(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
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
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
agglutinationist
agnathostomatous
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
androgametangium
anteresurrection
anterevolutional
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
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.
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
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
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antisensuousness
antisensuousness
noun
The state or quality of being antisensuous.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antisupernatural
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
arsenotungstates
articulatenesses
asterospondylous
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
australanthropus
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autoassimilation
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autocraticalness
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autohypnotically
autoimmunization
autoimmunization
noun
(immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.
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
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
automanipulation
automanipulative
autoracemization
autosomatognosis
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
branchiopneustic
brutalitarianism
brutalitarianism
noun
brutal totalitarianism
bulletheadedness
burschenschaften
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
calamitousnesses
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
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
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.
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
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.
colliquativeness
columbotantalate
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
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.
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.
countercomplaint
countercomplaint
noun
A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
countercriticism
countercriticism
noun
A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party.