(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adipomatous
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
agonostomus
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
alumiferous
aluminosity
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblypodous
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametoecious
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
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.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphitokous
amphivorous
amphogenous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amyliferous
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
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.
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomphalous
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
astrocaryum
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
automations
automations
noun
plural of automation
automatisms
automatisms
noun
plural of automatism
automatists
automatists
noun
plural of automatist
automatizes
automatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automatize
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
autonomists
autonomists
noun
plural of autonomist
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
autotomizes
autotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autotomize
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxoamylase
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
axospermous
azygomatous
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
bituminosis
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blueblossom
blueblossom
noun
An evergreen shrub, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, endemic to Oregon and California.
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bonhomously
borborygmus
borborygmus
noun
(figurative) Something resembling borborygmus.
A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
bothridiums
bourbonisms
broomsquire
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
buxomnesses
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
callionymus
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
camouflages
camouflages
noun
plural of camouflage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camouflage
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camptosorus
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
caramoussal
caramoussal
noun
(historical) A high-pooped Turkish ship.
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catawampous
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
centropomus
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chiselmouth
chiselmouth
noun
A North American fish (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloriambus
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
clamorously
clamorously
adv
In a clamorous manner.
clamoursome
clamoursome
adj
Characterised or marked by clamouring; clamorous
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores