of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abelmoschus
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthaceous
acanthaceous
adj
(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthocereus
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accessorius
accessoriusorii
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accoucheuse
accoucheuse
noun
(rare) A midwife.
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
accounsel
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acensuador
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acesodynous
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acetous
acetous
adj
Causing, or connected with, acetification
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
acetylcellulose
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achariaceous
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acleistous
acoelomatous
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
acrosphacelus
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actuose
actuose
adj
(obsolete) Very active.
acuclosure
acuerdos
aculeolus
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acusection
acusector
acutonodose
adelocerous
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocystomatous
adenoncus
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adoxaceous
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
aechmophorus
aegiochus
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aeschynomenous
aesculaceous
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agriochoerus
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
alalcomeneus
albocinereous
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcyoneus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
aleuroscope
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
alliaceous
alliaceous
adj
Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
alopecurus
alopecus
alsinaceous
altingiaceous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambleocarpus
ambrosiaceous
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
americanumancestors
ametoecious
ammiaceous
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amyelencephalous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
ancistrocladaceous
anconeous
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.