(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
accounsel
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
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.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acetotoluid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetotoluidine
acettoluide
acetylcellulose
acetylfluoride
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.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acleistous
acoelomatous
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
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
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrologue
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acrosphacelus
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acuclosure
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
aculeolate
aculeolate
adj
Having small prickles or sharp points.
aculeolus
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
acutilobate
adelocerous
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adipocellulose
aeciotelium
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aesculaceous
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alalcomeneus
albocinereous
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alcyoneus
alectoromorphous
alectoropodous
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
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.
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
allocutive
allotelluric
alopecurus
alopecus
alsinaceous
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altingiaceous
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminoferric
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.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambleocarpus
amicronucleate
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
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
amyloleucite
ancistrocladaceous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
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.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angioleucitis
angletouch
anisocotyledonous
anisoleucocytosis
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
anomalocephalus
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
anthocephalous
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antidecalogue
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antieducationalist
antieducationally
antiejaculation
antievolutionistic
antigalactagogue
antigalactagogue
noun
Any antigalactic substance
antiinsurrectionally
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
apogalacteum
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueomercurial
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquocellolitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.