(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agynarious
albuminometry
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alkylarylsulfonate
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anapterygotous
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androdynamous
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
anelytrous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anhydrously
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anterevolutionary
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinonyl
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antigyrous
antiinsurrectionally
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antireligiously
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurorrhaphy
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
araucarioxylon
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archsynagogue
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argyranthemous
argyranthous
asterospondylous
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
astylosternus
asymmetranthous
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autodepolymerization
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohybridization
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autonephrectomy
azoisobutyronitrile
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
benzofuryl
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
boundary
boundary
noun
(cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
(figurative, often in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
(topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
The dividing line or location between two areas.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
bradynosus
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bronchiloquy
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchotyphus
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
bunyoro
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burgoyne
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
butyrone
butyrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
butyrousness
byelorussian
byelorussians
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
callorhynchus
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calyptorhynchus
campyloneuron
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
carcinopolypus
cardiodysneuria
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centrosoyus
ceraunomancy
ceraunomancy
noun
(uncommon) Divination by thunder; the use of thunder or lightning to supernaturally gain information.
(uncommon) The magical power of conjuring or controlling thunder or lightning.
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorohydroquinone
chlorophylligenous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chrysanthous
chrysobalanus
chrysophanus
chrysosplenium
chrysothamnus
churoyan
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation