(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acetylenediurein
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinopterygious
adenocystomatous
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
alectoromorphous
anteresurrection
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
antibureaucratic
antibureaucratic
adj
(politics) Opposed to bureaucracy
anticensoriously
anticonstitution
anticontagiously
antieducationist
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antigalactagogue
antigalactagogue
noun
Any antigalactic substance
antiliturgically
antinaturalistic
antinaturalistic
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
architecturalist
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
articulatenesses
asymmetrocarpous
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
auriculoparietal
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
auriculovertical
australopithecus
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autocraticalness
autodiagrammatic
autodidactically
autodidactically
adv
By teaching oneself.
autoelectrolysis
autoelectrolytic
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autohypnotically
autointellectual
autointoxication
autointoxication
noun
(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autoracemization
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autosymbolically
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
bradyauxetically
branchiopneustic
bureaucratically
bureaucratically
adv
In a bureaucratic manner.
burschenschaften
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
calamitousnesses
callitrichaceous
calyptrimorphous
canaliculization
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
catechumenically
cellulocutaneous
cellulocutaneous
adj
(anatomy) Both cutaneous and subcutaneous
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
ceratomandibular
chaetophoraceous
chaetophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Chaetophoraceae.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
circularizations
circularizations
noun
plural of circularization
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumintestinal
circumintestinal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of perienteric
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circumnavigating
circumnavigating
verb
present participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumstantially
circumstantially
adv
In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
in a circumstantial manner
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
circumstantiates
circumstantiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
circumundulation
cirmcumferential
coeducationalism
coeducationalism
noun
The policy of coeducation.
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
coleochaetaceous
colliquativeness
columbotantalate
combustibilities
combustibilities
noun
plural of combustibility
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commissurotomies
commissurotomies
noun
plural of commissurotomy
communitarianism
communitarianism
noun
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
congeliturbation
congeliturbation
noun
(geology) gelifraction
congratulational
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
constitutionally
constitutionally
adv
In accordance with a political constitution.
Pertaining to one's bodily constitution; physically, physiologically.
constitutionless
constitutionless
adj
Without a constitution.
constitutiveness
constitutiveness
noun
The state or quality of being constitutive.
constructibility
constructibility
noun
(management) A project management technique to review construction processes and potential obstacles from start to finish, before building begins.
The condition of being constructible.
constructionally
constructionally
adv
In a constructional manner
With regard to construction
constructionists
constructionists
noun
plural of constructionist
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
consubstantially
consubstantially
adv
In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature.
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
contemptuousness
contemptuousness
noun
The state of being contemptuous
conterminousness
conterminousness
noun
The state or quality of being conterminous.
continuativeness
continuativeness
noun
The quality of being continuative.
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
contraregularity
contrascriptural
contrascriptural
adj
(religion) contrary to Scripture
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
contumaciousness
contumaciousness
noun
The property of being contumacious.
contumeliousness
contumeliousness
noun
The state or quality of being contumelious.
corruptibilities
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteragitation
counteragitation
noun
Agitation (the excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.) that opposes agitation by another party.
counterappellant
counterappellant
noun
(law) One who makes a counterappeal.
counterartillery
counterartillery
adj
Synonym of antiartillery
counterassertion
counterassertion
noun
An assertion to the contrary.
counterassurance
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterbalancing
counterbalancing
noun
The act by which something is counterbalanced.
verb
present participle of counterbalance
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterchallenge
counterchallenge
noun
A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.