A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(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.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
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
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupunctuation
acupunctuation
noun
(rare) A pricking with or as if with a needle; the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
acupuncturator
acupuncturator
noun
An acupuncturist.
adenotyphus
adipomatous
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adscriptitious
adstipulation
adstipulator
aeroperitoneum
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
africanthropus
agastrophus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agranuloplastic
agriotypus
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.
alphatoluic
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
ampherotokous
amphibolostylous
amphicyrtous
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphithurons
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
amplitudinous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
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
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
anaphroditous
anapterygotous
anaptomorphus
anarthropodous
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
andropetalous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopterous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoccupation
anteoperculum
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthropodus
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
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.
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
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
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antipoenus
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
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antistreptococcus
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
apiculation
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocrustic
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.