(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
acceptilated
acceptilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acceptilate
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accomplement
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acenaphthene
acenaphthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acerbophobia
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetphenetid
acetylphenol
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinopteran
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctuate
acupunctuate
verb
(rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adelomorphic
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adiaphoretic
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aechmophorus
aecidiospore
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allelotropic
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphamerical
alphamerical
adj
alphanumeric / alphanumerical
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.
altiplanicie
ambleocarpus
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amnioclepsis
ampelidaceae
ampelosicyos
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphicarpaea
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphinucleus
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphitheccia
amphithecial
amphithecium
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anacephalize
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelophanic
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
antepileptic
antepileptic
adj
Alternative form of antiepileptic
anteporticos
antepretonic
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
anticreeping
antientropic
antientropic
adj
Countering entropy.
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antipathetic
antipathetic
adj
Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant
Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antiprelatic
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
apaestically
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aphengescope
aphengoscope
aplacentalia
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
apoaconitine
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apodeictical
apodeictical
adj
(logic) apodeictic
apogalacteum
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
apomecometer
apomecometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the heights of buildings etc.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
apometabolic
apoplectical
apoplectical
adj
Alternative form of apoplectic
aposiopestic
aposiopestic
adj
Alternative spelling of aposiopetic
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
apperception
apperception
noun
(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
(uncountable) Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
(uncountable, psychology and philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
apperceptive
apperceptive
adj
perceptive
appercipient
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
appreciation
appreciation
noun
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
A rise in value.
Accurate perception; true estimation.
The act of appreciating.
appreciative
appreciative
adj
Capable of showing appreciation.
appreciators
appreciators
noun
plural of appreciator
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
archapostate
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.