describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
apterygotous
arachnophagous
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
asparagus
asparagus
noun
(color) A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
asparaguses
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
aspergillus
aspergillus
noun
Any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic.
asperugo
asporogenous
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoprogressive
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
boltuprightness
boroughship
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burglarproofs
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
buttstrapping
campbellsburg
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancrophagous
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgus
capsuligerous
carcinophagous
cardophagus
carpogenous
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
chiropterygious
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
circumspangle
coburghership
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
coopersburg
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterespionage
counterespionage
noun
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.
counterpoising
counterpoising
verb
present participle of counterpoise
counterposting
counterpropagations
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
creatophagous
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
cupromanganese
cuprotungstite
cuprotungstite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
cystourethrography
cystourethrography
noun
Radiography of the bladder and urethra
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
dermatophagus
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
dictyograptus
digonoporous
dipleurogenesis
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
dugspur
earplugs
earplugs
noun
plural of earplug
embryophagous
endopterygotous
ensepulchering
ensepulchering
verb
present participle of ensepulcher
epigastraeum
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
episporangium
erythrophagous
europeanising
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
euryprognathous
eusporangiate
eusporangiate
adj
(botany) That has sporangia that were each formed from several epidermal cells; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eusporangiate ferns.
exopterygotous
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
galactophorous
galactophorous
adj
(anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands.
gaspereau
gaspereau
noun
(Canada, dated) An alewife (type of fish).
gaspereaus
gaspergou
gaspergou
noun
A fish, the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens).
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gasterophilus
gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenoscopy
noun
(medicine) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(medicine) percutaneous endoscopy through a gastrostomy examining the stomach and duodenum