(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
acculturate
acculturate
verb
(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
simple past tense and past participle of adulterate
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adumbrellar
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
afterclause
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
ailuromania
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
albuquerque
albuquerque
Proper noun
The largest city in New Mexico, USA
alcicornium
alcoholuria
aleurodidae
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
aleuroscope
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkalinuria
alkalinuria
noun
(pathology) The condition of the urine having a higher than normal pH
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allotriuria
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alloxuremia
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alpetragius
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluniferous
ambulatoria
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphimorula
amphipleura
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyliferous
anguillaria
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydrously
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
antennulary
antiangular
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticularia
antiguggler
antiliturgy
antinatural
antinatural
adj
contrary to nature
antineutral
antineutral
Adjective
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
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
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
archambault
archbuilder
archelochus
archicytula
archilochus
archimorula
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arguitively
arlequinade
arnaudville
arnoldsburg
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
articulator
articulator
noun
(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
(phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
artifactual
artifactual
adj
Of or pertaining to artifact.
Resembling an artifact.
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
astrologous
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
aurichalcum
aurichalcum
noun
Alternative form of orichalcum
auriculares
auriculares
noun
plural of auricularis
auricularia
auricularia
noun
(zoology) The larvae of the sea cucumber.
auricularis
auricularis
noun
(anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.
auricularly
auricularly
adv
In an auricular manner.
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auriscalpia
auscultator
auscultator
noun
(historical) In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.
An instrument for auscultation.
One who practices auscultation.
australasia
australiana
australians
australioid
austrophile
autarchical
autarchical
adj
autarchic
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avicularium
avicularium
noun
(biology) A modified zooid, in some colonial bryozoans, in the form of a beak, that prevents other organisms from settling on the colony
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
balistarius
balistarius
noun
Alternative form of ballistarius
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
barbarously
barbarously
adv
In a barbarous manner.
barbellulae
bareknuckle
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.