(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
antipoaching
antipoaching
adj
Seeking to prevent or prohibit poaching
antisiphonal
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
antistrophon
antistrophon
noun
(rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent.
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
aortorrhaphy
aortorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the aorta
apalachicola
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aphanozygous
aphengescope
aphengoscope
aphidicolous
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphorismical
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
aphototactic
aphototropic
aphrodisiacs
aphrodisiacs
noun
plural of aphrodisiac
aphroditidae
aplacophoran
aplacophoran
noun
Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
apocamphoric
apocatharsis
apocathartic
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apocynthions
apographical
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apophylactic
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophise
apostrophise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostrophize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
apotheosizes
apotheosizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apotheosize
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.
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
araphorostic
araphorostic
adj
Seamless, unsewn.
archapostate
archbishopry
archchampion
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.
archimorphic
archipelagos
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archoplasmic
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.
aristophanic
aristophanic
Adjective
Aristophanean
arithmograph
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
aromatophore
arsenophenol
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
arthropathic
arthropathic
adj
(pathology) Relating to arthropathy.
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
arthropleura
arthropleure
arthropodous
arthropomata
arthropyosis
arthroscopes
arthroscopes
noun
plural of arthroscope
arthroscopic
arthroscopic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to arthroscopy.
arthrospores
arthrospores
noun
plural of arthrospore
arthrosporic
arthrosporic
Adjective
Relating to arthrospores.
arthrotropic
arthrotropic
adj
(pathology) That is attracted to, and affects joints
artiphyllous
asiphonogama
asomatophyte
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
assessorship
assessorship
noun
The office or function of an assessor.
astrographer
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
atherosperma
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)
atmospherium
atrophoderma
atrophoderma
noun
(pathology) atrophy of the skin
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autechoscope
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azophenetole
azophenylene
azophosphore
azosulphonic
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
balanophorin
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
basidiophore
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
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
betanaphthol
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
blastophitic
blastophoral
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
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
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
borghalpenny
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
brahmapootra
brahmapootra
Noun
A large domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered.