(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
ampullariidae
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdonitrile
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatize
anagrammatize
verb
Alternative spelling of anagrammatise
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anathematical
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematized
anathematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematize
anathematizer
anathematizer
noun
One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
androcephalum
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
anemobiagraph
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
angelinformal
angiemphraxis
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angioneoplasm
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anhydromyelia
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalopteryx
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antebaptismal
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
anthelminthic
anthelminthic
adj
Alternative form of anthelmintic
anthracometer
anthracometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
anthropometer
anthropometer
noun
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
antiatonement
antiatonement
adj
(religion) Rejecting the possibility of atonement for sin.
anticalcimine
anticosmetics
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimediaeval
antimediaeval
adj
Alternative form of antimedieval
antimedically
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antiprelatism
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antiserumsera
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antiterrorism
antiterrorism
noun
(law enforcement, military, often attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apometabolism
apometabolous
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apophorometer
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
apparentement
appertainment
appertainment
noun
(obsolete) That which appertains or belongs to a person; an appurtenance; trappings.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archeptolemus
archicerebrum
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archmessenger
archvestryman
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argumentmaths
arithmetician
arithmetician
noun
(now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
armageddonist
armamentarium
armamentarium
noun
All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine.
arrhenatherum
arsenobismite
arteriopalmus
arteriotomies
arteriotomies
noun
plural of arteriotomy
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyema
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
aschelminthes
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
atheromatosis
atheromatosis
noun
(pathology) The deposition of atheromas in the arteries
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atriocoelomic
attemperament
attemperament
noun
A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
attemperately
attemperately
adv
In an attemperate manner.
attemperation
attemperation
noun
(archaic) The act of attempering or regulating.
atterminement
audioemission
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
aureocasidium
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autoimmunized
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
automechanism
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
azurmalachite
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.