(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphinucleus
amphithecial
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amygdalaceae
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anacephalize
anagenetical
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
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchorpeople
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
anemoclastic
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneurilemmic
angelophanic
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
anhaemolytic
anilinctuses
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
anisodactyle
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
anococcygeal
anococcygeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and coccyx.
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antecedental
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
antelocation
antemetallic
antemetallic
adj
Before the discovery and use of metals.
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
anthelmintic
anthelmintic
adj
(pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
noun
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
anthoecology
anticatalase
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
anticlerical
anticlerical
adj
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
noun
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antielectron
antielectron
noun
(physics) Synonym of positron
antilacrosse
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimetrical
antimetrical
adj
antimetric
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
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.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antiprelatic
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antislickens
antithetical
antithetical
adj
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
antiviolence
antiviolence
adj
(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
aorticorenal
aorticorenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the kidney.
apaestically
aplacentalia
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
apodeictical
apodeictical
adj
(logic) apodeictic
apogalacteum
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
apometabolic
apoplectical
apoplectical
adj
Alternative form of apoplectic
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archaeolater
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archangelica
archconsoler
archeolithic
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, 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.
archibenthal
archimperial
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archpilferer
archprelatic
archswindler
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
areometrical
areometrical
adj
Synonym of areometric
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
arithmetical
arithmetical
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to arithmetic, particularly the functions of arithmetic (noun; stress on the second syllable).
arsenicalism
arsenicalism
noun
Synonym of arseniasis
articulacies
articulacies
noun
plural of articulacy
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
asclepiadean
ascolichenes
assertorical
assertorical
adj
Synonym of assertoric
astrictively
asymmetrical
asymmetrical
adj
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Not symmetrical.
atheological
atheological
adj
Opposed to theology.
atheistic
atheoretical
atheoretical
adj
Independent of theory
athletically
athletically
adv
In an athletic manner.
athleticisms
athleticisms
noun
plural of athleticism
athletocracy
athletocracy
noun
(derogatory, education) The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
atroceruleus
attractively
attractively
adv
In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
aurichalcite
aurichalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate mineral of copper and zinc.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
auriculariae
auriculately
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
auscultative
auscultative
adj
Relating to auscultation
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autochemical
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
azocochineal
azocoralline
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bachelordoms
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bacillarieae
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backhandedly
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal