The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphydrotropism
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatic
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatic
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
apportionments
apportionments
noun
plural of apportionment
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
apterygiformes
aqueomercurial
archaeotherium
archmediocrity
archmonarchist
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
aristomonarchy
aristomonarchy
noun
Rule by the best class of people as monarchs.
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
arsinoitherium
arteriomalacia
arthroempyesis
arthrosterigma
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
associationism
associationism
noun
(psychology) A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity
astigmatometer
astigmatometry
astigmatoscope
astigmatoscopy
astroalchemist
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
aulacomniaceae
aulostomatidae
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autoimmunities
autoimmunities
noun
plural of autoimmunity
autoimmunizing
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
automatization
automatization
noun
Automation.
The process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
automechanical
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autoparasitism
autoparasitism
noun
A form of parasitism in which a parasite infects another individual of the same species
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autosepticemia
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
axiomatization
axiomatization
noun
The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.
aziminobenzene
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basimesostasis
bathochromatic
bathochromatic
adj
Alternative form of bathochromic
bdellostomidae
belostomatidae
benzhydroxamic
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
bibliomaniacal
bibliomaniacal
adj
Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.
binationalisms
binomenclature
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
bioclimatician
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).