(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetomorphae
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
airmanships
allelomorph
allelomorph
noun
(genetics, obsolete) Synonym of allele
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amidocapric
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
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
ammotherapy
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amperemeter
amperemeter
noun
Synonym of ammeter.
amperometer
amperometer
noun
(rare) Synonym of ammeter.
ampherotoky
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpia
amphicarpic
amphicarpic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit of two kinds, either in shape or in time of ripening.
amphicarpus
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicyrtic
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphikaryon
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphimorula
amphipleura
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphirhinal
amphistylar
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphitricha
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphivorous
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaemotropy
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
anapnometer
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
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.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguimorpha
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antiempiric
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antipriming
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apertometer
apertometer
noun
(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
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.
aporrhiegma
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apoturmeric
apparelment
apparelment
noun
The manner in which someone is clothed, including accessories.
appartement
appartement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of apartment.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
apprizement
apprizement
noun
Archaic form of appraisement.
approvement
approvement
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
(archaic) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
archemperor
archmugwump
archoplasma
archprimate
archprimate
noun
The chief primate of a Christian church.
archtempter
archvampire
arimaspians
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
armorplated
aromatophor
arthrophyma
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspermatism
aspermatism
noun
Synonym of aspermia
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attemperate
attemperate
adj
Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
verb
(archaic) To attemper.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
attroopment
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
axospermous
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blemmatrope
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
brachyprism
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bromcamphor
cacomorphia
cacospermia
calomorphic
camelkeeper
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
cameography
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
camphoronic
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
camptodrome
camptosorus
capharnaism
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caprifolium
caprimulgus
caprolactam
caprolactam
noun
(organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.