(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
acupunctuation
acupunctuation
noun
(rare) A pricking with or as if with a needle; the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adscriptitious
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
amphithurthura
amplexicaudate
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anteoccupation
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticrepuscule
antipeduncular
antiproductive
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antisurplician
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
aquocapsulitis
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
assumptiveness
austroriparian
autoaspiration
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autoparasitism
autoparasitism
noun
A form of parasitism in which a parasite infects another individual of the same species
autophytically
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autosepticemia
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
campulitropous
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
centuplication
centuplication
noun
multiplication by one hundred
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
chiropterygium
circumpentagon
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
claustrophilia
claustrophilia
noun
The love or arousal of enclosed, tight places.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualists
conceptualists
noun
plural of conceptualist
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize
conduplication
conduplication
noun
(botany) An instance of being conduplicate
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
corpuscularity
corpuscularity
noun
The quality of being corpuscular.
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corundophilite
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counteropening
counteropening
noun
(surgery) An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.
counterpassion
counterpicture
counterpicture
noun
Synonym of counterimage
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterpoising
counterpoising
verb
present participle of counterpoise
counterposting
counterreplied
counterreplies
counterreplies
noun
plural of counterreply
counterriposte
counterriposte
noun
(fencing) A thrust delivered in response to the opponent's riposte.
craniopuncture
cryptoporticus
cryptoporticus
noun
(Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
cuproscheelite
cuproscheelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral (CuWO₄) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
cuprotungstite
cuprotungstite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
cyanoplatinous
daguerreotypic
delphinapterus
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
desmepithelium
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
deutencephalic
deuteromorphic
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diploplaculate
diplostemonous
diplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals.
(botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals.
dipterocarpous
dispiteousness
dispiteousness
noun
The state of being dispiteous.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disputatiously
disputatiously
adv
In a disputatious manner.
disquiparation
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
disruptiveness
disruptiveness
noun
Quality or state of being disruptive.
distemperature
distemperature
noun
(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions.
(now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
duplicidentata
duplicidentate
duplicidentate
adj
Having differently-sized incisors (larger in the centre of the jaw)
duplicipennate
dyspituitarism
dyspituitarism
noun
(pathology) Any condition due to incorrect secretion of the pituitary gland
ectonephridium
electroimpulse
empyreumatical
empyreumatical
adj
Alternative form of empyreumatic
encapsulations
encapsulations
noun
plural of encapsulation
epileptogenous
epileptogenous
adj
(medicine) Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system where stimulation produces convulsions.
epithalamiumia
epituberculous
epituberculous
adj
(pathology) Near or superimposed upon a tuberculous lesion
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equielliptical
equiomnipotent
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
erythrophilous
erythrophilous
adj
(cytology) That readily stains red
ethylsulphuric
eupatoriaceous
euphuistically
euphuistically
adv
In a euphuistic manner.
eutrophication
eutrophication
noun
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.