(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adventureship
africanthropus
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
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.
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphicarpogenous
amphineura
amphineurous
amphithuron
amphithurons
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anarthropodous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
anguimorpha
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropodus
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
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.
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
anuradhapura
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aponeurorrhaphy
arachnophagous
archplunderer
archpublican
archpuritan
ashurbanipal
auriphone
australanthropus
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bankruptship
benzophloroglucinol
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
boltuprightness
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchipus
bronchopleurisy
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchotyphus
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
burghalpenny
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
calyptorhynchus
cancrophagous
canephorus
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
carcinophagous
cardiopneumograph
carminophilous
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
chamaepericlymenum
chandragupta
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chapacuran
chapourn
chapournet
chapournetted
chaunoprockt
chemotherapeuticness
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chlorophylligenous
chloroplatinous
chlorosulphonic
chlorosulphonic
adj
Alternative spelling of chlorosulfonic
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
chrysophanus
chrysosplenium
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clarenceuxship
cnemidophorus
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conidiophorous
conjurership
connoisseurship
connoisseurship
noun
The state or act of being a connoisseur.
constructorship
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
contributorship
contributorship
noun
The role or status of contributor.
corundophilite
councillorship
councillorship
noun
The role or status of councillor.
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterapproach
counterapproach
noun
A trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
counterprophet
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
counterpuncher
counterpuncher
noun
(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes