(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
achronychous
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
aluminaphone
amphineurous
amphithurons
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiophorous
anguishously
anhalouidine
anisostichus
anophthalmus
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthoclinium
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthoxanthum
anthracitous
anthraquinol
anthropurgic
aphanozygous
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
archturncoat
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attouchement
autochthonal
autochthonal
adj
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autochthonic
autochthonic
Adjective
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
azosulphonic
baragouinish
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bleachground
blepharoncus
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
bronchiloquy
buttonbushes
buttonbushes
noun
plural of buttonbush
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
caoutchoucin
caoutchoucin
noun
Alternative form of caoutchin
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
chalcedonous
chaunoprockt
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chincoteague
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chromazurine
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chrysanthous
chrysophanus
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coahuiltecan
coharmonious
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
coniothyrium
conjurership
conocephalum
conocephalus
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cordylanthus
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cottonmouths
cottonmouths
noun
plural of cottonmouth
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countercheer
countercheer
noun
A cheer in response or opposition to another cheer.
counterearth
counterearth
noun
Alternative form of counter-earth
counterlight
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
countershade
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershear
countershine
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countershots
countershots
noun
plural of countershot
countershout
countershout
noun
A shout in response or opposition to another shout.
countertheme
countertheme
noun
(chiefly music) A theme that complements or opposes another theme.
countertouch
countertruth
countertruth
noun
A truth expressed in opposition to the proposed truth.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
crocanthemum
crosshauling
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cushioncraft
cushioniness
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cyclothurine
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
cynomorphous
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
deutonephron
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
dibranchious
diphthongous
dishonourary
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
doublehanded
doublehanded
adj
(sailing) Requiring or using a crew consisting of two people.
Alternative form of double-handed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doublehand
doublehorned
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
echinocactus
echinocereus
echinococcus
echinococcus
noun
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
echinorhinus
echinulation
echinulation
noun
A collection of small spines
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
elephantopus
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
endophyllous
endophyllous
adj
(botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath.
endothermous
enophthalmus
erichthonius
escutcheoned
escutcheoned
adj
Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
eunuchoidism
eunuchoidism
noun
A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.