(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acronychous
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
aelurophobe
aelurophobe
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobe
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
agastrophus
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
alcoholuria
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphimorula
amphithuron
amphivorous
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anguimorpha
anhydrously
anthropodus
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apostrophus
archbuffoon
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archelochus
archfounder
archilochus
archimorula
archineuron
arrhythmous
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
ascophorous
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
austrophile
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
authoresses
authoresses
noun
plural of authoress
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autocoherer
autocoherer
noun
(historical, wireless telegraphy) A self-restoring coherer, such as a microphonic detector.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorrhaphy
autotheater
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxographic
auxohormone
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barrelhouse
barrelhouse
noun
(music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
A rough and tumble drinking establishment.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
boulderhead
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
bulgarophil
calochortus
cardophagus
carpophorus
cephaleuros
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
charbonneau
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chartaceous
chartaceous
adj
Resembling paper or parchment; papery.
chateauroux
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chiaroscuro
chiaroscuro
adj
(figuratively) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.
noun
(art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique.
(painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
(painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
(photography) A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chloranthus
chloriambus
chloroauric
chloroauric
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to chloroauric acid
chontaquiro
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
citharoedus
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
coauthority
copurchaser
copurchaser
noun
A joint purchaser.
counterarch
counterarch
noun
(architecture) An arch built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help to stabilize it.
counterdash
counterhaft
counterlath
counterlath
noun
A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.
Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering.
One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished.
verb
(transitive) To fit or supply with a counterlath.
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crotaphytus
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
echiuroidea
eoanthropus
ereuthalion
escarmouche
escarmouche
noun
(obsolete) A skirmish.
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
eumemorrhea
eumenorrhea
eumenorrhea
noun
Normal or regular menstruation.
eupanorthus
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
euryphagous
euryphagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
exauthorate
exauthorate
verb
(obsolete) To deprive of authority or office; to depose or discharge.
exauthorize
exauthorize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of authority.
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
galeorhinus
goddaughter
goddaughter
noun
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
grangemouth
guardhouses
guardhouses
noun
plural of guardhouse
hadrosaurus
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harbourless
harbourless
adj
without a harbour
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hardmouthed
harmonsburg
harrodsburg
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
hauynophyre
hazardously
hazardously
adv
In a hazardous manner.
headborough
headborough
noun
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.
(historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
hebecarpous
hederaceous
hederaceous
adj
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or resembling ivy.
hemautogram
hemocyturia
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
hercogamous
hercogamous
adj
(botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.