Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acouophonia
acquophonia
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adstipulate
aequipalpia
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
alpetragius
alphatoluic
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ampelideous
amphanthium
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphicytula
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(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.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphimorula
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphitokous
amphiumidae
amphivorous
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
anguimorpha
anisopodous
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antipendium
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
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.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoplexious
apoturmeric
appetitious
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
aquaplaning
aquaplaning
noun
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of aquaplane
archpuritan
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.
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
attapulgite
attapulgite
noun
(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a constituent of fuller's earth and bentonite
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auriscalpia
ausgespielt
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
austrophile
autantitypy
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocarpian
autoceptive
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
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.
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
autopoloist
autopotamic
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bipupillate
bipupillate
adj
(zoology) Having an eyespot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different colour, as in some butterflies.
bistipulate
bulbocapnin
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
bulgarophil
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
campephilus
capaciously
capaciously
adv
In a capacious manner.
capilaceous
capillitium
capillitium
noun
A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capiturlary
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprifolium
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgus
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.