(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
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
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.
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amnioclepsis
amphibiontic
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anchistopoda
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ancraophobia
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
angelophanic
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
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophobiac
anisocarpous
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
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
antepretonic
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
anthropurgic
anticipation
anticipation
noun
(finance) Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
(music) A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.
(obsolete) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
(rhetoric) Prolepsis.
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
antientropic
antientropic
adj
Countering entropy.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
antipoaching
antipoaching
adj
Seeking to prevent or prohibit poaching
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
antitropical
antitropical
adj
Situated or found away from a tropic (towards the respective pole)
aphengescope
aphengoscope
aplacophoran
aplacophoran
noun
Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
aplanobacter
apoaconitine
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocynthions
apollonistic
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicious
apperception
apperception
noun
(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
(uncountable) Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
(uncountable, psychology and philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appreciation
appreciation
noun
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
A rise in value.
Accurate perception; true estimation.
The act of appreciating.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
archchampion
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
aristophanic
aristophanic
Adjective
Aristophanean
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
azosulphonic
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
bathycolpian
benzpinacone
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blepharoncus
brachypodine
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
cacophonical
cacophonical
adj
cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical
cacophonists
cacophonists
noun
plural of cacophonist
calliphorine
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
calypsonians
calypsonians
noun
plural of calypsonian
calyptrogyne
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campbelltown
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
camptonville
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
capacitation
capacitation
noun
(zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs.
Enablement; giving the capacity to do something.
caparisoning
caparisoning
verb
present participle of caparison
capitulation
capitulation
noun
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
caponisation
caponization
caponization
noun
The process of caponizing.
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
carpocratian
carpocratian
Noun
A member of an ancient Gnostic sect founded by
Adjective
Of or relating to this sect.
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
catchpolling
cephaloconic
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
cephalonasal
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodan
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
ceratopsians
ceratopsians
noun
plural of ceratopsian
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
ceraunoscope
ceraunoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.