj
Amorous; lustful.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conspectuity
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
conspectuses
conspectuses
noun
plural of conspectus
conspicuity
conspicuity
noun
The property of being clearly discernible
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constructorship
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
consumptible
consumption
consumption
noun
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptions
consumptions
noun
plural of consumption
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
adj
Existing or created in the same period of time.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporaneousness
contemporaneousness
noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemptuous
contemptuous
adj
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
contemptuously
contemptuously
adv
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
contemptuousness
contemptuousness
noun
The state of being contemptuous
contraposaune
contraptious
contraptious
adj
Characteristic of a contraption; complicated and precarious.
contrapuntalist
contrapuntist
contrapuntist
noun
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
contrascriptural
contrascriptural
adj
(religion) contrary to Scripture
contributorship
contributorship
noun
The role or status of contributor.
coproductions
coproductions
noun
plural of coproduction
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
corpulentness
corpulentness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being corpulent.