(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adiathermanous
aeschynomenous
africanthropus
albuminocholia
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicondylous
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anilinophilous
anteposthumous
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthraquinonyl
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
arachnophagous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
argyranthemous
arsinoitherium
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
authentication
authentication
noun
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network
a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork
something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authoritarians
authoritarians
noun
plural of authoritarian
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
automechanical
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autophyllogeny
azodisulphonic
behoovefulness
benzothiofuran
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiopodous
branchiosauria
branchiosaurus
buccobranchial
buffoonishness
calycanthemous
carcinophagous
carminophilous
centauromachia
centauromachia
noun
Alternative form of centauromachy
chaetognathous
charlottenburg
chiastoneurous
chiastoneurous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chiastoneury.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chordacentrous
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chrysosplenium
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
clinocephalous
cochurchwarden
coharmoniously
conchyliferous
condylarthrous
conidiophorous
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
corundophilite
councillorship
councillorship
noun
The role or status of councillor.
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counterbewitch
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
countercharges
countercharges
noun
plural of countercharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countercharge
counterlathing
counterlathing
noun
An arrangement of counterlaths.
verb
present participle of counterlath
counterlighted
counterprophet
counterpuncher
counterpuncher
noun
(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countersleight
counterthought
counterthought
noun
A thought that counters or opposes another thought.
counterthreats
counterthreats
noun
plural of counterthreat
counterthrusts
counterthrusts
noun
plural of counterthrust
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cryptobranchus
cryptorhynchus
cyclanthaceous
cyclanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae.
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
delphocurarine
dermorhynchous
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
deutencephalon
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehatching
doublethinking
dumbartonshire
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.
echinorhynchus
ectonephridium
eleutheromania
eleutheromania
noun
A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
emprosthotonus
emprosthotonus
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae
euphonicalness
euphoniousness
euphoniousness
noun
The degree to which a thing is euphonious.
The quality or state of being euphonious.
eusthenopteron
eutrophication
eutrophication
noun
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
eventognathous
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
forerunnership
forerunnership
noun
The state or condition of a forerunner.
geosynchronous
geosynchronous
adj
Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.
guldengroschen
guldengroschen
noun
(money, historical) A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century.
gynecomorphous
gynecomorphous
adj
(biology) Resembling a female in shape, attributes or appearance.
gyrencephalous
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
hallucinations
hallucinations
noun
plural of hallucination
hallucinogenic
hallucinogenic
adj
producing hallucinations
noun
a substance that is a hallucinogen.
haplostemonous
haplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
harmoniousness
harmoniousness
noun
The characteristic of being harmonious.
helianthaceous
helminthagogue
helminthagogue
noun
A vermifuge or anthelmintic
hematoglobulin
hemianatropous
hemianatropous
adj
(botany) Synonym of hemitropous
hemoglobinuria
hemoglobinuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine.