(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftervision
afterwisdom
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
agoniatites
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agromyzidae
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
albitophyre
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
alethopteis
aleurodidae
aleyrodidae
alfilerillo
alfilerillo
noun
Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
algometries
alienations
alienations
noun
plural of alienation
alienicolae
alimenation
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
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
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
allantoidea
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegorical
allegorical
adj
of, relating to, or containing allegory
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorized
allegorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorize
allegorizer
allegorizer
noun
One who allegorizes.
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
allemontite
allemontite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of antimony arsenide (SbAs).
alleviation
alleviation
noun
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
allineation
allineation
noun
alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun
alliterator
alliterator
noun
One who alliterates.
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allocheiria
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
alloclasite
alloclasite
noun
(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allodesmism
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
alloiometry
allokinesis
allokinetic
allomerized
allomerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allomerize
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopatries
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
allosematic
allosteries
allothigene
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
alloxuremia
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almoravides
alniresinol
alphesiboea
alsinaceous
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alternation
alternation
noun
(computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
(geometry) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
(linguistics) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
(logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
(mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.
(phonology) Ablaut.
(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
alternativo
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
alumiferous
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluniferous
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
alycompaine
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ameliorable
ameliorable
adj
Capable of being ameliorated, or improved.
ameliorated
ameliorated
adj
Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ameliorativ
ameliorator
ameliorator
noun
A person who, or thing which, ameliorates.
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
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.
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
ametoecious
amidoacetal
amidoacetic
amidohexose
amidoketone
amidomyelin
amidophenol
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminoacetal
aminoacetic
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
aminomyelin
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
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
ammocoetoid
ammodytidae
ammoniaemia
ammonoidean
ammoresinol
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
ampelideous
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphichrome
amphierotic
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
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphizoidae
amphodelite
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amyliferous
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.