(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
acerbophobia
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetphenetid
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(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.
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
adelomorphic
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adiaphoretic
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
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.
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
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.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphicarpaea
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphinucleus
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphitheccia
amphithecial
amphithecium
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anacephalize
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelophanic
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antipathetic
antipathetic
adj
Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant
Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
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.
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
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archispermae
archisupreme
archpilferer
archpractice
archprelatic
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)
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
berycomorphi
borophenylic
brachypodine
cacographies
cacographies
noun
plural of cacography
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calliphorine
callistephus
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
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
capernaitish
cataphoresis
cataphoresis
noun
electrophoresis
cataphoretic
cataphoretic
adj
Relating to cataphoresis.
catchpennies
catchpennies
noun
plural of catchpenny
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
celeomorphic
celiadelphus
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalically
cephalically
adv
In a cephalic manner
cephaloconic
cephalodymia
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomenia
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodic
cephalopodic
Adjective
Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
cerographies
cerographies
noun
plural of cerography
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
chaetopterin
chairpersons
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chamaesiphon
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chaplaincies
chaplaincies
noun
plural of chaplaincy
chapmanville
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
cheeseparing
cheeseparing
adj
Niggardly, stingy.
noun
A small fragment or sliver.
verb
present participle of cheesepare
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheimaphobia
cheirography
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chemigrapher
chemigraphic
chemigraphic
adj
Relating to chemigraphy.
chemiotropic
chemospheric
chemotrophic
chemotrophic
adj
Of or relating to chemotropism.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
chirographer
chirographer
noun
Alternative form of chirographist
chiropterans
chiropterans
noun
plural of chiropteran
chiropterite
chiropterite
noun
(geology) A sedimentary rock / mineral formed from bat guano
chiropterous
chlorapatite
chlorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
chlorospinel
chlorospinel
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of spinel
cholepoietic
choppinesses
choregraphic
choregraphic
adj
Alternative form of choreographic
chorepiscope
choripetalae
chrysophenin
chrysopoetic
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
chylopoiesis
chylopoiesis
noun
The production of chyle
chylopoietic
chylopoietic
adj
Relating to chylopoiesis
circumsphere
circumsphere
noun
(geometry) A sphere that is circumscribed about a polyhedron and touches each of its verticies
citizenships
citizenships
noun
plural of citizenship
clamjamphrie
clamjamphrie
noun
(Scotland) Alternative spelling of clanjamphry
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
clumpishness
coeditorship
coeditorship
noun
The position or job of being an coeditor.
cofathership
cohelpership
collophanite
colonelships
colonelships
noun
plural of colonelship
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
conidiophore
conidiophore
noun
A fungal hypha that produces conidia.
conjurership
conphaseolin
conphaseolin
noun
(organic chemistry) A protein found with phaseolin in Phaseolus.