(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abolish
abolish
verb
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
abolishable
abolishable
adj
Capable of being abolished.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absinthole
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
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.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acrosphacelus
acrostichal
acrostichal
adj
(entomology, of bristles) Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies
adelarthrosomata
adelarthrosomatous
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adolphus
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
aegithalos
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
agallochs
agathocles
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agrostographical
ahistorical
ahistorical
adj
Lacking historical perspective or context.
aholds
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
aischrolatreia
alcathous
alcoholics
alcoholics
noun
plural of alcoholic
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
alcoholisms
alcoholisms
noun
plural of alcoholism
alcoholist
alcoholist
noun
(dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
alectoromorphous
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
aleshot
alethiologist
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
algoesthesiometer
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alispheno
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allagophyllous
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allhallowmas
allhallowmas
Proper noun
All Saints' Day.
allhallows
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
alloeostropha
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopathist
allopathist
noun
A practitioner of allopathy
allopaths
allopaths
noun
plural of allopath
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allophylus
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotheist
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
allothigenous
allothogenous
almohades
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
alohas
alohas
noun
plural of aloha
alongships
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alophas
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.