(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acetoamidophenol
acetophenetidine
acetoxyphthalide
achroiocythaemia
achroodextrinase
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
adenopharyngitis
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
agrostographical
alcoholometrical
alcoholometrical
adj
Alternative form of alcoholometric
allopathetically
amphibolostylous
amphidiarthrosis
amphisporangiate
amygdalothripsis
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphylactically
anaphylactically
adv
In an anaphylactic manner
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anarchosocialist
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anorthographical
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthracitization
anthraconecrosis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphite
anthropomorphite
noun
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropophagical
anthropophagical
adj
Alternative form of anthropophagic
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropopsychism
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anthropotheistic
anticalligraphic
anticalligraphic
adj
Rejecting the calligraphic style in writing.
antichristianism
antichristianism
Proper noun
Opposition to the Christian religion.
antichristianity
antidiphtheritic
antidiphtheritic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diphtheria.
noun
Any drug or agent that counters diphtheria.
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antihemorrheidal
antihierarchical
antihierarchical
Adjective
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antihygienically
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypnotically
antimethodically
antimonarchistic
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysicalness
antipornographic
antipornographic
adj
Opposing pornography.
antirachitically
antirachitically
adv
So as to prevent rickets.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antitheologizing
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
aphthartodocetic
apophthegmatical
apophthegmatical
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatical
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
archaeocyathidae
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archecclesiastic
archicleistogamy
architecturalist
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
architypographer
archocystosyrinx
archsacrificator
aristolochiaceae
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthromeningitis
arthrorheumatism
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
aurothiosulphate
aurothiosulphate
noun
Alternative form of aurothiosulfate
australopithecus
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autohypnotically
autolithographer
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bathyhypesthesia
bellerophontidae
benzalethylamine
benzophthalazine
benzothiodiazole
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
biorhythmicities
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnological
biotechnological
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
bisdimethylamino
bismutosphaerite
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharostenosis
bloodthirstiness
bloodthirstiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
bolshevistically
brachistocephali
brachistocephaly
brachistochronic
brachycatalectic
brachycatalectic
noun
(poetry) A verse that is two syllables short.
branchiopneustic
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
bronchiostenosis
broncholithiasis
broncholithiasis
noun
(pathology) lithiasis of the bronchi
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
callitrichaceous
calyptrimorphous
cardisophistical
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
catachrestically
catachrestically
adv
In a catachrestic way.
cataphoretically
cataphoretically
adv
By means of cataphoresis.
catastrophically
catastrophically
adv
In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
catechumenically
celiohysterotomy
cephalacanthidae
cephalocathartic
chalicotheriidae
characterisation
characterisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
characteristical
characteristical
adj
characteristic
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterologist
characterologist
noun
One who studies characterology.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
cheilodipteridae
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chlorophoenicite
chlorophoenicite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.