(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
ampherotokous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisostichous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthracitious
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
archcorrupter
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
arctocephalus
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arthropterous
arthrosporous
arthrosporous
adj
Relating to arthrospores.
atmosphereful
austrophilism
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
authorisation
authorisation
noun
Alternative spelling of authorization
authoritarian
authoritarian
adj
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
noun
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
authoritative
authoritative
adj
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Having a commanding style.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
authorization
authorization
noun
(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
(countable) An act of authorizing.
(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
(uncountable) Permission.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocatharsis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autoheterosis
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
automechanism
autoprothesis
autopsychosis
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastophyllum
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomous
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
butyrochloral
cathartolinum
cauthornville
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthous
cephalopterus
ceratophyllum
chaetophorous
chapournetted
charterhouses
charterhouses
noun
plural of charterhouse
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chiaroscurist
chiaroscurist
noun
A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choristoneura
chrysothamnus
cirrhopetalum
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
compsognathus
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counteravouch
counterbranch
counterchange
counterchange
noun
(obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another.
(obsolete) Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation.
verb
To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
To give and receive; C; to exchange.
countercharge
countercharge
noun
An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
verb
(heraldry) To reverse the colors.
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
counterthreat
counterthreat
noun
A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party
counterwarmth
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
creatophagous
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
ctenocephalus
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyathophyllum
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
dermatophagus
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
disconanthous
dothideaceous
dothideaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Dothideaceae.
doublehearted
doublehearted
adj
Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
elasmotherium
eleutherozoan
emphysematous
emphysematous
adj
(medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
enanthematous
enanthematous
adj
(pathology) Relating to an enanthem
enchylematous
endotheliulia
entomophagous
entomophagous
adj
feeding on insects; insectivorous
equianchorate
eremochaetous
ethmoturbinal
ethmoturbinal
noun
(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.
eupanorthidae
euphemisation
euphemization
exanthematous
exanthematous
adj
Of or pertaining to exanthem.
flannelmouths
flannelmouths
noun
plural of flannelmouth
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
galeopithecus
gasterophilus
geumatophobia
glaucochroite
glaucochroite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.
glaucophanite
glaucophanite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting mostly of glaucophane
gnathophorous
gnathostomous
guarantorship
guarantorship
noun
The role or status of guarantor.
haemathermous
haematogenous
haematogenous
adj
Producing blood
Spread by blood
haemodilution
haemodilution
noun
Alternative form of hemodilution
halirrhothius
hallucination
hallucination
noun
(artificial intelligence) A confident but incorrect response given by an artificial intelligence.
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.
hallucinatory
hallucinatory
adj
Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.
haplopetalous
haruspication
haruspication
noun
The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice.
hauchecornite
hauchecornite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, nickel, and sulfur.