(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjustoring
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agincourt
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agriochoerus
agriotypus
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agynarious
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
aigialosauridae
aigialosaurus
algiomuscular
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphicarpogenous
amphigouri
amphigouris
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguimorpha
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
anguliferous
angustirostrate
anitrogenous
anthropurgic
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticoagulator
antigyrous
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appoggiature
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argillocalcareous
argillocalcareous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argillous
argillous
adj
clayey; argillaceous
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arsenotungstic
arthroneuralgia
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
assyriologue
astragalonavicular
atrosanguineous
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
augitophyre
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aureoling
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
aurigo
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autodiagrammatic
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autogiros
autogiros
noun
plural of autogiro
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autoirrigation
autojigger
autolaryngoscopic
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
autolithographer
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
autonavigator
autonavigators
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoprogressive
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
autorotating
autorotating
verb
present participle of autorotate
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
autoturning
auxographic
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.