A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acatalepsia
acatalepsia
noun
Alternative form of acatalepsy
acataleptic
acataleptic
adj
Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible; inconceivable.
noun
An adherent of acatalepsy
acceptilate
acceptilate
verb
(transitive) To discharge a (claim) by acceptilation
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acropolises
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
agapeically
albumoscope
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleuroscope
allicampane
allocryptic
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alloplasmic
alloplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alloplasm
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphatoluic
alpiniaceae
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ampheclexis
amphicytula
amphilochus
amphiphilic
amphiphilic
adj
(biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphophilic
amphophilic
adj
(cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amplicative
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anacalypsis
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
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.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
anteopercle
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anticapital
anticapital
adj
Tending to erode the preservation of capital.
anticomplex
antilocapra
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.
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
aphelenchus
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
aplacophora
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.
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apollonicon
apollonicon
noun
(music) A particular type of barrel organ that also had a keyboard.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apomictical
apoplectoid
apostatical
apostatical
adj
Apostate.
apostolical
apostolical
adj
(Christianity) apostolic
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
appalachian
appalachian
Adjective
Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.
Noun
A person from Appalachia.
Proper noun
The dialect of people from Appalachia.
appendiceal
appendiceal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicial
appendicial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.
applesauces
applesauces
noun
plural of applesauce
application
application
noun
(bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
(obsolete) Compliance.
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Diligence; close thought or attention.
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
The substance applied.
applicative
applicative
adj
(computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
Having practical application; applicable.
Involving the application of an operator on an operand.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
approachabl
archapostle
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archoplasma
archplotter
archprelate
archprelate
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archbishop or other chief prelate.
asclepiadae
asclepiadic
asclepidoid
asclepieion
ascophyllum
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
asplanchnic
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
auriscalpia
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.
autopelagic
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).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backslapper
backslapper
noun
One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
battlepiece
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
beneplacito
beneplacity
bibliopegic
bibliopegic
adj
Of or pertaining to bookbinding.
bibliopolic
bibliopolic
adj
Of or relating to bookselling.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
birdclapper
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
bolographic
bulbocapnin
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
cacoplastic
cacoplastic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation.
caesalpinia
caesalpinia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Caesalpinia.
calamopitys
calciphilia
calciphilic
calciphobic
calciprivic
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.