(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anabaptisms
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
analphabete
analphabete
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of analphabet
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphote
anapeiratic
anapeiratic
adj
Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anapnometer
anarthropod
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anepithymia
angiectopia
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anoplanthus
anoplothere
antapodosis
antatrophic
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
anteopercle
antepagment
antepalatal
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
anthotropic
anthrophore
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
antiaphthic
antiaphthic
adj
Countering or preventing aphtha.
antiapostle
anticapital
anticapital
adj
Tending to erode the preservation of capital.
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipated
anticipated
adj
expected to arrive; scheduled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anticipate
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
anticipator
anticipator
noun
A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
One who anticipates.
anticomplex
anticreeper
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antiempiric
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antilopinae
antinepotic
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antipathida
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antipathist
antipathist
noun
An enemy or opponent.
antipathize
antipathize
verb
(intransitive) To feel or show antipathy.
antipatriot
antipatriot
noun
One who shuns or opposes patriotism; an unpatriotic person.
antipendium
antipeptone
antipeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antiphonals
antiphonals
noun
plural of antiphonal
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiphrasis
antiphrasis
noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antiplenist
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antipooling
antipooling
adj
(US, historical, railways) Opposing or banning associations of rival railroads.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiprelate
antipriming
antiprophet
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antiseption
antiseption
noun
(archaic) antisepsis
antiseptize
antiseptize
verb
Archaic form of antisepticize.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antisnapper
antisophism
antisophist
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.
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.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
apaesthesia
apaesthetic
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aparthrosis
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
apertometer
apertometer
noun
(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
apesthetize
aphaniptera
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphototaxis
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
apiocrinite
aplodiorite
apoatropine
apoatropine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apocopating
apocopating
verb
present participle of apocopate
apocopation
apocopation
noun
(linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word
apocryphate
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron