(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.
adelomorphic
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeluropodous
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
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.
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allelotropic
allomorphite
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
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
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphimorulae
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anaeroplasty
anchorpeople
andropetalar
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anisopleural
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anterospinal
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
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.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antiportable
antiprelatic
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appressorial
appressorial
adj
(mycology) Of or pertaining to appressoria
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
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.
archimperial
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archpilferer
archprelatic
arsenophenol
arthropleura
arthropleure
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
asperifoliae
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
balaenoptera
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
benzopyranyl
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blastospores
blastospores
noun
plural of blastospore
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bloodspiller
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothriolepis
brachycephal
breastplates
breastplates
noun
plural of breastplate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
burghalpenny
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calliphorine
caloreceptor
calycophorae
calyptrogyne
camelopardel
camelopardid
camelopardus
campanologer
campylodrome
campylometer
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
capitalizers
capitalizers
noun
plural of capitalizer
capitularies
capitularies
noun
plural of capitulary
caprimulgine
cardiaplegia
cardioplegia
cardioplegia
noun
(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
carpocephala
carpocephala
noun
plural of carpocephalum
catchpollery
caterpillars
caterpillars
noun
plural of caterpillar
caulerpaceae
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
celeomorphae
celeomorphic
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalochord
cephalograph
cephalograph
noun
The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
cephalometer
cephalometer
noun
A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat.
An instrument for measuring the head.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomotor
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
cerebripetal
cerebripetal
adj
(physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
ceroplastics
ceroplastics
noun
The art of modelling in wax.
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
chaperonless
chaperonless
adj
Alternative form of chaperoneless
chessplayers
chessplayers
noun
plural of chessplayer
chlorapatite
chlorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
chlorophenol
chlorophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several chlorinated derivatives of phenol, some of which are used as antiseptics or disinfectants