(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
acclaimed
acclaimed
adj
Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclaim
acclaimer
acclaimer
noun
(obsolete) One who claims.
One who salutes or praises with great approval.
acclimate
acclimate
verb
(intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
(transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
(transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
accoville
aceologic
acephalia
acephalia
noun
(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acheilary
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achilleid
achillein
achillize
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actipylea
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adipocele
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aelodicon
aeolicism
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aequiculi
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
ahimelech
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
alcedines
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcimedes
alcimedon
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
alemannic
alemannic
Proper noun
The language, closely related to German, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Alemannic language.
Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleuritic
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
algaecide
algaecide
noun
Alternative spelling of algicide
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
alimentic
allactite
allactite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
allentiac
alliaceae
allianced
allianced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliance
alliancer
alliancer
noun
One who favors and/or forms an alliance.
alliances
alliances
noun
plural of alliance
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
alloeotic
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
allspices
allspices
noun
plural of allspice
aloetical
alopecias
alopecias
noun
plural of alopecia
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alopecoid
alopecoid
adj
Similar to or resembling a fox.
noun
(zoology) An animal that resembles a fox.
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
ampelitic
ampelitic
adj
Relating to the mineral ampelite.
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analogice
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
angelical
angelical
Adjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
angelican
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicic
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
animacule
antecolic
anticline
anticline
noun
(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
antilemic
antiscale
antiscale
adj
Countering or preventing scale (the mineral deposit).
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
appliance
appliance
noun
(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
(obsolete) The act of applying.
(obsolete, rare) Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
applicate
applicate
adj
(obsolete) Applied or put to some use.
noun
(mathematics) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
(mathematics) The z-coordinate, similar to abscissa and ordinate for the x- and y-coordinates, respectively.
An applied material; an application
verb
To apply (a material to a surface)
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archilowe
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
arecoline
arecoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid natural product found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu).
arenicola
arenicole
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
ascetical
ascetical
adj
ascetic
asclepiad
asclepiad
Noun
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers.
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
asclepias
asclepias
noun
Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
ateliotic
ateliotic
adj
Relating to ateliosis
athletics
athletics
noun
(sports, especially Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
plural of athletic
auriculae
auriculae
noun
plural of auricula
ausgleich
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
auxetical
bacchelli
bacillite
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backslide
backslide
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
verb
(Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
bacterial
bacterial
adj
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacteriol
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.