(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acaulescence
acaulescence
noun
The condition of being acaulescent
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatrixes
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
achariaceous
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acoelomatous
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
acuaesthesia
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
aechmophorus
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aesculaceous
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
alalcomeneus
ambleocarpus
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphinucleus
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anilinctuses
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
appendicious
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archisupreme
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
arcocentrous
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
articulacies
articulacies
noun
plural of articulacy
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
ascidiferous
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
asteriscuses
athericerous
atroceruleus
auscultative
auscultative
adj
Relating to auscultation
autechoscope
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
baccalaureus
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
balsamaceous
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
beaumarchais
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biscuitmaker
blepharoncus
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brunelleschi
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccellarius
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burseraceous
burseraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Burseraceae.
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
butteraceous
butteraceous
adj
Alternative form of butyraceous
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
cacqueteuses
cacqueteuses
noun
plural of cacqueteuse
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
calamiferous
calamiferous
adj
Producing reeds; reedy.
calcareously
calcareously
adv
In a calcareous manner.
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
callistephus
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycoideous
camelopardus
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
campanulales
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
cancellarius
candelabrums
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
canellaceous
canellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Canellaceae.
canorousness
canorousness
noun
The quality of being musical.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
canterburies
cantharellus
capillaceous
capillaceous
adj
Having hair-like filaments.
Resembling hair.
capitularies
capitularies
noun
plural of capitulary
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
carbonaceous
carbonaceous
adj
of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetters
carburetters
noun
plural of carburetter
carburettors
carburettors
noun
plural of carburettor
casualnesses
casualnesses
noun
plural of casualness
casuarinales
catapetalous
catapetalous
adj
(botany) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
causticities
causticities
noun
plural of causticity
cautionaries
cautionaries
noun
(US, historical, World War II) Those who air on the side of caution regarding military engagement.
cautiousness
cautiousness
noun
The state of being cautious; wariness
cecidogenous
celiadelphus
cellulitises
cellulomonas
cementitious
cementitious
adj
Resembling or having some properties of cement.
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrodesmus
cephalanthus
cephalodymus
cephalomelus
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.