(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
amblygeusia
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambrosterol
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ameloblasts
ameloblasts
noun
plural of ameloblast
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amercements
amercements
noun
plural of amercement
americanese
americanese
Proper noun
American English
americanise
americanism
americanism
Noun
A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American language usage.
A preference to the United States and the ideas it represents.
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
amerindians
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
ametoecious
amherstdale
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidohexose
amminolysis
ammishaddai
ammonobasic
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammoresinol
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
ampheclexis
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphilogism
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphimachus
amphinesian
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphistomum
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithemis
amphitokous
amphivorous
amphogenous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplenesses
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amsterdamer
amsterdamer
Noun
A person from, or residing in, Amsterdam.
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amyliferous
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabaptisms
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anaematosis
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anastasimon
anastasimos
anastigmats
anastigmats
noun
plural of anastigmat
anastomosed
anastomosed
adj
Joined by anastomosis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anastomose
anastomoses
anastomoses
noun
plural of anastomosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anastomose
anastomosis
anastomosis
noun
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).
anastomotic
anastomotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anastomosis
anatomicals
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemologies
anemometers
anemometers
noun
plural of anemometer
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglicanism
anglicanism
Noun
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Attachment to England or English institutions.
anhematosis
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalising
animalising
verb
present participle of animalise
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animalities
animalities
noun
plural of animality
animastical
animateness
animateness
noun
The state or condition of being animate.
animatistic
animoseness
animoseness
noun
The state or quality of being animose.
animosities
animosities
noun
plural of animosity
animotheism
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
anisogamies
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
ankylostoma
anointments
anointments
noun
plural of anointment
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomoeanism
anomphalous
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
antagonisms
antagonisms
noun
plural of antagonism
antesternum
antiamylase
antiatheism
antiatheism
adj
Opposing atheism.
noun
Opposition to atheism.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.