In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achaenocarp
achaenocarp
noun
Any dry indehiscent fruit.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
achroanthes
achroglobin
acocanthera
acrochordon
acrochordon
noun
(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
acrocorinth
acronychous
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amaranthoid
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
noun
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphikaryon
amphithuron
amphithyron
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anachronize
anachronize
verb
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphote
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anarthropod
anarthrosis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
anchoresses
anchoresses
noun
plural of anchoress
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
anchorville
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androphonos
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
anguimorpha
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydrously
anhydroxime
annihilator
annihilator
noun
One who annihilates.
anoplothere
anorthitite
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antatrophic
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthesterol
anthocerote
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthotropic
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthracotic
anthracotic
adj
Relating to anthracosis.
anthracoxen
anthratriol
anthraxylon
anthrophore
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anthroxanic
antichoicer
antichoicer
noun
Alternative form of anti-choicer.
anticrochet
antiheroine
antiheroine
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antimonarch
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
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.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aphanophyre
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrogeneia
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.
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
aragonspath
archaeornis
archbuffoon
archcozener
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archenteron
archenteron
noun
(anatomy) A primitive alimentary cavity
archfounder
archicantor
archikaryon
archineuron
archmonarch
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archosyrinx
archpontiff
argiphontes
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arsenohemol
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
artophorion
artophorion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
athenagoras
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.