(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
andropetalous
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
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.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolous
aponeurositis
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appunctuation
archcorrupter
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
arctocephalus
arteriopalmus
arthropterous
arthrosporous
arthrosporous
adj
Relating to arthrospores.
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
assumptionist
atmosphereful
auscultascope
auscultoscope
auscultoscope
noun
(medicine) A stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
austrophilism
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocatalepsy
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocomplexes
autoepilation
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopoisonous
autopoisonous
adj
autotoxic
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autoprothesis
autopsychosis
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
blastocarpous
blastophyllum
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bronchotyphus
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
campulitropal
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
cephalanthous
cephalopterus
ceratophyllum
cercopithecus
chaetophorous
chapournetted
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chondroseptum
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
christophorus
cirrhopetalum
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compsognathus
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
computatively
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
conceptacular
conceptacular
adj
Of or relating to a conceptacle.
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contemplature
contraposaune
contrapuntist
contrapuntist
noun
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
coproductions
coproductions
noun
plural of coproduction
corpulentness
corpulentness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being corpulent.
corpusculated
corpusculated
adj
That has corpuscles
corruptedness
corruptedness
noun
The state of being corrupted.
corruptionist
corruptionist
noun
One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption.
costoscapular
costoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the scapula.
costosuperior
cotylophorous
counterappeal
counterappeal
noun
(law) An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
counterjumper
counterjumper
noun
(slang, derogatory, dated) A salesman in a shop; a shopman or clerk.
counterparole
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpillar
counterplayer
counterplayer
noun
One who makes a counterplay.
counterplease
counterpointe
counterpoints
counterpoints
noun
plural of counterpoint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoint
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
counterpoises
counterpoises
noun
plural of counterpoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoise
counterpoison
counterpoison
noun
A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
counterpotent
counterpotent
noun
(heraldry) A fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches: the T shapes are alternatingly upright and inverted, such that the broad side of each T touches the broad sides of the adjacent row's like-colored T.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
countrypeople
countrypeople
noun
plural of countryperson
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
creatophagous
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
cryptocarpous
cryptocleidus
cryptolunatic
cryptoneurous
ctenocephalus
cubitoplantar
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
cuproplumbite
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyathophyllum
cystomorphous
dactylopterus
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotypy
daguerreotypy
noun
The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
depasturation
depauperation
depauperation
noun
(genetics) The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)