On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antipredeterminant
antipreparedness
antipreparedness
noun
Opposition to heightened preparations for war.
antiprestidigitation
antipriesthood
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antiredeposition
antisepticised
antisepticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticise
antisepticized
antisepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticize
antispadix
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antispasmodics
antispasmodics
noun
plural of antispasmodic
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antispreading
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aplodontia
aplodontiidae
appendant
appendant
adj
(law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.
Annexed; concomitant.
Attached as an appendage.
noun
(law) An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.
Anything attached to something else as incidental or subordinate to it.
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendent
appendicate
appendicectasis
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
appenditious
appendorontgenography
appendotome
appertained
appertained
verb
past participle of appertain
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
aproterodont
aptenodytes
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
archpretender
arthroendoscopy
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
aryepiglottidean
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
asterospondyli
asterospondylic
asterospondylous
astropectinidae
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodepolymerization
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balaenopteridae
baldpatedness
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
baptanodon
bellerophontidae
benempted
benzalphthalide
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bespottedness
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bipinnatiparted
bipinnatisected
bitripinnatifid
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharosyndesmitis
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
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.
bridgehampton
bronchotyphoid
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
capernoited
capitonidae
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captandum
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
cardiopneumatic
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carpentered
carpentered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpenter
catnapped
catnapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catnap
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centipede
centipede
noun
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
centrolepidaceae
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centropomidae
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
cephalacanthidae
chaetopodan
chandragupta
chapournetted
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
coadaptation
coadaptation
noun
Alternative spelling of co-adaptation
coadaptations
coadaptations
noun
plural of coadaptation
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
cocaptained
cocaptained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocaptain
codependent
codependent
adj
Alternative spelling of co-dependent
codependents
codependents
noun
plural of codependent
codpitchings
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmented
compartmented
adj
Divided into compartments.
Having (a specified type of) compartments.
compassionated
compassionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compassionate
compendent
compendiate
compendiate
verb
(obsolete) To sum or collect together.
compensated
compensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compensate
complemented
complemented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.