A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acatalepsia
acatalepsia
noun
Alternative form of acatalepsy
acataleptic
acataleptic
adj
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
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acropolises
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
albumoscope
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.
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleuroscope
allicampane
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alpiniaceae
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ampheclexis
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
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)
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
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.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
anteopercle
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anticomplex
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
aphelenchus
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apicultures
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apoplectoid
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
appendiceal
appendiceal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicial
appendicial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.
applesauces
applesauces
noun
plural of applesauce
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.
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.
archapostle
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archplotter
archprelate
archprelate
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archbishop or other chief prelate.
asclepiadae
asclepiadic
asclepidoid
asclepieion
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autopelagic
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
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
birdclapper
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
caesalpinia
caesalpinia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Caesalpinia.
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
calliophone
calliophone
noun
Alternative form of calliaphone
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
camelkeeper
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
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.
campbellton
campbeltown
campephilus
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capableness
capableness
noun
The state or quality of being capable.
capelocracy
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
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
capitaliser
capitalises
capitalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalise
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.
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
cappelenite
cappelenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral that is a mixed borosilicate and fluoride of yttrium, cerium and barium
cappelletti
cappelletti
noun
(cooking) A circular form of ravioli.
caprellidae
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
captionless
captionless
adj
Without a caption.
captivately
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
carpologies
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
catalepsies
catalepsies
noun
plural of catalepsy
cataleptics
cataleptics
noun
plural of cataleptic
cataleptize
cataleptize
verb
(transitive) To induce a state of catalepsy in.
cataleptoid
cataleptoid
adj
Resembling catalepsy.
catapleiite
catapleiite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
cataspilite
catchpolery
catchpolled
caterpillar
caterpillar
noun
(mathematics) A set of subtrees of a tree
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm
caulopteris
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
centripetal
centripetal
adj
(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
Directed or moving towards a centre.
Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalalgia
cephalalgia
noun
(medicine) A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgic
cephalalgic
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
noun
A remedy for the headache.
cephalaspis
cephaldemae
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
cephaleuros
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalocele
cephalocele
noun
(medicine) encephalocele
cephalocone
cephalocyst
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalology
cephalomant
cephalomere
cephalomere
noun
(zoology) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.