(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acetoamidophenol
acetoxyphthalide
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
adelarthrosomata
adelarthrosomatous
adelpholite
adenophthalmia
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
aethalioid
afterhold
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alethopteroid
aliethmoid
aliethmoidal
aliethmoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allodelphite
allophytoid
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amianthoidal
amidothiazole
amphiarthrodial
amphiarthrodial
adj
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphodelite
amygdalolith
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amylohydrolytic
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anarchoindividualist
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anoplotheriidae
anoplotherioid
anoplotheroid
antherozoidal
antherozooidal
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthradiol
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
antihemorrheidal
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antimethodical
antimethodically
antimethodicalness
antiorthodoxly
antistadholder
antistadholderian
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
archdiplomatist
archdolt
arthrodial
arthrodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia or to an arthrosis
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
atelorachidia
athletehood
athletehood
noun
The role or status of an athlete.
athold
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
barthold
bartholdi
bartholomewtide
bellerophontidae
benzothiodiazole
bisdimethylamino
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharodiastasis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodstanch
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boldheartedly
boldheartedness
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
boltheader
boltheading
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
bostrychoidal
bottlehead
bottlehead
noun
(archaic) The bottlenose whale
A beetlehead; a fool
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
noun
bronchodilation
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
cardiolith
cardisophistical
carettochelydidae
catchpoled
catchpolled
cathodal
cathodal
adj
(biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode
cathodical
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
cephalochordata
cephalochordate
cephalochordate
adj
Of or pertaining to these creatures.
noun
Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
chalazoidite
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalicotheriid
chalicotheriid
noun
(zoology) Any mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
chalicotheriidae
chalicotherioid
chamaeleontidae
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
cheilodipteridae
chelidonate
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridation
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloropalladates
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
choledocholithiasis
choledocholithiasis
noun
The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct.
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
cholterheaded
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondroendothelioma
chondrofetal
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chorioallantoid
chromeplated
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.