(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.
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
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adenotyphus
africanthropus
amphithuron
amphithurons
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anarthropodous
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteposthumous
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
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
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.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autohypnotically
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autohypnotization
autohypnotization
noun
Synonym of autohypnosis
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autophon
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autophonous
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyllogeny
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autotyphization
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boltuprightness
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bronchotyphus
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
calyptorhynchus
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
cephalanthous
chapournet
chapournetted
chaunoprockt
chemotherapeuticness
chloroplatinous
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
compsognathus
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
constructorship
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
contributorship
contributorship
noun
The role or status of contributor.
corundophilite
counterapproach
counterapproach
noun
A trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
counterprophet
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
counterpuncher
counterpuncher
noun
(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
countersympathy
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
cryptobranchus
cryptorhynchus
ctenocephalus
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
deutencephalon
deutonephron
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
dictyosiphonaceous
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
diphthongous
dipleurobranchiate
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
ectonephridium
elephantopus
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
emprosthotonus
emprosthotonus
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
enantiomorphous
enantiomorphous
adj
Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic
enantiomorphously
enantiomorphously
adv
enantiomorphically
endophytous
enophthalmus
entomophagous
entomophagous
adj
feeding on insects; insectivorous
entomophilous
entomophilous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily.
entomophthoraceous
entomophthorous
entomophytous
entophytous
entophytous
adj
entophytic
eoanthropus
epanisognathous
epanthous
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epithelioglandular
ethylhydrocupreine
ethylhydrocupreine
noun
A chemical used in cell culture to distinguish Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-hemolytic streptococci such as Streptococcus viridans.