A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
aneurilemmic
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anglicanum
animacule
animalcula
animalcula
noun
plural of animalculum
animalculae
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
animalculum
animalculum
noun
Synonym of animalcule
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antecardium
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthoclinium
anthracotherium
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
anticeremonious
anticeremoniously
anticeremoniousness
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticonstitutionalism
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticum
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimachus
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antimusically
antimusicalness
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antirepublicanism
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apoturmeric
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
apurimac
aqueomercurial
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arachnidium
arceuthobium
archaeotherium
archaimbaud
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archicerebrum
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamous
archidamus
archidium
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archimorula
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisupreme
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
arctium
aristomachus
aristorepublicanism
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
armouchiquois
arthrobacterium
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
ascogonidium
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
atmocausis
atraumatic
atraumatic
adj
That minimises trauma
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aulacomniaceae
aulacomnium
aulicism
aureocasidium
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aurichalcum
aurichalcum
noun
Alternative form of orichalcum
auricomous
auricomous
adj
Having golden hair; yellow-haired.
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
autallotriomorphic
autecism
autecisms
autoanticomplement
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autochemical
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autohemic
autohemolytic
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
automatictacessing
automechanical
automechanism
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.