A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenotyphus
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aepyornises
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapeically
aglyphodont
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
albitophyre
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
allocryptic
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allophytoid
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alogotrophy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
ammotherapy
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
ampherotoky
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibryous
amphichromy
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphikaryon
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithyron
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anacalypsis
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anepithymia
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
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
anilopyrine
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
ankylopodia
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
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.
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.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aphanomyces
aphanophyre
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphidolysin
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
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
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.
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apocryphate
apocynaceae
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apogamously
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
apometaboly
apophylaxis
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
apophyllous
apophysitis
apophysitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.
aporhyolite
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.
appallingly
appallingly
adv
In an appalling manner.
appealingly
appealingly
adv
In an appealing manner.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appellatory
appellatory
adj
Containing an appeal.
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approbatory
approbatory
adj
Tending to approve or confirm
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
aptenodytes
apterygidae
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arthropathy
arthropathy
noun
(pathology) Any of several diseases of a joint
arthrophyma
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
ascophyllum
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspidomancy
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
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.
autantitypy
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event