(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accompanists
accompanists
noun
plural of accompanist
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplement
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetylphenol
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinocarpic
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophonic
actinophonic
adj
Relating to the production of sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophryan
actinopraxis
actinopteran
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenotyphoid
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adoptianisms
adoptionisms
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adpromission
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adrianopolis
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aetiophyllin
aghorapanthi
aglyphodonta
albopruinose
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allophanamid
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminaphone
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminopherase
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amnioclepsis
ampelograpny
ampelopsidin
amphibiontic
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphineurous
amphipeptone
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amygdophenin
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
noun
A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anapophysial
anapterygota
anapterygote
anarthropoda
anchistopoda
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ancraophobia
andrographis
andropetalar
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelophanic
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiostrophy
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anilinophile
animatograph
anisocarpous
anisometrope
anisopleural
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anopluriform
anorthophyre
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
antepretonic
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilian
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthotropism
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.