(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampherotokous
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(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
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anaeroplastic
anaesthesiant
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
angelicalness
angelicalness
noun
The state or quality of being angelical.
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angioleucitis
angioneoplasm
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiostenosis
angiostenosis
noun
(pathology) The narrowing of a blood vessel
angustiseptal
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.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
annexationist
annexationist
noun
An advocate of annexation
anniversalily
anniversaries
anniversaries
noun
plural of anniversary
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antebaptismal
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
anteclassical
anteclassical
adj
Pertaining to something from before the classical era.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anteroclusion
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthosiderite
antiaesthetic
antiaesthetic
adj
Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
antiatheistic
antiatheistic
adj
(religion) Opposing atheism.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticensorial
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
anticorrosive
anticorrosive
adj
Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
noun
An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
anticosmetics
antiegotistic
antielectrons
antielectrons
noun
plural of antielectron
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antieyestrain
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antihemolysin
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.
antilacrosser
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipestilent
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antirealistic
antirealistic
adj
(philosophy) Opposed to realism
antirecession
antirecession
adj
(economics) Serving to counter a financial recession.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antiresonance
antiresonance
noun
(physics) the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.
antiresonator
antisceptical
antisepticise
antisepticise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antisepticize.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisepticist
antisepticist
noun
(historical) One who believes in the importance of antisepsis in medicine.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antiserumsera
antisiccative
antisilverite
antiskeptical
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
antispreading
antisterility
antisterility
adj
That prevent or counter sterility
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
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.
antiterrorist
antiterrorist
adj
Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism.
noun
One who opposes terrorism.
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aortostenosis
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphrosiderite
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apometabolism
apometabolous
aponeurositis
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
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.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
appallingness
appallingness
noun
The quality of being appalling.
appealingness
appealingness
noun
The state or quality of being appealing.
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
apposiopestic
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).