(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharus
ableptical
ableptical
adj
Alternative form of ableptic (“blind”)
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptable
acceptable
adj
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
accipitral
accipitral
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike
accomplice
accomplice
noun
(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
(rare) A cooperator.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalina
acephaline
acephaline
adj
Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalite
acephalite
Noun
A Paulician, a member of an early gnostic Christian heresy.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achitophel
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acolapissa
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptorial
adaptorial
adj
Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
addlepated
addlepated
adj
Addled; confused; stupid; flustered.
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adrianople
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aegyptilla
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aeroplaner
aeroplaner
noun
(archaic) An aeroplane pilot.
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aglipayano
ahepatokla
ahithophel
ailuropoda
airplaning
airplaning
verb
present participle of airplane
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
albaspidin
alberttype
albopannin
alcelaphus
algophilia
algophilia
noun
pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
algophobia
algophobia
noun
Fear of pain.
alipterion
aliptteria
alkalurops
allopathic
allopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
allopatric
allopatric
adj
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allophanic
allophanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to allophanic acid or its derivatives
(soil science) Relating to, or composed of allophane
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allophylus
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
alloploidy
alloploidy
noun
Synonym of allopolyploidy
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alongships
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphabeted
alphabeted
adj
(chiefly in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alpharetta
alphonsine
alphonsism
alphosises
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altropathy
amblyaphia
amblyopsis
amidoplast
aminolipin
aminoplast
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphiploid
amphiploid
adj
(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
noun
(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphipodal
amphistyly
amphitokal
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphophile
amphophile
noun
An amphophilic cell.
ampicillin
ampicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
amplexuses
ampliation
ampliation
noun
(law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument.
enlargement; amplification
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullaria
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
ampullulae
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amylopsase
anablepses
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglypton
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
ancylopoda
androlepsy
androphyll
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anepiploic
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angioplany
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophily
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anilopyrin
anisopodal
anolympiad
anomaliped
anomalipod
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
antapology
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
antelopian
antelopine
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antetemple
antetemple
noun
The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
anthophila
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
antilepsis
antileptic
antileptic
adj
(medicine) soothing, mood-stabilizing
antilepton
antilepton
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a lepton.
antilipase
antilipase
adj
That counters the action of a lipase
antilipoid
antilipoid
noun
(biochemistry) A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
antilopine
antilopine
adj
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the bovid subfamily Antelopinae.
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the tribe Antelopini within that subfamily