In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acutiplantar
adstipulate
adstipulated
adstipulating
adstipulation
adstipulator
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alpetragius
alphatoluic
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
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
amphicytula
amphigastrula
amphithalamus
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
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
andropetalous
angustiseptal
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
anteoperculum
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
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)
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anthocephalous
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
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.
antipeduncular
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antipopulationist
antipopulationist
adj
Opposing overpopulation.
noun
One who opposes overpopulation.
antipopulism
antiproductively
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antispiritualistic
antispiritually
antisupernatural
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalist
antisupernaturalist
noun
One who opposes supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apertural
apertural
adj
Relating to an aperture.
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apicultures
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
aplectrum
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
aplustria
apogalacteum
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apometabolous
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apoplastogamous
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
applenut
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
aquocapsulitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
arctocephalus
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
arthropleura
arthropleure
artiphyllous
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
asterospondylous
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
atahualpa
atelocephalous
atmosphereful
attapulgite
attapulgite
noun
(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite
attapulgus
aulophyte
auriculoparietal
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
aurothiosulphate
aurothiosulphate
noun
Alternative form of aurothiosulfate
aurothiosulphuric
auscultascope
auscultoscope
auscultoscope
noun
(medicine) A stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
ausgespielt
australanthropus
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.