Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminoformic
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
ammoresinol
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
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
anacreontic
anacreontic
adj
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
noun
(poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
anacrogynae
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
anaemotropy
anaerobiont
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anagnorisis
anagnorisis
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
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
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.
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.
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anapnometer
anarthropod
anarthrosis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anatosaurus
anaxagorean
anaxagorean
Adjective
Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
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
ancistrodon
ancyloceras
andranatomy
androclinia
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androcrates
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androgamone
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgonial
androgonium
androgynary
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androlepsia
andrologies
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.
androtauric
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
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.
anemometers
anemometers
noun
plural of anemometer
anemometric
anemometric
adj
Of or relating to anemometry.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angariation
angariation
noun
(obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angeronalia
angiocarpic
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.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anguimorpha
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydrously
anhydroxime
anilopyrine
animalivora
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
animatronic
animatronic
adj
Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics.
anisandrous
anisocarpic
anisocercal
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
annecorinne
annihilator
annihilator
noun
One who annihilates.
annunciator
annunciator
noun
(UK, railways) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard
An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
Anything that announces something
anomoeomery
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
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.
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
antatrophic
antecessors
antecessors
noun
plural of antecessor
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
anteopercle
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
anteriority
anteriority
noun
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anteropygal
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
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.