(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
achroodextrinase
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenopharyngitis
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
agnathostomatous
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anarchosocialist
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthraconecrosis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropopsychism
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anthropotheistic
antichristianism
antichristianism
Proper noun
Opposition to the Christian religion.
antichristianity
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antimonarchistic
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysicalness
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
aphrodisiomaniac
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensiveness
apprehensiveness
noun
the state of being apprehensive
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archididascalian
archididascalian
adj
of, like or pertaining to headmasters
archocystosyrinx
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthromeningitis
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
australanthropus
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneophysiology
beetleheadedness
beforehandedness
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
bisdimethylamino
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharostenosis
blepharosynechia
blockheadishness
bloodthirstiness
bloodthirstiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
brachistochronic
branchiopneustic
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
bronchiostenosis
bronchocavernous
broncholithiasis
broncholithiasis
noun
(pathology) lithiasis of the bronchi
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bulletheadedness
burschenschaften
calcaneoscaphoid
calcaneoscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of calcaneonavicular
chamaesiphonales
chancellorsville
characterisation
characterisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chivalrousnesses
chondroarthritis
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
christianisation
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianography
christianomastix
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronoscopically
chronoscopically
adv
In a chronoscopic manner
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysobalanaceae
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
cylindrarthrosis
cytotechnologist
cytotechnologist
noun
A scientist working in the field of cytotechnology.
czechoslovakians
dehydrosparteine
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
desiodothyroxine
desophistication
desoxycinchonine
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
diminishableness
diminishingturns
dinornithiformes
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
dishallucination
dishonorableness
dishonorableness
noun
The property of being dishonorable.
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
dneprodzerzhinsk
dothienenteritis
doublehandedness
doublehandedness
noun
Alternative form of double-handedness
dunderheadedness
dunderheadedness
noun
stupidity
echinosphaerites
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
electrophoresing
electrophoresing
verb
present participle of electrophorese
electrosynthesis
electrosynthesis
noun
(chemistry) the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell
electrosynthetic
electrosynthetic
adj
Relating to electrosynthesis
encephalasthenia
encephalomalaxis
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enteroischiocele
enthusiastically
enthusiastically
adv
In an enthusiastic manner.
entomophthorales
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship
noun
The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business.
The quality of being an entrepreneur.
epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenalism
noun
(philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
(philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.