Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible; inconceivable.
noun
An adherent of acatalepsy
acceptilate
acceptilate
verb
(transitive) To discharge a (claim) by acceptilation
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acropolises
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
agapeically
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
allicampane
allocryptic
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alloplasmic
alloplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alloplasm
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphatoluic
alpiniaceae
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alycompaine
ampheclexis
amphicytula
amphilochus
amphiphilic
amphiphilic
adj
(biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphophilic
amphophilic
adj
(cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amplicative
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anacalypsis
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anticapital
anticapital
adj
Tending to erode the preservation of capital.
anticomplex
antilocapra
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apollonicon
apollonicon
noun
(music) A particular type of barrel organ that also had a keyboard.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apomictical
apoplectoid
apostatical
apostatical
adj
Apostate.
apostolical
apostolical
adj
(Christianity) apostolic
appalachian
appalachian
Adjective
Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.
Noun
A person from Appalachia.
Proper noun
The dialect of people from Appalachia.
appendiceal
appendiceal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicial
appendicial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.
application
application
noun
(bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
(obsolete) Compliance.
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Diligence; close thought or attention.
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
The substance applied.
applicative
applicative
adj
(computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
Having practical application; applicable.
Involving the application of an operator on an operand.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
asclepiadae
asclepiadic
asclepidoid
asclepieion
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
asplanchnic
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
auriscalpia
autopelagic
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).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
battlepiece
beneplacito
beneplacity
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
birdclapper
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
bolographic
bulbocapnin
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
cacoplastic
cacoplastic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation.
caesalpinia
caesalpinia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Caesalpinia.
calamopitys
calciphilia
calciphilic
calciphobic
calciprivic
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
calligrapha
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
calliophone
calliophone
noun
Alternative form of calliaphone
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
callipygian
callipygian
adj
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
callityping
calomorphic
calypsonian
calypsonian
noun
A calypso musician.
campbellism
campbellism
Proper noun
The
campbellite
campbellite
Noun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
campephilus
campholytic
capaciously
capaciously
adv
In a capacious manner.
capercailye
capilaceous
capillament
capillament
noun
(anatomy) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.
(botany) A filament.
capillaries
capillaries
noun
plural of capillary
capillarily
capillarily
adv
In a capillary manner.
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capillation
capillation
noun
(obsolete) A capillary blood vessel.
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capillitial
capillitial
adj
Relating to the capillitium.
capillitium
capillitium
noun
A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
capitaliser
capitalises
capitalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalise
capitalisms
capitalisms
noun
plural of capitalism
capitalists
capitalists
noun
plural of capitalist
capitalized
capitalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalize
capitalizer
capitalizer
noun
One who capitalizes.
capitalizes
capitalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalize
capitalness
capitalness
noun
The state or quality of being capital.
capitellate
capitellate
adj
(botany) Having a very small knob-like termination, or collected into minute capitula.