(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposeness
adiposeness
noun
The state or quality of being adipose.
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aegospotami
aepyornises
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeroscepsis
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonist
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
albumoscope
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleuroscope
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
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphesiboea
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ampelideous
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
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
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphogenous
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
androlepsia
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anosphresia
antiapostle
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antiseption
antiseption
noun
(archaic) antisepsis
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphanomyces
aphelilions
aphenoscope
aphrodesiac
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
apoplexious
aposepalous
aposepalous
adj
(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals
aposiopeses
aposiopeses
noun
plural of aposiopesis
aposiopesis
aposiopesis
noun
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
aposiopetic
aposiopetic
adj
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
apostatised
apostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatise
apostatises
apostatises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostatise
apostatized
apostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatize
apostatizes
apostatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostatize
apostematic
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apostolates
apostolates
noun
plural of apostolate
apostrophes
apostrophes
noun
plural of apostrophe
apotheosise
apotheosise
verb
Alternative spelling of apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosize
verb
(transitive) To deify, to convert into a god.
(transitive) To exalt, glorify.
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appetitious
appositives
appositives
noun
plural of appositive
appressoria
appressoria
noun
plural of appressorium
approachers
approachers
noun
plural of approacher
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
aptenodytes
archapostle
archespores
archespores
noun
plural of archespore
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
arthrospore
arthrospore
noun
A similar cell produced by some bacteria.
A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
asclepidoid
asclepieion
aspergation
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asphodeline
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
asterolepis
asteropaeus
astropecten
astropecten
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
astrosphere
astrosphere
noun
A cavity filled with hot gas blown into the interstellar medium by stellar winds.
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.
atropaceous
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
austrophile
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
axospermous
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
azosulphine
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
baroceptors
baroceptors
noun
plural of baroceptor
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biopiracies
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
blastopores
blastopores
noun
plural of blastopore
blastospore
blastospore
noun
(mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding.