(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
apemantus
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
aphelinus
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apogenous
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
aposthume
applauses
applauses
noun
plural of applause
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
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
asepalous
asepalous
adj
(botany) Without sepals.
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
bellpulls
bellpulls
noun
plural of bellpull
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespouses
bespouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespouse
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
besputter
bullpates
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
campusses
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capreolus
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
cepaceous
cepaceous
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chautemps
choloepus
chophouse
chophouse
noun
(Nigeria) Any restaurant.
(now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
A custom house in China where transit duties are levied.
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clupeoids
clupeoids
noun
plural of clupeoid
complexus
complexus
noun
(anatomy) A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.
(dated) A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
composure
composure
noun
(obsolete) A combination; a union; a bond.
(obsolete) Frame; make; temperament.
(obsolete) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(obsolete) Something which is composed; a composition.
(obsolete) The act of composing
Calmness of mind or temperament
compulsed
compulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compulse
computers
computers
noun
plural of computer
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
copulates
copulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copulate
corpuscle
corpuscle
noun
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
craspedum
creamcups
creamcups
noun
Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.
crepitous
crepitous
adj
grating, crackling or popping
crepuscle
crepuscle
noun
Alternative form of crepuscule
croupiers
croupiers
noun
plural of croupier
croupiest
croupiest
adj
superlative form of croupy: most croupy
ctesippus
cupellers
cupellers
noun
plural of cupeller
cupressus
cusparine
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
cutpurses
cutpurses
noun
plural of cutpurse
cypselous
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deathcups
decouples
decouples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decouple