(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
apparentness
apparentness
noun
The state or quality of being apparent.
appassionate
appeasements
appeasements
noun
plural of appeasement
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
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.
appenditious
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.
appercipient
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appetitional
appetitional
adj
Of or relating to appetition.
appetizement
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
appointively
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
apportionate
apportionate
adj
(archaic) Synonym of proportional, Synonym of apportioned
verb
(archaic) to apportion shares
appositeness
appositeness
noun
the state of being apposite
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
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.
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
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.
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
aproterodont
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arsenophenol
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
asclepiadean
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
aspredinidae
assigneeship
assigneeship
noun
The role or status of assignee.
astispumante
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
attroupement
auripuncture
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azophenetole
azophenylene
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
backpointers
balaenoptera
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
becompliment
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzopyranyl
benzpinacone
benzthiophen
bepraisement
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
berrypicking
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
betanaphthol
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennoptysis
blepharoncus
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
borghalpenny
borophenylic
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
bromoprotein
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
burghalpenny
calliphorine
calyptrogyne
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campanulales
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
campbelltown
campephagine
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
camptonville
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capacitances
capacitances
noun
plural of capacitance
capernaitish
caprimulgine
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
carpentering
carpentering
noun
carpentry
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.
catchpennies
catchpennies
noun
plural of catchpenny
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
centerpieces
centerpieces
noun
plural of centerpiece
centrosphere
centrosphere
noun
(biology) The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome.
(geology) barysphere
centuplicate
centuplicate
verb
To make a hundredfold; to repeat or multiply a hundred times.
cephalanthus
cephaloconic
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.