(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
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.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphilogism
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphimachus
amphinesian
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphistomum
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithemis
amphitokous
amphivorous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amyliferous
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabaptisms
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
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.
anaematosis
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
anastasimon
anastasimos
anastigmats
anastigmats
noun
plural of anastigmat
anastomosis
anastomosis
noun
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).
anastomotic
anastomotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anastomosis
anatomicals
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
anemologies
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglicanism
anglicanism
Noun
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Attachment to England or English institutions.
anhematosis
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalising
animalising
verb
present participle of animalise
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animalities
animalities
noun
plural of animality
animastical
animateness
animateness
noun
The state or condition of being animate.
animatistic
animoseness
animoseness
noun
The state or quality of being animose.
animosities
animosities
noun
plural of animosity
animotheism
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
anisogamies
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anointments
anointments
noun
plural of anointment
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anomoeanism
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
antagonisms
antagonisms
noun
plural of antagonism
antiamylase
antiatheism
antiatheism
adj
Opposing atheism.
noun
Opposition to atheism.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antiegotism
antielitism
antielitism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to elitism.
antiemetics
antiemetics
noun
plural of antiemetic
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antimasonic
antimasonic
adj
Opposed to Freemasonry.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimatters
antimatters
noun
plural of antimatter
antimension
antimension
noun
Alternative form of antimins
antimensium
antiminsion
antimissile
antimissile
adj
(military) Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
noun
A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
(meteorology) The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antinomians
antinomians
noun
plural of antinomian
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiracisms
antiracisms
noun
plural of antiracism
antirealism
antirealism
noun
(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.
antirentism
antirentism
noun
(US, historical) The beliefs of the antirenters.
antiseismic
antiseismic
adj
(civil engineering) Built to withstand the effects of earthquakes.
antisemitic
antisemitic
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antisophism
antistatism
antistatism
noun
(politics) Opposition to state intervention into personal, social or economic affairs.
antithesism
antitrismus
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
antonomasia
antonomasia
noun
(rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
(rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
apostematic
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
arimaspians
aristodemus
arithmetics
arithmetics
noun
plural of arithmetic
armentieres
arminianism
arminianism
Noun
A school of thought within Protestantism based on the theological ideas of Jacobus Arminius.
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
asceticisms
asceticisms
noun
plural of asceticism
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
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
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.
aspidomancy
assignments
assignments
noun
plural of assignment
assimilable
assimilable
adj
Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation.
assimilated
assimilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assimilate
assimilates
assimilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimilate
assimilator
assimilator
noun
A person or thing which assimilates.
In algae, a filament of cells involved with photosynthesis, usually full of chloroplasts.