(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
accommodate
accommodate
adj
(obsolete) Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.
verb
(intransitive, of an eye) To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
(intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
(transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
(transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
(transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
(transitive) To provide housing for.
(transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
(transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
To provide sufficient space for
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accordatura
accordature
acetotoluid
acettoluide
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrodactyla
acrodontism
actaeonidae
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acutonodose
adenectopia
adenectopic
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adipocerite
adipopectic
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidoacetal
amidoacetic
ammocoetoid
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
ancistrodon
androcrates
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androtauric
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anidiomatic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antidotical
antidotical
adj
Serving as an antidote.
aphrodistic
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apoplectoid
arthrodymic
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backadation
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroides
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
batidaceous
bichromated
bidactylous
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
bloodstanch
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bucerotidae
camaldolite
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camptodrome
capernoited
capitonidae
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiometer
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiotonic
cardiotonic
adj
That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart.
noun
Any drug or substance having a tonic effect on the heart.
cardiotoxic
cardiotoxic
adj
chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart
carnationed
carnationed
adj
(poetic) Of a rosy pink colour.
Adorned with a carnation.
carotenoids
carotenoids
noun
plural of carotenoid
carotinoids
carotinoids
noun
plural of carotinoid
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
castoroides
catabolized
catabolized
adj
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catabolize
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
cataleptoid
cataleptoid
adj
Resembling catalepsy.
catchpolled
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
categorized
categorized
adj
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorize
catostomoid
cattimandoo
cattimandoo
noun
The latex of the tree Euphorbia cattimandoo.
caudotibial
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
ceratodidae
ceratoduses
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
chelidonate
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chondromata
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladodontid
cladoptosis
cladoptosis
noun
(botany) The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress
clintondale
clitoridean
clitoridean
adj
Synonym of clitoral
clostridial
clostridial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
clostridian
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coadjutator
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coadjutrice
coadmitting
coadmitting
verb
present participle of coadmit
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadunation
coadunation
noun
(obsolete) Union into a single body or mass; unity.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coatdresses
coatdresses
noun
plural of coatdress
coatimondie
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coattending
coattending
verb
present participle of coattend
cocaptained
cocaptained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocaptain
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
codominants
codominants
noun
plural of codominant
coeducation
coeducation
noun
the education of male and female students in the same institution