(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acatalepsia
acatalepsia
noun
Alternative form of acatalepsy
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposeness
adiposeness
noun
The state or quality of being adipose.
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adstipulate
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aegospotami
aepyornises
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
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeroscepsis
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
affenspalte
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterspeech
afterspring
aftersupper
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonist
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
albumoscope
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
alethopteis
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
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
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alpetragius
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
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.
alphesiboea
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ampelideous
ampheclexis
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
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
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
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.
amphithemis
amphogenous
amplenesses
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anaspidacea
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
androlepsia
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anosphresia
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antiapostle
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiplenist
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antiseption
antiseption
noun
(archaic) antisepsis
antiseptize
antiseptize
verb
Archaic form of antisepticize.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antisnapper
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
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
apesthetize
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphenoscope
aphrodesiac
apicultures
apishnesses
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
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
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
apoplexious
aposepalous
aposepalous
adj
(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals
aposiopeses
aposiopeses
noun
plural of aposiopesis
aposiopesis
aposiopesis
noun
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
aposiopetic
aposiopetic
adj
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
apostatised
apostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatise
apostatises
apostatises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostatise
apostatized
apostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatize
apostatizes
apostatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostatize