(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androgyneity
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
andrologies
androsphinges
anemobiagraph
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angelinformal
angeronalia
angeronia
angiocardiographies
angiocavernous
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohypertonia
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiometer
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
angioparesis
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiorrhea
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
anguliferous
angustirostrate
anitrogenous
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropogenist
anthropogeographic
anthropogeographic
adj
(anthropology) Relating to anthropogeography
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropophagite
anthropophagite
noun
A cannibal.
anthropophagize
anthropoteleological
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiaggressionist
antiaggressionist
noun
One who opposes aggression.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
antieavesdropping
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antigovernmentally
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
antinegro
antinegro
adj
Opposing Negros.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antioxygenator
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antiprestidigitation
antiprofiteering
antiprofiteering
adj
Opposing or countering profiteering.
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antireligionist
antireligiosity
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antisegregation
antisegregation
adj
(sociology) Opposed to segregation, especially racial segregation
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphrogeneia
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aporrhiegma
appoggiature
apterygiformes
aragonite
aragonite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃; it is dimorphous with calcite.
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
archaeographic
archaeographic
adj
Relating to archaeography
archaeographical
archaeologian
archaeologian
noun
(archaic) An archaeologist.
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archaeological
archaeological
adj
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
archaeologically
archaeologically
adv
In an archaeological manner.
Regarding archaeology.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegoniata
archegoniatae
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archegoniophore
archegoniophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archeologian
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archeological
archeological
adj
(Canada, US) Alternative spelling of archaeological
archeologically
archeologically
adv
In an archeological manner or fashion.
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archicleistogamous
archicleistogamy
archigonocyte
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.