Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
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.
animastical
animatistic
anisocotyly
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
anocithesia
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
antasthenic
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
antecessors
antecessors
noun
plural of antecessor
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthracenes
anthracenes
noun
plural of anthracene
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
antiascetic
antiascetic
adj
Opposing asceticism.
noun
One who opposes asceticism.
antibiotics
antibiotics
noun
plural of antibiotic
antiblastic
antiblastic
adj
(biology, of a host) antagonistic to the metabolism of a parasite
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
anticaustic
antichreses
antichreses
noun
plural of antichresis
antichresis
antichresis
noun
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
antichrists
antichrists
noun
plural of antichrist
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
anticlastic
anticlastic
adj
(mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points
(of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped
antidysuric
antiemetics
antiemetics
noun
plural of antiemetic
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascist
antifascist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
noun
A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.
antignostic
antignostic
adj
(religion) Opposing Gnosticism.
antihelices
antilactase
antimasonic
antimasonic
adj
Opposed to Freemasonry.
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
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.
antiracisms
antiracisms
noun
plural of antiracism
antiracists
antiracists
noun
plural of antiracist
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiscience
antiscience
adj
Opposed to science and scientific progress.
noun
The abuse or rejection of traditional science; scholarship in which traditional science is abused or disregarded.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antiseismic
antiseismic
adj
(civil engineering) Built to withstand the effects of earthquakes.
antisemitic
antisemitic
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antisideric
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
antithetics
antithetics
noun
plural of antithetic
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
aortectasia
aortectasia
noun
(medicine) dilatation of the aorta
aortectasis
aortectasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of aortectasia
aortoclasia
aortoclasis
apaesthetic
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphrodistic
apicultures
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
aporocactus
aposiopetic
aposiopetic
adj
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
apostatical
apostatical
adj
Apostate.
apostematic
apostolical
apostolical
adj
(Christianity) apostolic
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
appetencies
appetencies
noun
plural of appetency
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
appreciates
appreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appreciate
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
arachnactis
arborescent
arborescent
adj
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
archapostle
archemastry
archeostome
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archigaster
architraves
architraves
noun
plural of architrave
archoptosis
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
archsteward
archvisitor
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
arcticwards
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
aristocracy
aristocracy
noun
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
aristocrats
aristocrats
noun
plural of aristocrat
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
aristotelic
aristotelic
Adjective
Aristotelian
arithmetics
arithmetics
noun
plural of arithmetic
arricciatos
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
artocarpous
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
ascertainer
ascertainer
noun
One who, or that which, ascertains.
ascetically
ascetically
adv
In an ascetic manner.
asceticisms
asceticisms
noun
plural of asceticism
ascititious
ascititious
adj
supplemental; not inherent or original
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascomycetes
ascomycetes
noun
plural of ascomycete
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
ascriptitii
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
asepticized
asepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asepticize
asiatically
assecurator
assistances
assistances
noun
plural of assistance
associating
associating
verb
present participle of associate
association
association
noun
(Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname or trade or business.
(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
(object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
(statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
(uncountable) The act of associating.
A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
associative
associative
adj
(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
(computing) Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.
Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
associators
associators
noun
plural of associator
associatory
astatically
astatically
adv
In an astatic manner.
asteraceous
asteraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
asthmatical
asthmatical
adj
Dated form of asthmatic.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astigmatics
astigmatics
noun
plural of astigmatic
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.