Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscripturism
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antispiritualistic
antispiritually
antistreptococcus
antisupernatural
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalist
antisupernaturalist
noun
One who opposes supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antiturnpikeism
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
anuradhapura
apagogue
apathus
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
apaturia
apdu
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
apemantus
apemius
apercu
apercu
noun
Alternative spelling of aperçu
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
apertum
apertural
apertural
adj
Relating to an aperture.
aperture
aperture
noun
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
(mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
(space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
aperu
aperulosid
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphanozygous
aphareus
aphelenchus
aphelinus
aphesius
aphidicolous
aphidious
aphidius
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphodius
aphodus
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apianus
apicula
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculation
apiculi
apiculi
noun
plural of apiculus
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apicultures
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apium
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
aplacophorous
aplectrum
aplopappus
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apluda
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
aplustria
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(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.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apneumona
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apocynum
apodous
apodous
adj
(chiefly biology) apodal
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogalacteum
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apogamously
apogenous
apoious
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apollonius
apollus
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
apolousis
apolune
apolune
noun
(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apometabolous
apomyius
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurorrhaphy
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurositis
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
apopetalous
apopetalous
adj
(botany) Having distinct or free petals.
apophyllous
apoplastogamous
apoplexious
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
apoquinine
aporocactus
aposaturn
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
aposepalous
aposepalous
adj
(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals
aposporous
aposporous
adj
(botany) relating to apospory
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
aposthume
apostrophus
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
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.
apotropous
apoturmeric
apout
apout
adj
(especially of the lips or mouth) Protruding to form a pout.
apparatus
apparatus
noun
(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
(video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
A complex machine or instrument.
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
appaume
appaumee
appendicious
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
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.