(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
acerbophobia
acetomorphin
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
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
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.
allelotropic
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
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.
ambleocarpus
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphicarpaea
amphicentric
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
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.
anteporticos
antepretonic
anticreeping
antientropic
antientropic
adj
Countering entropy.
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.
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antiprelatic
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
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.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
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
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.
archimperial
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archispermae
archisupreme
archpilferer
archpractice
archprelatic
archshepherd
areopagitica
arthroscopes
arthroscopes
noun
plural of arthroscope
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
auripuncture
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
blepharocera
blepharoncus
borophenylic
brachycephal
brachypodine
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
cacographies
cacographies
noun
plural of cacography
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calliphorine
caloreceptor
calycophorae
calyptrogyne
camelopardel
camelopardid
camelopardus
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campodeiform
campodeiform
adj
(zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea.
campylodrome
campylometer
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capercaillie
capercaillie
noun
A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
capercailzie
capercailzie
noun
Alternative form of capercaillie
capernaitish
capitalizers
capitalizers
noun
plural of capitalizer
capitularies
capitularies
noun
plural of capitulary
capriccettos
caprimulgine
cardiaplegia
cardioplegia
cardioplegia
noun
(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
cardsharpers
cardsharpers
noun
plural of cardsharper Alternative form of cardsharps
carpentering
carpentering
noun
carpentry
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetbeater
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.