(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
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.
alphatoluic
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amphibolostylous
amplitudinous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
andropetalous
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
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
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.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
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
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
apiculation
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogalacteum
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apometabolous
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apoplastogamous
aquocapsulitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
arctocephalus
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
arthropleura
arthropleure
artiphyllous
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
asterospondylous
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
atelocephalous
atmosphereful
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.
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.
australopithecus
australorp
austrophil
austrophile
austrophilism
autallotriomorphic
autoanticomplement
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
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.
autocatalepsy
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autocomplexes
autocystoplasty
autodepolymerization
autoepilation
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
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.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnotically
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
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)
automanipulation
automanipulative
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autopelagic
autophotoelectric
autophthalmoscope
autophyllogeny
autophytically
autopilot
autopilot
noun
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
(by extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically
verb
(intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoplasmotherapy
autoplast
autoplast
noun
Synonym of autograft
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autoplasties
autoplasties
noun
plural of autoplasty
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopolar
autopolar
adj
(electronics) Relating to or having autopolarity.
autopolo
autopoloist
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autopsychology
autoptical
autoptical
adj
Alternative form of autoptic
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autoslip
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotransplant
autotransplant
noun
autotransplantation
verb
To transplant from one part of the body to another.
autotransplantation
autotransplantation
noun
(surgery) The transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
autotrophically
autotrophically
adv
In an autotrophic manner.
With regard to autotrophy.
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin