(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutista
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
accessorius
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accoucheuse
accoucheuse
noun
(rare) A midwife.
accountants
accountants
noun
plural of accountant
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acesodynous
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acutonodose
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adelocerous
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenopodous
adenotyphus
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
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
adjutorious
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affettuosos
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
agastrophus
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agonostomus
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
aleuroscope
algonquians
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alsinaceous
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
alumiferous
aluminosity
aluniferous
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblypodous
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametoecious
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
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.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphitokous
amphivorous
amphogenous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amyliferous
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
analogously
analogously
adv
In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anatosaurus
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
anhydrously
anisandrous
anisanthous
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.
anisogenous
anisogynous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisopodous
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
annonaceous
annonaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
