(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adventureship
aesculapian
africanthropus
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranuloplastic
albopruinose
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminoscope
alexandroupolis
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphonsus
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
amidosulphonal
aminosulphonic
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphisbaenous
amphithurons
amphogenous
amplitudinous
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amyelencephalous
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anaphroditous
anapterygotous
anaptomorphus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarthropodous
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphous
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
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.
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anilinophilous
anisocarpous
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopodous
anisopogonous
anisopterous
anisosepalous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anocarpous
anomalocephalus
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anomophyllous
anomphalous
anophthalmus
anoplanthus
antepectus
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteposthumous
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocephalous
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
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
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.