(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accelerando
accelerando
adv
(music) With a gradual increase in speed.
noun
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accentuable
accentuable
adj
Capable of being accentuated
accentually
accentually
adv
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accessional
accessional
adj
(rare) Pertaining to accession; additional.
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accidential
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
acetanilide
acetanilide
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetylamine
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylation
acetylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
achatinella
achatinella
noun
Oahu tree snail (Achatinella spp.).
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acrindoline
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aesculapian
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
alacreatine
alangiaceae
alcaligenes
alcedinidae
alcedininae
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcibiadean
alcyonacean
alcyonacean
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alienicolae
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allentiacan
allicampane
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allokinetic
almacenista
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alpiniaceae
alsinaceous
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
alycompaine
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalency
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
aminoacetal
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anacleticum
analemmatic
analemmatic
adj
Relating to an analemma.
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.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anchorville
ancillaries
ancillaries
noun
plural of ancillary
ancyloceras
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
angelically
angelically
adv
In an angelic manner.
angelicness
angelicness
noun
The state or quality of being angelic
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelologic
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglicanize
anglicanize
Verb
To make Anglican.
anhemolytic
animalculae
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
anisocercal
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
anteflected
anteopercle
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anticomplex
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticyclone
anticyclone
noun
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure
antihelices
antilactase
antimedical
antimedical
adj
Inconsistent with the principles of medical science.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
aphelenchus
appendiceal
appendiceal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicial
appendicial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
arecolidine
arenicolite
arenicolite
noun
(paleontology) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arvicolinae
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
ascensional
ascensional
adj
(astronomy) Relating to ascension.
asclepieion
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
balanceable
balanceable
adj
Capable of being balanced.
balancement
balancement
noun
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
balaneutics
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
balneologic
balneologic
adj
Alternative form of balneological
barceloneta
bareknuckle
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
baronetical
baronetical
adj
Of or relating to a baronet.
basiliscine
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
beneplacito
beneplacity
benzalcohol
berascaling
biacetylene
bilaciniate
bilaciniate
adj
Doubly fringed.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bisectional
bisectional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or obtained by bisection
bivalencies
bivalencies
noun
plural of bivalency
blackenings
blackenings
noun
plural of blackening
blackhander
blacknesses
blacknesses
noun
plural of blackness
blacksnakes
blacksnakes
noun
plural of blacksnake
blacktongue
blanchester
blancmanger
blancmanger
noun
(historical) A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc.; blancmange.