(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
alloxuric
allround
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
allusory
allusory
adj
allusive; making allusion
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
almuerzo
alopecurus
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altostratus
altostratus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
alumbrado
alumiferous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
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
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alumroot
alumroot
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
aluniferous
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amicronucleate
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphophallus
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphimorula
amphimorulae
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amyliferous
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androclinium
androclus
andropetalous
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.
anelytrous
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
anguliferous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydrously
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopleural
anisopleurous
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.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomaluridae
anomalurus
anomural
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplura
anopluriform
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteoperculum
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
anteroclusion
anthraquinol
anthraquinonyl
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulator
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antiinsurrectionally
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antiproductively
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
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.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
antocular
aperulosid
aplacophorous
aploperistomatous
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aqueomercurial
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
araliophyllum
araucarioxylon
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.