(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
acanthopomatous
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achenodium
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adiathermanous
aeschynomenous
agnathostomatous
ainhum
ainhum
noun
(medicine) A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminaphone
aluminish
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
amblyrhynchus
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amianthium
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidosulphonal
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminosulphonic
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphanthium
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphisbaenous
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphogenous
amyelencephalous
anabathrum
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anaptomorphus
anatherum
anatomicochirurgical
anchesmius
anchtherium
ancohuma
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anethum
anguimorpha
anhalonium
anomalocephalus
anomophyllous
anomphalous
anophthalmus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antehuman
anteposthumous
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthidium
anthoclinium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthonomus
anthospermum
anthoxanthum
anthracomartus
anthracotherium
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiauthoritarianism
antiauthoritarianism
noun
Opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian
antienthusiasm
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antihum
antihum
noun
(historical) A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antihumanism
antihumanism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) Opposition to humanism.
antihumanist
antihumanist
adj
(ethics) Opposing humanism
noun
(ethics) One who opposes humanism.
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antihumbuggist
antimachus
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antirrhinum
antirrhinum
noun
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
arachnidium
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
argumentmaths
argyranthemous
arrhenatherum
arsinoitherium
ashamnu
ashamnu
noun
(Judaism) A Jewish confession in the form of an acrostic, customarily recited aloud.
ashburnham
assmannshausen
assmannshauser
asymmetranthous
athamaunte
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
atheneum
atheneums
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
attouchement
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
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.
authoritarianisms
authoritarianisms
noun
plural of authoritarianism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automechanical
automechanism
autonephrectomy
auxohormone
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azothionium
azthionium
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baughman
benzosulphimide
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.