An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
adelpholite
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albitophyre
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.
alethopteis
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alphesiboea
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amidophenol
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
ampheclexis
amphetamine
amphetamine
noun
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
(informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
(organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphichrome
amphierotic
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphinesian
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphithecia
amphithemis
amphiumidae
amphizoidae
amphodelite
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
anepithymia
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anophelinae
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anosphresia
anthropidae
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antipathize
antipathize
verb
(intransitive) To feel or show antipathy.
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
apaesthesia
apaesthetic
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
apesthetize
aphaniptera
aphelilions
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aphrogeneia
apishnesses
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
aporhyolite
aporrhaidae
aporrhiegma
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apotheosise
apotheosise
verb
Alternative spelling of apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosize
verb
(transitive) To deify, to convert into a god.
(transitive) To exalt, glorify.
archdapifer
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archisphere
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
archprimate
archprimate
noun
The chief primate of a Christian church.
archvampire
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
argiphontes
arkadelphia
arrhephoria
asphaltites
asphaltites
noun
plural of asphaltite
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
aspheterize
aspheterize
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
attacheship
attacheship
noun
Alternative form of attachéship
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
augitophyre
austrophile
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
azodiphenyl
azosulphine
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
bellmanship
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bibliotaphe
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
brachiopode
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
cacophonies
cacophonies
noun
plural of cacophony
cacophonize
cacophonize
verb
(intransitive) To produce a cacophony.
(transitive) To make cacophonous.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
calliophone
calliophone
noun
Alternative form of calliaphone
campephilus
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cataphrenia
cataphrenic
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
cephalalgia
cephalalgia
noun
(medicine) A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgic
cephalalgic
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.