A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
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
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
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
acupunctuate
acupunctuate
verb
(rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture.
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.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
acutiplantar
adenotyphus
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adventureship
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agitpunkt
agranuloplastic
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
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
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amphanthium
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphithuron
amphithurons
amplitudinous
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
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
anaphroditous
anapterygotous
anaptomorphus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
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
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
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.
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
anteoccupation
anteoperculum
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
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
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
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.
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
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
antipeduncular
antipendium
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphus
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
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
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.