Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aplodiorite
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoplectoid
apostatised
apostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatise
apostatized
apostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatize
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
appendotome
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
aptenodytes
aristodemus
armorplated
arrendation
artesonados
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
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.
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
asbestoidal
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
asteroidean
asteroidean
noun
Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
athletehood
athletehood
noun
The role or status of an athlete.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometer
atmidometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.
atmidometry
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
attorneydom
attorneydom
noun
The realm or sphere of attorneys.
audiologist
audiologist
noun
A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditotoria
australioid
autoaddress
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialled
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
automatized
automatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automatize
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
autorotated
autorotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autorotate
autostradas
autostradas
noun
plural of autostrada
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
autotomized
autotomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomize
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
axiomatized
axiomatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of axiomatize
axodendrite
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
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronethood
baronetised
baronetized
barotseland
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
bastinadoed
bastinadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bastinado
bastinadoes
bastinadoes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinado
batidaceous
batodendron
battledored
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bdellostoma
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
benzoinated
benzoinated
adj
(medicine) Containing or impregnated with benzoin
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bernardston
bichromated
bidactylous
binominated
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
blastozooid
blastozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid produced by budding
bloatedness
bloatedness
noun
The state or quality of being bloated.
bloodstains
bloodstains
noun
plural of bloodstain
bloodstanch
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatloading
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
boththridia
botryllidae
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
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
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
broadwayite
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bucerotidae
butazolidin
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